Ian Thomsen on Toucher & Rich: 'Kind Of Like' Celtics Chances Against Hawks
SI's senior basketball writer Ian Thomsen joined 98.5 The Sports Hub's Toucher & Rich on Monday morning
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SI's senior basketball writer Ian Thomsen joined 98.5 The Sports Hub's Toucher & Rich on Monday morning
Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo needs to smarten up.
The Boston Celtics lost Game 1 - and they may have lost their floor leader for Game 2.
Game 1 in the best-of-seven series is Sunday night in Atlanta, which has home-court advantage despite being the lower-seeded team.
Paul Pierce was back at practice, but Ray Allen was not.
Celtics center Greg Stiemsma spoke with Toucher & Rich about superstitions, fighting through pain and the upcoming first round match up with the Atlanta Hawks.
The Boston Celtics closed the regular season with an 87-74 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night.
Veteran point guard Keyon Dooling spoke with Toucher & Rich about being the Vice President for the NBA Players Association during the lockout, the seven game suspension of Ron Artest and hyping up Celtics guard Avery Bradley.
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were out for the Heat. Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo didn't play for the Celtics.
Earlier in the season, Tuesday night's Celtics-Heat matchup looked like it could be a potential playoff preview. Instead, it looks more like it will be a battle of the benches.
The Celtics will face off against the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, but it is still unknown where Game 1 will be held.
Joe Johnson scored 30 points, and the Atlanta Hawks edged the short-handed Boston Celtics 97-92 on Friday night to take a step toward landing home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Paul Pierce had 29 points and a career-high 14 assists and the Boston Celtics clinched at least a tie for the Atlantic Division title as they held off a late charge by the Orlando Magic for a 102-98 win Wednesday night.
There's a reasonable chance the Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics could find themselves matched up in the first round of the playoffs. Based on the teams' recent history, that's a series Orlando probably wants no part of.
