Give the Celtics credit. They are playing their best basketball when it counts the most.
The fact that they held the Pistons to 81 points, in Detroit, says it all.
The Celtics were fantastic last night. Even though they fell behind, 70-60, you sort of knew it wasn’t over over yet. Well, the Celtics outscored the Pistons [...]
It appears the Red Sox injuries at pitcher will get rookie Justin Masterson another start at Fenway Park on Tuesday.
According to a source he is awaiting official word from the Red Sox.
In two major league starts Masterson is 1-0 over 12-innings with 9Ks and a 1.46 ERA. He has allowed only two runs.
In Masterson’s first [...]
Here are the dates of the NBA Finals:
Game 1: Thurs., June 5, at Eastern Conference champion … Boston
Game 2: Sun., June 8, at Eastern Conference champion … Boston.
Game 3: Tues., June 10, at Western Conference champion Los Angeles.
Game 4: Thur., June 12, at Western Conference champion Los Angeles.
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Game 5: Sun., June 15, at Western [...]
As I noted in my column today, in my opinion, Ray Allen has changed everything.
The Celtics have limped throught the playoffs, basically winning at home, because Allen hasn’t been that good.
I believe it bodes well for tomorrow night in Detroit. Here are my five reasons why I think the Celtics will win in 6, surprising [...]
It appears Sam Cassell has played his final minutes of this series. The defense and pace is too much. He was yanked immediately after less than two minutes into the second quarter (the only two minutes he played) after losing the ball to Lindsey Hunter, leading to a dunk. This came right after another Detroit [...]
A few early notes:
The Pistons are going out of their way to get Chauney Billups going. He scored the first hoop on a short jumper and missed another a minute later. He also made a 3-pointer after a timeout and Pistons trailing 10-5.
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Celtics are working the ball down low to Kendrick Perkins. He has four [...]
There is a surprise on the Celtics inactives tonight. Tony Allen won’t be dressing. He will be replaced by Brian Scalabrine. It will be Scalabrine’s first playoff game if he plays.
Also joining Allen on the inactives is Scot Pollard and Gabe Pruitt. Callahan refereed Game 4 in Atlanta (Celts lost 97-92). Mauer refereed Game 7 [...]
Sorry, I had to leave my seat because the Celtics had a “private” walk-through from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Using my Matt Walsh skills I noticed the Celtics worked on a lot of defense. My guess is it won’t help the Pistons that much. And I promise I didn’t tape it.
As for the game, let [...]
Nothing has changed, other than the fact the Celtics probably have to win tonight in Game 5.
You could tell when these two teams met this regular season that they both knew it would probably come to a seventh game.
As for Game 5, I expect both teams to be fast-paced and very aggressive in the early [...]
Eagle-Tribune Executive Sports Editor Bill Burt has been synonymous with the local and Boston sports scene for the past 24 years.
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