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Boston Celtics’ Brandon Bass Answers with Best Game of the Season
February 27th, 2013 at 10:47 AM
The Boston Celtics fans and paparazzi have been extremely critical of Celtic forward Brandon Bass this season. After a career year in 2012, Bass signed a three- year contract extension in the offseason with Boston, but he has regressed in every single significant statistic this year, leading many question why the...

Boston Celtics Outlast Orlando Magic 116-110 and Move to 8-6 but Inconsistency Remains
November 26th, 2012 at 4:14 PM
Story The Boston Celtics habit of playing down to the level of their competition continued on Sunday night when they squeaked past the Orlando Magic 116-110 in overtime. Rajon Rondo led the way for Boston, just missing a triple-double with 15 points, nine rebounds and 16 assists. Kevin Garnett and Brandon...

Should the Boston Celtics Start Jared Sullinger?
November 5th, 2012 at 3:41 PM
Boston Celtic rookie Jared Sullinger got the first start of his NBA career on Saturday, November 3rd against the Washington Wizards. Coincidentally (or not) the Celtics got their first win on Saturday, beating Washington 89-86 on the strength of Paul Pierce's go ahead three and Jason Terry's two clutch free...

Why Brandon Bass Should Start at Power Forward for the Boston Celtics
October 11th, 2012 at 8:12 PM
With a much deeper roster to work with than in years past Boston Celtics' head coach Doc Rivers suddenly finds himself with a number of tough decisions on his hands going into the 2012-2013 NBA season, most notably - who to start at power forward. While in previous season Rivers...

Have the Boston Celtics Done Enough to Solve Their Rebounding Issues?
September 7th, 2012 at 4:55 PM
The Boston Celtics made a lot of moves this offseason. Acquiring Jason Terry and Courtney Lee and re-signing Jeff Green and Chris Wilcox among others should greatly improve the team's offense, speed, and athleticism, and give them a vastly deeper squad going into the 2012-2013 season. The Celtics took the...

Are the Boston Celtics the Deepest Team in the NBA?
August 9th, 2012 at 10:56 PM
The Boston Celtics probably had the thinnest bench in the NBA at the end of the 2012 season. They made it all the way to Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Finals before running out of steam in the fourth quarter, but Celtic GM Danny Ainge has reloaded in a...

Bass is Back: Reaction to Brandon Bass Re-Signing with the Celtics
July 6th, 2012 at 6:54 PM
Terms of the deal are not yet known, but sources indicate that Brandon Bass will sign a long term contract extension to remain with the Boston Celtics when the NBA free agent moratorium lifts on July 11th. Bass started 39 games for Boston in 2012, posting career highs in minutes,...

Brandon Bass and Boston Celtics Agree on Three Year Deal
July 5th, 2012 at 5:16 PM
Reports coming out of Boston indicate that free agent forward Brandon Bass and the Boston Celtics have come to terms on a three year deal that will keep Bass in Boston until 2015. Bass was Boston's only remaining unsigned starter. Earlier this week GM Danny Ainge said Bass and free...

Take Him or Leave Him: Brandon Bass
June 21st, 2012 at 8:13 PM
Story Boston Celtic forward Brandon Bass had a heck of a season in 2012. Traded to Boston in the offseason for Glen Davis and Von Wafer after spending seven seasons as a quality backup with the Dallas Mavericks and Orlando Magic, Bass eventually moved into a starting role in Boston and...

Boston Celtics Beat Philadelphia 76ers 101-85 to Take 3-2 Series Lead
May 21st, 2012 at 10:48 PM
Brandon Bass scored career playoff high 27 points, Rajon Rondo added 13 points and 14 assists, and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 101-85 in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals Monday Night at TD Garden to take a 3-2 series lead. Elton Brand scored 19 to lead...

Rajon Rondo Powers Boston Celtics to 94-82 Win Over Charlotte Bobcats
April 16th, 2012 at 6:50 PM
Story Rajon Rondo scored 20 points and added 18 assists and the Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Bobcats 94-82 Sunday night at Time Warner Cable Arena. The Celtics were without stars Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, who were given the night off, and super-sub Ray Allen, who is still recovering from...

How Boston Celtics’ Gang Rebounding Has Helped Turn Their Season Around
April 12th, 2012 at 10:07 AM
The late great Wilt Chamberlain once hammered home the importance of rebounding with one short but sweet quote; "You can't score without the ball, so that's still first." It took the Boston Celtics a long time to figure this out. They have been one of the worst rebounding teams in the...

Boston Celtics Somehow Survive, Beat Atlanta Hawks 88-86 in OT
April 12th, 2012 at 12:19 AM
Story Rajon Rondo recorded his 19th career triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 20 assists, and the Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 88-86 in overtime Wednesday night at the TD Garden. Jeff Teague scored 21 to lead Atlanta, but Josh Smith missed a last second three and Joe Johnson...

Boston Celtics Falter Down the Stretch; Lose to San Antonio Spurs 87-86
April 4th, 2012 at 11:17 PM
Story Five players scored in double figures and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Boston Celtics 87-86 Wednesday night at the TD Garden. Rajon Rondo scored 17 with 11 assists and Avery Bradley added 19 off the bench to lead the Celtics, but the Boston's crunch time execution let them down...

Rajon Rondo’s Triple Double Powers the Boston Celtics to 91-72 Victory Over the Miami Heat
April 1st, 2012 at 11:40 PM
Story Rajon Rondo recorded 18th career triple-double and the Boston Celtics crushed the Miami Heat 91-72 Sunday afternoon at the TD Garden. Rondo produced a 16 point, 14 assist, 11 rebound master piece, Paul Pierce added a game high 23 points, and Brandon Bass chipped in a double-double of 16 points...

For Boston Celtics, There are Reasons for Optimism
January 2nd, 2012 at 6:12 AM
There hasn't been a lot of optimism coming from Boston Celtics' followers leading up to the NBA season. Starting with the trade rumors surrounding Rajon Rondo, then the failure to bring in David West, and finally the incredibly unfortunate injury to Jeff Green, there were not a lot of people...