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Boston Celtics: What Happens If Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce Retire?
The Boston Celtics are rapidly approaching the end of the Paul Pierce-Kevin Garnett era. Pierce, a career Celtic, is scheduled to become a free agent after next season. He’s owed a bit more than $15 million in 2013-14 and reportedly has no plans of retiring. Garnett, meanwhile, is strongly considering retirement after enduing an injury-plagued 2012-13 campaign. A source told Greg Dickerson of CSN New England that Pierce has likely played his last game as a Celtic, which leaves retirement or trade as the two possible alternatives. So, in a...
read moreBoston Celtics: 5 Best Free Agents To Target For 2013-14
After a disappointing 2012-13 season, this offseason will likely be one of the most important and busy times in recent history for the Boston Celtics. General manager Danny Ainge must decide whether he will continue to try and compete with his veteran core or whether he will explore trading his Hall of Famers to rebuild around youth. When analyzing the top free-agent targets for the Celtics this offseason, we need to take into account that the team is well over the cap and that Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and the rest of the team are under...
read moreBoston Celtics: 5 Best/Worst Draft Picks In Team History
A single NBA draft pick can completely change the destiny of a team. Just one pick can lead to a legendary dynasty, while if you get it wrong it can set back a team by generations. The Boston Celtics are the most successful team in league history, so more often than not they have managed to find success in the draft, but even they are not immune to the perils of the dreaded busts that haunt general managers for years afterwards. Let’s take a look at the five best and the five worst Boston Celtics draft picks in team history. The Best:...
read moreNBA Playoffs 2013: Knicks vs. Celtics Recap
It took a little longer than expected, but the third time was the charm for the New York Knicks, who eliminated the Boston Celtics from the NBA playoffs with an 88-80 win in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Friday, May 3. The Knicks had lost their first two attempts to close out the series after taking a 3-0 lead. It wasn’t without some moments of terror for Knicks’ fans, however. New York blew most of a 26-point lead in the fourth quarter, but survived when Carmelo Anthony hit two big baskets down the stretch—a pullup...
read moreNBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Things We’ve Learned From Knicks vs. Celtics Series
The New York Knicks and Boston Celtics once again battle. This time, they square off under the playoffs. The Knicks lead the Celtics 3-1 and are playing the best basketball. They got game, as shown by their star players like Carmelo Anthony, veterans and their late signee, Kenyon Martin. The Celtics can’t seem to find their groove in New York as shown in their performance after a rousing pregame ceremony in Boston. That is, until Game 4 arrived. The Knicks are poised to take this series. The Celtics did put up a fight in Game 4 and they will...
read moreBoston Celtics: 5 Keys To Comeback Against New York Knicks In Round 1
The Boston Celtics have dug themselves a hole from which no team in history has ever recovered from. With a Game 3 loss to the New York Knicks in Boston, the Celtics find themselves on the wrong side of a 3-0 deficit and have yet to put any real pressure on the confident Knicks. While it seems impossible that the Celtics could find any way to come back from here, the veteran core will not take another loss lying down and if we know anything about this team, it is that they will fight until the very end. So, what are the top five keys to a...
read moreNBA Playoffs Live Blog: New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics (4/28/13) – Game 4
Welcome to Hoopshabit.com’s NBA Playoffs live blog of Game 4 of the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks from TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts! The tip is scheduled for 10 a.m. Pacific with the blog starting around 9:45 a.m. The Knicks look to sweep the offensively challenged Celtics with consecutive wins on the road in front of an emotional Boston crowd but will have to do it without J.R. Smith, who will be serving a one-game suspension for a blatant elbow he threw into Jason Terry in Game 3. The Celtics haven’t lost in the...
read moreNBA Playoffs Live Blog: New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics (4/26/13)
Welcome to HoopsHabit.com’s NBA Playoffs Live Blog of Game 3 of the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks. After back-to-back wins for the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden, the series switches to an emotionally-charged TD Garden for Game 3 of the first-round matchup between the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics. It is the first home game for the Celtics since the Boston Marathon bombings a few weeks ago. Expect a brilliant atmosphere and a terrific game to boot. The Boston Celtics have had troubles scoring all season, and...
read moreNBA Playoffs 2013: Ranking 5 Best Performances in Celtics History
When dealing with a franchise as rich in history as the Boston Celtics, selecting the “greatest” or “best” of anything is never an easy task. With an NBA-record 17 championships, Boston fans have seen their fair share of amazing playoff performances throughout the team’s history. Here, we will rank the five best playoff performances in Celtics’ history. 5. Rajon Rondo – Game 4, 2010 Eastern Conference Semifinals One of the league’s greatest playoff performers, Rajon Rondo has had a number of outstanding...
read moreNBA Playoffs Live Blog: Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks (4/23/13)
Welcome to HoopsHabit.com’s NBA Playoffs Live Blog of Game 2 of the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks from Madison Square Garden, New York. The tip is scheduled for 5pm Pacific, with the blog starting around 4:30pm. After a thrilling Game 1 in which the New York Knicks took 85-78, the Boston Celtics will be out to try and get the split, before the series moves to Boston. The Celtics are known for their gritty, defensive style and this was evident in Game 1 — they held New York to 40.5% shooting from the field. It is just on the...
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