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Paul Pierce wants Kevin Garnett return in Boston

SI.com

In the wake of a shocking 98-79 loss to LeBron James and the Miami Heat, Paul Pierce sounded a philosophical tone about the prospects for Game 7 Saturday night in Miami. “This team has been about adversity all year long The guys talk about the play of Paul Pierce in the ECF. He looked tired [...]

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Will Kevin Garnett be back? Paul Pierce hopes so

Boston Globe

Kevin Garnett Has 3 Fouls Midway In The Second Quarter. Jun 09 9:24p by Tom Ziller. Adjust your projections accordingly. KG actually stayed in after picking up his third. The alternates are pretty bleak, to be honest. Tweet Comment A disappointed Kevin Garnett admitted that the Celtics might have been too excited for their chance [...]

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Chris Bosh to come off bench

ESPN

Chris Bosh is already looking beyond the NBA playoffs pleading with a judge to let his daughter see him play in the Summer Olympic Games — a move his baby mama is fighting due to TERRORIST threats — this according to a new Florida lawsuit. Starting, not starting, it's irrelevant to Chris Bosh right now. [...]

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Ray Allen: Surgery is priority

ESPN (blog)

Ray Allen said he has years left in his legs.More >> Doc Rivers had tears in his eyes. Rajon Rondo insisted more could have been done, even after he put up another triple-double. Ray Allen said he has years left in his legs. Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo were among the Celtics in attendance. Both [...]

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Heat Beat Celtics to Reach NBA Finals

New York Tim

MIAMI — LeBron James finally got a Game 7 victory, on his third try. Next up, the NBA finals – and his third try at that elusive first championship. BOSTON (88) Pierce 7-18 3-5 19, Bass 6-8 4-4 16, Garnett 6-12 2-2 14, Rondo 10-22 1-2 22, Allen 5-11 2-2 15, Stiemsma 0-0 0-0 0, [...]

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The Hunger James

New York Tim

LeBron James desperately needed to have a Michael Jordan moment. Instead, he had a Frankenstein's Monster moment. Having become a figure of folly and absurdity, he took the stage to turn the Theater of Absurd world of ESPN basketball on its ear. By John McMullen, Sports Network If we're all being honest, win or lose, [...]

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Miami Heat's Chris Bosh effective in 28 minutes of play

MiamiHerald.

There's been a lot of talk about the psyche of the Miami Heat since they lost Game 5 to the Celtics on Tuesday. Miami coach Erik Spoelstra has done his best to block out all of the self-described “noise,” and struck a confident done when he addressed If the Heat lose to the Celtics on [...]

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OKC Thunder Success a Perfect Storm of Stars, Staff, and Community

Forbes

They were not supposed to be ready. Not yet. The Oklahoma City Thunder – young and talented but very young — were supposed to be a year or two away. W. They'd won a playoff series the previous season, while the Thunder had gone 23-59. But OKC was clearly seeking to do as the Hawks [...]

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Celtics take control of East, beat Heat 94-90

SI.com

A few days ago, I wrote this article that compares the 1969 Celtics to this present team. That 1969 team is very special to me as it was the team that won me over as a Celtics fan. Their heart, grit, determination and resolve were The Celtics radio play-by-play announcer Sean Grande joined the Dennis [...]

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Behind the Box Score, where the Oklahoma City Thunder have stolen the Spurs …

Yahoo! Sport

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks makes a call from the sideline against the San Antonio Spurs during the second half of Game 5 in the NBA basketball Western Conference finals, Monday, June 4, 2012, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate) Welcome to the June 4, 2012 edition of The Blitz Hardcore Podcast! We [...]

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