The Boston Celtics have signed 27-year old center Ryan Hollins.  Hollins played in 24 games (7 starts) for the Cavaliers earlier this year and he averaged 15.1 minutes, 3.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  He has now played in 299 games (54 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 13.1 minutes, 4.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  Hollins will provide the Celtics with depth at center, but he’s pretty soft.

The Celtics only shot 39.2% from the floor last night but they played outstanding D as they held the Hawks to 38.7% shooting from the floor, which was a big factor in the nice home win.  Ray Allen (19 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist) and Kevin Garnett (16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal) led the way for the Celtics in this game.  Paul Pierce (13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists) and Rajon Rondo (10 points, 3 rebounds, 13 assists and 6 steals) each shot 4 of 14 from the floor, but they still helped the Celtics win last night.  The Celtics are now 24-21 on the year.

34-year old small forward Paul Pierce is really picking up the pace so far in March.  Pierce has played in 10 games (all starts) for the Celtics so far in March and he is averaging 34.3 minutes, 22.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game.  He has now played in 41 games (all starts) for the Celtics so far this year and he is averaging 34.6 minutes, 18.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game.  He is only shooting 42.4% from the floor this year and that is pretty poor for him, but the Celtics have to like the way he’s playing so far this month.  The Celtics need Pierce to keep rolling.

The Celtics were outrebounded 46-27 and it killed them last night in Denver.  Paul Pierce (22 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Kevin Garnett (22 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal) led the way for the Celtics in this game.  Rajon Rondo also had a solid game with 12 points, 5 rebounds, 16 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  The Celtics are now 23-21 on the year.

The Celtics were outrebounded 45-28 and they were outscored 68-44 in the second half last night, which did them in.  Ray Allen (26 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) and Paul Pierce (19 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal) led the way for the Celtics last night.  Brandon Bass (16 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Kevin Garnett (10 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots) also pitched in for the Celtics in this game.  The Celtics are now 23-20 on the year.

The Celtics shot 51.3% from the floor and it was a big reason for the win last night.  Kevin Garnett (24 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) and Brandon Bass (22 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) led the way for the Celtics last night.  Paul Pierce only shot 5 of 17 from the floor but he still finished up with 15 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.  Mickeal Pietrus pitched in with 15 points, 3 assists and 1 steal in 25 minutes on the floor.  The Celtics are now 23-19 on the year.

The Celtics outscored the Clippers 32-24 in the 4th quarter last night to surge to a nice road win.  Paul Pierce (25 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists) and Kevin Garnett (21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocked shots) led the way for the Celtics in this game.  Ray Allen (15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal), Rajon Rondo (12 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals) and Brandon Bass (10 points and 9 rebounds) also pitched in with the Celtics.  The Celtics are now 22-19 on the year.

The Celtics will be without 29-year old power forward Chris Wilcox indefinitely due to a possible heart condition.  Wilcox has played in 28 games (4 starts) for the Celtics so far this year and he is averaging 17.2 minutes, 5.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  He is shooting 59.8% from the floor for the Celtics so far this year.  23-year old rookie forward JaJuan Johnson will start getting Wilcox’ minutes.  Johnson has played in 23 games (0 starts) for the Celtics so far this year and he is averaging 9.1 minutes, 4.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.  Johnson is shooting 51.1% from the floor.  I think that Johnson is going to to a good job for the Celtics as the top big man off the bench.

UPDATE:  (3/15/2012) – Chris Wilcox will miss the remainder of the 2012 season as he need surgery on his heart.

UPDATE:  (3/23/2012) – The Celtics have waived Chris Wilcox.

The Celtics got outrebounded 42-34 and the Lakers shot 50.7% from the floor yesterday, but they were still in the game right until the end.  Rajon Rondo led the way for the Celtics with 24 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal.  Ray Allen (17 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Brandon Bass (15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots) also had rock solid games yesterday.  Kevin Garnett (14 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Paul Pierce (13 points, 0 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals) also pitched in for the Celtics.  The Celtics are now 21-19 on the year.

The Celtics rolled up to a 88-54 lead after the first three quarters before calling off the dogs last night.  Paul Pierce (22 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals) and Ray Allen (22 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists) led the way for the Celtics last night.  Avery Bradley also had a solid game with 12 points, 5 assists and 1 steal in 22 minutes on the floor.  Kevin Garnett and Sasha Pavlovic pitched in with 10 points apiece in this game.  The Celtics are now 21-18 on the season.