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Assisted living means one thing to a 70-something year-old. I know what youÆre thinking I am going to say. But to the CelticsÆ 30-somethings, itÆs a bit different. And theyÆre not quite ready for that kind of assisted living. This teamÆs offense is solidly built around the assist, and it is led by an energetic 23-year-old point guard who was born with the passing gene. IÆm sure that the fact that Doc Rivers ...

Drop 55 points on somebody and you get that team’s attention. Do it as a 20-year-old rookie in your 5th NBA game and you get everyone’s attention. That is what the NBA’s newest budding star, point guard Brandon Jennings did to the Golden State Warriors on November 14. Okay, so he should get a ten point handicap because it was the Warriors, but still, that is fantastic shooting by any standard. He ...

á á There is a trade rumor coming from Marc Stein of ESPNÆs True Hoop Blog that the Kings and 76ers are trying to get the Celtics interested in a threeûway trade. It would send Andres Nocioni to the Celtics with Tony Allen and Brian Scalabrine heading to Philly, while the hard-to-trade Samuel Dalembert and J.R Giddens á to the Sacramento Kings. The 76ers would receive Kenny Thomas from the Kings. According to ...

Fifty-four times to be exact...rebound that is. The CelticsÆ defense looked better than their offense tonight as you can tell that they are still getting comfortable with each other on the scoring end of the court. They held the Knicks to eight first quarter points on 3-of-22 shooting and never relinquished the lead. Kendrick Perkins was supposed to be the defensive force, which he was, but he also came out offensive minded, scoring ...

Depending on which Celtic player you listen to, Doc Rivers is either the NBAÆs version of the President of the United States, Barack Obama orà.a mad scientist. Some players like Ray Allen, view DocÆs skills at dealing with the media, superstar egos and just about everyone else, as the NBAÆs version of Obama. President ObamaÆs winning of the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday elicited a strong endorsement from Ray Allen. Doc RiverÆs ...

Were the Magic an illusion last season? After seeing what many people think about this team after last season, illusion seems to fit. But that was the problem last year, too. Few believed they would accomplish what they did. Some say the Orlando Magic are absolutely for real. But there is a strong core of doubters. Legit title contender or not? They were over matched against the Lakers for the title. Would ...