Celtics Face Bucks In Regular-Season Finale
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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.
NBA players were recently polled by Sports Illustrated, and 22% of those that voted would want to play under Celtics head coach Doc Rivers, the most of any head coach.
Celtics center Greg Stiemsma joined Toucher & Rich as he does every Wednesday during the season. The guys discussed the plan for the 4 remaining regular season games, foul calls and the team's energy level as they gear up for the playoffs.
The Boston Celtics were nearly never given the chance to go on their impressive run after the All-Star break, as Danny Ainge was close to breaking up his veteran group at the trade deadline.
Carmelo Anthony had 35 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his second career triple-double, and the New York Knicks made 19 3-pointers to keep alive their Atlantic Division title hopes with a 118-110 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.
Ray Allen will return to the floor Tuesday night when the Boston Celtics take on the Knicks in New York.
The Celtics and Knicks close their season series Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, with Boston possibly welcoming back its Big 3 while key injuries leave the Knicks relying heavily on Carmelo Anthony.
Joining Adam Kaufman for this edition of "5 Questions" is former NFLer Mike Flynn of 98.5 The Sports Hub's Johnston & Flynn.
Even without their Big 3, the Boston Celtics proved to be too much for the lowly Charlotte Bobcats.
If you're one of those Boston fans who look at the schedule every day and thinks, 'Okay, which wins are more important,' then you probably woke up in a bad mood Sunday morning.
Avery Bradley hit three straight 3-pointers and scored 11 of his 18 points in a game-deciding third quarter as the surging Celtics defeated the New Jersey Nets 94-82 Saturday night.
The Red Sox returned home with a bang on a near-perfect day, the Celtics displayed a resilient effort north of the border and the Bruins avoided a big-time scare in their pursuit of another Stanley Cup.
DeMar DeRozan scored 13 of his 22 points in the third quarter and made four pivotal free throws down the stretch as the short-handed Toronto Raptors held off the Boston Celtics 84-79 Friday night.
The short-handed Toronto Raptors had their point guard bloodied and their interior defense soundly beaten their last time out. One can only imagine a motivated Rajon Rondo's eagerness, then, as he leads the resurgent Boston Celtics into Air Canada Centre for Friday night's game.
Ray Allen did not travel with the Celtics to Toronto, and will miss second straight game Friday night.
As Boston Celtics fans have found out this season, Mickael Pietrus is extremely unpredictable. His return to the floor Wednesday night is just the latest example.
Adam Kaufman sums up a wild and wacky time in Boston, and national, sports.
The Celtics won their fourth game in a row Wednesday night when they beat the Atlanta Hawks 88-86 in overtime. If you watched the game you might have been upset with all the foul calls that went against the C's and Tommy Heinsohn was right there with you.
