This weekend sure was one wild roller coaster ride for our beloved Celtics.  Like the Ohio Players always say, “Your love is like a Rollercoaster baby.  Baby, I wanna ride yeah.”  First they put the world on notice with a gigantic win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.  Then yesterday, that happened.  Dwight Howard happened. 
Yesterday, Dwight Howard was [...]

Celtics:

Tonight’s Story Lines  (Celtics Blog)
March Madness:  Celtics Style  (Celtics Hub)
Joe Smith To Play Tonight  (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Doc’s Revolving Door  (SI)
The Cavs Are Loaded For Bear  (Boston Globe)

Everybody Else:

Chris Paul Sure Is Good  (Josh Q. Public)
Un Prix Est Distribué Et Quelqu’un Le Refuse  (Free Darko)
Shaq & His Legacy  (Empty The Bench)
Sixers Blueprint For Success  (Liberty Ballers)
Lakers [...]

According to ESPN, we have another without the Ticket. Another week without hearing the drummer get wicked.

Roll Celtics, Roll!

This is a big one.  A big fig one.  Ooey gooey, rich and chewy inside.  Golden cakey, tender flakey outside.  Wrap the inside in the outside.  Is it good? Darn tootin’!  It’s the big, Fig Newton.  Darn tootin’ this is a big game.  KG or no KG. 
Their Eastern Conference semifinal-round series came down to the [...]

Celtics: 

Nellie & McHale Still Bleed Green  (Fernstein’s Follies)
Starbury:  So far, So Good  (SI)
Kendrick Perkins Gets His Shit Together  (Celtics Blog)
Celtics Recap:  Vince Carter Is A Sissy  (I *Heart* Celtics)
If Nothing Else, The C’s Are Consistent  (Celtics Mix)

Everybody Else:

David Lee:  Basketball Player  (Josh Q. Public)
Silent But Deadly  (Total Pro Sports)
The Joakim Noah Scouting Report  (Zoner Sports)
The [...]

Like my main Arthur Conan Doyle always says, ”Whenever you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”  What remained last night was indded the Truth.  What remained last was Paul Pierce. 
Last night, Paul Pierce’s go-ahead two with twenty seconds left on the clock, proved to be the winner winner chicken dinner in New Jersey.  Add another [...]

Celtics:

Sugar Ray Allen  (Celtics Blog)
What’s Up Doc?  (Fernstein’s Follies)
Starbury Just Needs To Get His Run On  (Boston Globe)
I Hate To Do This:  Lenny Bias  (Bleacher Report)
If It Doesn’t Kill You, It’ll Only Make You Stronger  (Boston Herald)

Everybody Else:

Michael Jordan For Executive Of The Year  (Josh Q. Public)
Good Old Fashioned Smack Talk  (NESW Sports)
The Big [...]

For what it’s worth, here’s my two cents.  That’s 1/5 of an assist.  That’s gotta be worth something, right.  So here it is.  As tempting as it might be tonight, do not take a big lead.  Ray Ray, just settle down from beyond the arc.  Paul, take it easy in the lane with the and [...]