Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics sign Michael Finley

alleyoop — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:20:42 +0000

The Celtics have signed 36-year old SG/SF Michael Finley. Finley played in 25 games (6 starts) for the Spurs this season and he averaged 15.8 minutes, 3.7 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. He has now played in 1,082 games (874 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 34.8 minutes, 15.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. I can’t figure out where the minutes for Finley are going to come from but I still like the signing for the Celtics as you can never have too many good players.

It looks like Paul Pierce’s thumb is healthy for the Boston Celtics

Andrew — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:01:37 +0000

Paul Pierce, who is the Boston Celtics’ leading scorer, returned to the lineup on Tuesday against the Detroit Pistons after missing a week due to a thumb injury. Pierce looked a little rusty in their game against the Pistons and was not very aggressive on either end of the court. He played 29 minutes and only had 9 points, 1 rebound, and 1 assist. Being back on the court was a great sign for the Celtics though, and Pierce bounced back very nicely last night. He looked like his old self in the Celtics’ win over the Bobcats, and came out much more aggressively. In only 27 minutes he lit it up for 27 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, 3 steals, and 1 block en route to a Celtics 104-80 blowout win. If this is a sign of things to come for the Pierce and the Celtics down the stretch, then they may get themselves back to the team that started the season 23-5. Injuries and age looked like they were really starting to catch up with the Celtics, as they even lost to the 6-54 New Jersey Nets recently. However, if they have a healthy and determined Paul Pierce back, it could change the whole dimension of their team. Hopefully for the Celtics’ sake, last game was not a fluke for Pierce and he can get this Celtics team back on track.

Boston Celtics 104, Charlotte Bobcats 80

alleyoop — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:26:49 +0000

The Celtics shot 53.5% from the floor last night and they turned up the D holding the Bobcats to 36% shooting from the floor which explains the easy win in Boston. Paul Pierce led the way for the Celtics last night with 27 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in only 26 minutes. K.G. pitched in with 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocked shots in only 25 minutes on the floor. Nate Robinson was solid off the bench with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in only 20 minutes off the bench. The Celtics are now 38-21 on the year.

Boston Celtics 105, Detroit Pistons 100

alleyoop — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:35:21 +0000

The Celtics outscored the Pistons 33-25 in the 4th quarter which helped them overcome the fact that they were outrebounded 46-34. Ray Allen led the way for the Celtics last night with 18 points and 2 rebounds. Rajon Rondo did a good job as usual of running the offense as he finished up with 15 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals. Kevin Garnett also had a decent game with 14 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Nate Robinson (14 points and 2 rebounds in 15 minutes) and Glen Davis (12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 18 minutes) were both solid off the bench for the Celtics last night. The Celtics are now 37-21 on the year.

Glen Davis really needs to take his conditioning seriously for the Boston Celtics

alleyoop — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:12:41 +0000

Glen “Gigantic Baby” Davis really needs to take his job seriously or he is going to eat his way out of the NBA. Davis has played in 29 games (0 starts) for the Celtics this season and he is averaging 17.0 minutes, 5.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. Davis is only 24 years old so he could have a long career ahead of him if he keeps in shape. If he decides to keep eating like he is right now he will be the next Mike Sweetney.

The Boston Celtics might need to see what Marcus Landry can do soon

alleyoop — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:48:05 +0000

With the Celtics a little long in tooth maybe they should give rookie forward Marcus Landry some minutes off the pine. He played in 17 games (0 starts) for the Knicks before coming to the Celtics in the Nate Robinson trade and he is averaging 6.4 minutes, 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds per game this year. He is also shooting only 39% from the floor this season and that’s not good enough to get on the court for the Celtics but it’s kind of unfair to judge him on his shooting yet as he is only averaging 6.4 minutes per game.

The Boston Celtics need Marquis Daniels to step up

alleyoop — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:43:05 +0000

The Celtics need Marquis Daniels to step up while Paul Pierce is out of action. Daniels started for the Celtics at small forward last season and he played 28 minutes in which he scored 14 points, grabbed 2 rebounds and he dished out 1 assist. He has now played in 26 games (1 start) for the Celtics this season and he is averaging 20.2 minutes, 6.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. The Celtics brought in Daniels to help them in case the old guys started showing their age so they need him to reward them for that.

Paul Pierce could be out a while for the Boston Celtics

Andrew — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:22:05 +0000

Paul Pierce is listed as “day to day” but the All-Star small forward is considering taking some extended time off to heal up. Pierce injured his thumb pretty badly against the Lakers last Thursday, but continued to play through it. It was obvious Pierce was not healthy, with his shot struggling and his minutes drastically cut. Pierce is also suffering from the flu and didn’t even come to the arena in the Celtics 110-106 win over the Knicks last night. This could be a huge hit to the Celtics, who seem to be cursed with the injury bug this season. Kevin Garnett has also missed an extended period of games this season and still does not look 100% with his weak knee. Pierce is the Celtics’ go-to-guy and arguably their best player though. He is averaging 17.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.2 steals, and 35.3 minutes per game. Pierce has been shooting the ball great this season too, hitting 44% of his threes and 46% overall. More and more signs are pointing to this Celtics dynasty coming to an end, as Rajon Rondo is the only player who is young and/or healthy out of the Celtics’ top players (Pierce, Garnett, Rondo, and Allen).

Kendrick Perkins is playing the best basketball of his NBA career for the Boston Celtics right now

alleyoop — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:02:50 +0000

25-year old Kendrick Perkins has really stepped up for the Celtics this season. He has played in 52 games (all starts) for the Celtics this season and he is averaging 28.6 minutes, 11.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.9 blocked shots per game. Perkins is shooting an outstanding 61% from the floor this season. Perkins has now played in 416 games (302 starts) in his seven years with the Celtics and he is averaging 22.0 minutes, 6.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.4 blocked shots per game. The Celtics will gradually give Perkins more responsibility as the rest of the team continues to get older.

The Boston Celtics acquire Nate Robinson from the Knicks

alleyoop — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:10:49 +0000

The Boston Celtics have acquired 25-year old SG/PG Nate Robinson and 24-year old forward Marcus Landry from the Knicks for 31-year old SG Eddie House, 25-year old SG J.R. Giddens and 22-year old SG/SF Bill Walker. Robinson has played in 30 games (2 starts) for the Knicks this season and he is averaging 24.4 minutes, 13.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. He has now played in 312 games (61 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 24.8 minutes, 12.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Marcus Landry is in his rookie year in the NBA and he has played in 17 games (0 starts) for the Knicks this season and he is averaging 6.4 minutes, 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.

Eddie House played in 50 games (0 starts) for the Celtics this season and he averaged 16.9 minutes, 7.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. House played in 209 games (2 starts) in his three years with the Celtics and he has averaged 18.2 minutes, 7.8 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. Giddens played in 21 games (1 start) for the Celtics this season and he was averaging 4.7 minutes, 1.1 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.3 assists per game. Walker played in 8 games (0 starts) for the Celtics this season and he was averaging 3.6 minutes, 1.0 point, 0.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.

I like this trade for the Celtics who have improved the bench with the addition of the very exciting Nate Robinson.