The Lakers beat the Blazers 100-86 on Friday night. The Celtics and Cavs both lost on the same night, taking those teams to 6 losses. That means the Lakers’ 27-5 record is the best in the NBA. Home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. Doesn’t it feel great? Yes, but not so fast.
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In the INDIANAPOLIS STAR, Mike Wells writes that "moments like this are why stars spend countless hours after practice in the gym, working on new moves and improving old ones. This is what it's all about," said Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird, who thrived in pressure situations throughout his... Link
Who knows where this is coming from, but as Jeff from CelticsBlog pointed out to me by e-mail, this is the story on some Celtic message boards: Zach Randolph to Boston for maybe a youngster to be determined, a draft...... Link
Rumors soon spread of his imminent departure. Doc Rivers said Paul Pierce attacked the issue head-on prior to Mondays loss to Cleveland. He came in, I asked him, What do you want to talk about? and he said, You -...... Link
The thoughts of various individuals in this picture: Steve Francis: So, uh, baby, listen, how old are you? Say again? Oh. Um … (looking to his left and right ) … OK … your mom around anywhere? Girl In Red Jacket: Oh my gosh, it’s Patrick Ewing! Tall Guy... Link
Mark Murphy of THE BOSTON HERALD writes that Delonte West's injury "gave coach Doc Rivers a chance to experiment with Tony Allen and Orien Greene at the controls during a 101-86 loss to the Knicks."... Link
Shira Springer of THE BOSTON GLOBE writes, "Raef LaFrentz met with coach Doc Rivers yesterday following comments the veteran big man made after recording 20 points and eight rebounds off the bench Tuesday night in Toronto. In uncharacteristically pointed remarks, LaFrentz sounded frustrated with the Boston coaching staff constantly... Link
Here is my mock draft, usually when a player does well in the tournament, their stock goes up in the draft. Teams are gonna pass on Sheldon Williams, due to poor tournament performance. He’ll be the next Elton Brand and will help that Hornets go to the playoffs... Link
Last week, Glenn Robinson took another small step in the most unnoticed retirement in the history of sport . If the absence of fanfare seems unfair, it is also unsurprising. Despite being physically present for over 10 seasons, Robinson’s moral significance was exhausted in just three. His 1999-2002 seasons... Link
Huge story out of Houston: The Rockets have named their next general manager, and it's a stats dude. The "Theo Epstein" is apparently Daryl Morey, who teaches a class at MIT, used to work on Wall Street and works as a stats/operations/information guy for the Celtics front office. A... Link
In an astounding change of direction and style that stunned the Rockets and the NBA, owner Leslie Alexander has chosen Boston Celtics statistical analyst Daryl Morey to be his next general manager, succeeding ...... Link
Celtics rookie Orien Greene was arrested and charged with driving his sport utility vehicle at more than 90 mph on a city street in this Boston suburb. The point guard was arraigned Monday and practiced Tuesday. He was expected to play Wednesday night against the Knicks in New York.... Link
Shira Springer of THE BOSTON GLOBE writes, "Al Jefferson watched the end of practice yesterday with his right foot soaking in a bucket of ice. It was not the ending Jefferson wanted. He had hoped to return to team workouts today, but a sprained right ankle continues to sideline... Link
The NBA will celebrate the St. Patrick's Day holiday this year when three teams wear Special Edition NBA St. Patrick's Day Uniforms. The Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, and New York Knicks will participate in the holiday celebration by wearing specially de... Link
It's still pretty early to tell, but if the Lakers continue giving up games like last night's Celtics fiasco and last week's Hawks debacle, the playoff lighthouse that has been guiding the hopes of Lakers fans everywhere will slowly extinguish. Think about it, if we beat these two teams... Link
Well I’m glad the NBA (David Stern) came to its senses and invited Gilbert Arenas to play in Houston this weekend after all. Too bad Gil had to go and finish the first half of the season with a 4-for-22 effort and 6 turnovers at Dallas. Ouch.So we have... Link
Peter May of THE BOSTON GLOBE writes, "In most cases, you make a trade thinking it's going to improve your team. In the case of the latest Celtics trade, well, that is not the case. Not now, anyway."... Link
Michael Olowokandi is in the final year of his contract and the Celtics are committed to developing Al Jefferson and Kendrick Perkins. But Olowokandi remains optimistic there will be some role for him with Boston. ''I plan on [having a...... Link
People afraid of Artest coming to town need to refocus their apprehension towards this lady: It was especially hard for Tara Holait of Woodland, who treated the Stojakovic trade news like a death in the family. She said she abruptly left her work as a mail carrier, hurried home,... Link
"Searching for answers and maybe even some buzz after three of their worst defeats of the season, the Timberwolves traded one-time All-Star Wally Szczerbiak and center Michael Olowokandi to the Boston Celtics on Thursday night in a seven-player trade," writes Steve Aschburner of the Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE. In return,... Link
It might not -- yet -- have the online fanaticism and cachet of baseball, but the NBA and its fans are starting to catch up in the world of team-devoted blogs. To this end, Deadspin salutes these modem-addled souls and proudly presents Blogdom's Best, given to the most outstanding... Link
Though nothing is imminent, Mark Blounts agent acknowledged that his clients name continues to be at the forefront of any Celtics conversation. I know a lot of people are inquiring about him, Mark Bartlestein said. At this time of year...... Link
Chris Webber had 31 points, 13 rebounds and came up with a huge steal in the closing seconds of triple-overtime, as the Philadelphia 76ers outlasted the Boston Celtics, 125-124, at the Wachovia Center.... Link
