Michael Sykes, II

Michael Donnell Sykes, II is an NBA writer that straddles the fine line between statistical value in basketball and eye analysis. He's written for sports blogs previously before his stop at Hardwood Houdini. He's the creator of "What's Left on the Floor" and also writes with the Sports Blog Movement and Baselinehoops.com. E mail him at [email protected] for any further questions.

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Doc Rivers won’t disclose End of Season Plans for C’s

When asked to disclose if he was going to play or rest the guys for the rest of the reason, he was really coy on the matter. Here’s a look at what Greg Payne of ESPN Boston wrote earlier today: Rivers…Read More

Boston Celtics avoid two game skid after containing John Wall and the Washington Wizards: 107-96

The Boston Celtics avoided a two game skid in the return of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to the basketball floor. Although Boston scored 107 points tonight, their work on defense and the glass shouldn’t…Read More

The Boston Celtics look to avoid another two game slide against the Washington Wizards

After a loss to the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers where the Celtics blew a lead, they’ll look to rebound against the Washington Wizards today. The Wizards are mathematically eliminated from NBA playoff…Read More

Tale of the Tape: Boston Celtics use Ice Traps on Kyrie Irving

The Boston Celtics lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but this is common when a team is missing its best two players–really, its best four. There’s really no positives coming from this loss…Read More

Paul Pierce Will Miss Tonight’s Game against the Cleveland Cavaliers

Paul Pierce will sit out tonight against the Cleveland Cavaliers because of an ankle injury suffered against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday’s playoff clinching win. The Boston Celtics’ twitter…Read More

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Rajon Rondo shoots around

Rajon Rondo was seen in the Celtics team shootaround before last night’s game against the Detroit…Read More

Boston Celtics try to avoid the Milwaukee Bucks in the standings

The Boston Celtics are currently in 7th place in the Eastern Conference with only a 1 1/2 game lead…Read More

Keyon Dolling Signs with the Memphis Grizzlies

Keyon Dooling will cut his retirement short this season and make a return with the Memphis Grizzlies.…Read More

Boston Celtics knock the Atlanta Hawks out of the Sky: 118-107

The Boston Celtics had a night that was far from the usual when facing the Atlanta Hawks. The game didn’t…Read More

The Boston Celtics try to take down a Soaring Atlanta Hawks Team

The Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks have swapped positions in recent weeks. The Celtics were the…Read More

Is it better to rest for the postseason or play for positioning?

The Boston Celtics have had a very tumultuous season when its come to injuries. They’ve lost Rajon…Read More

The Memphis Grizzlies take care the Boston Celtics: 110-106

The Memphis Grizzlies took care of business at home in a game of dissolving leads against a short handed…Read More

Boston Celtics travel to Memphis to face the Grizzlies

The Boston Celtics will travel to Memphis tonight to face the Grizzlies who are 7-3 in their last 10…Read More

Tale of the Tape: Hornets Horn Set

Tale of the Tape has returned just in time for the Boston Celtics playoff push. If you’ve followed…Read More

VIDEO: Courtney Lee Breaks down Chris Bosh

Sure, the Celtics didn’t get the win, but this should be consolation enough. Chris Bosh has been…Read More

How Good has Jeff Green Been?

Last night Jeff Green gave another breathtaking performance scoring a career high 43 points on only…Read More

The Boston Celtics Fall to the Miami Heat: 105-103

Jeff Green had one of the greatest nights in the NBA thus far, scoring 43 points on only 21 shots, but…Read More

Boston Celtics face their biggest test in the Red Hot Miami Heat

Tonight, the Celtics will face the biggest test of their season. They’ll be facing the Miami Heat…Read More

Kevin Garnett Sits Out Celtics Shootaround this Morning

The Celtics are preparing to take on the true beast of the East. The Miami Heat are coming into the…Read More

The Boston Celtics Don’t Care

The Cetlics have always been a team that doesn’t concern themselves about what’s going on…Read More