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» Thursday, May 24 2012

The mere mention of Shaq, even if he turns out to be something more than a courtesy candidate, surely (and sadly) overshadows the most interesting part of Broussard's notebook-on-TV report, which revealed that the Magic's secret dream is trying to find a way to convince Doc Rivers to leave the Boston Celtics to come back to Central Florida. ESPN.com

Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic, Doc Rivers, Shaquille O'Neal, Coaching 

Now THAT makes sense. It's the longest of long shots with Doc only just finishing Year 1 of a new five-year, $35 million contract to coach the Celts, but Orlando's thinking there is steeped in sound logic. If they could somehow convince Rivers to rejoin the Magic -- even if Doc insisted on a management-only role -- Dwight would surely be wowed. And the number of true stars in the Magic Kingdom would instantly double. ESPN.com

Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic, Doc Rivers, Shaquille O'Neal, Coaching 
 

» Wednesday, May 23 2012
 

» Tuesday, May 22 2012

The Celtics responded to a Game 4 wakeup call by routing the Philadelphia 76ers in the second half in taking a 101-85 Game 5 victory Monday night at TD Garden. Boston has a 3-2 series edge entering Game 6 in Philadelphia Wednesday night. Bass, averaging 10.1 points in the series before Monday night, scored 18 of his 27 points in the third quarter as the Celtics went on 10-0 and 12-4 runs to take control of the contest. But first-half signs did not point to a double-digit margin of victory, and the Celtics did not regain the lead for good until late in the third quarter. “We weren’t right in the first half,’’ coach Doc Rivers said. “You could just feel it. We just . . . it was funny, you could see all our guys, they were looking at each other every time someone made a shot. “I don’t want to get corny, but it was like the Celtic spirit, it wasn’t there. I talked about it a couple times in timeouts. And I just told our coaches we’ve just got to somehow get through this half and just see if we can just gather them back.’’ Boston Globe

Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, Brandon Bass 

Whether it was the ridiculous offensive foul call on Kevin Garnett against Spencer Hawes four minutes after halftime that elicited chants of “bull[stuff], bull[stuff]” or the barrage of Brandon Bass buckets, the Celtics awoke a Boston crowd that sleepwalked through the first half. Or was it the other way around? “This goddamned crowd here sparks you,” said Garnett (20 points, 8-17 FG). “It doesn’t take much here, man. … When speaking about this crowd, man, it’s like plugging in. They’re enthused from 48 minutes on, from the tip on, so I can’t see the difference between minute from minute. I feel like every minute I look up, I see my family, I see people yelling, I see the drunk fat guy. I can decipher one from the other. This crowd is ridiculous, man. I love it.” WEEI.com

Boston Celtics, Brandon Bass, Kevin Garnett 

Bass “was able to make statement plays that get the crowd involved with two dunks in a row, and we were just never able to recover after that,” said 76ers Sixth Man Lou Williams. “It’s like taking a cold shower, stepping into a freezer that’s below 60,” added Garnett of the Boston crowd. “I wouldn’t recommend it, but if you want the feeling, try it out, come back and let me know.” Alrighty, then. Well, now Garnett and the Celtics hope to close out the series in Game 6 on Wednesday night in Philadelphia, where the Philly faithful will surely give the 76ers a similar home court advantage, right KG? “Not even close,” he said. “Not even close. You got fans, and then you got fairweather fans. Take it how you want.” WEEI.com

Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, Kevin Garnett 
 

» Monday, May 21 2012

Peter Stringer: Doc on Bradley: "He's out." Says he hurt other shoulder as well, may be in and out of lineup going forward. Ray Allen will start. Twitter

Boston Celtics, Avery Bradley, Injuries 

“It’s just tough. It really is. I swear a lot of people would not be playing, and the only reason he is is because he wants to,” Doc Rivers said on Sunday before the team conducted practice. “I am concerned at some point that he (Bradley) may not be able to anymore. We don’t know what game that is, we don’t know what day he can finish it. We can keep going all the way and he can play [or] tomorrow could be his last game.” WEEI.com

Boston Celtics, Doc Rivers, Avery Bradley, Injuries 
 
 
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