As evidenced by the numerous comments on the NBA posts, you may be spent on the NBA Finals, but we’re just curious what Dan Shaughnessy might have meant in this paragraph (our bold): … James Posey, Eddie House, and P.J. Brown helped the...

So there you have it. The Boston Celtics: your 2008 NBA Champions. From rock bottom a year ago to the top of the mountain today. Here's a few thoughts knocking around my brain as I wonder how I'll survive three-plus months without NBA...

Last night, the Lakers did not even put up a fight. Kobe Bryant was awful, and none of the Lakers starters recorded a positive Win Contribution. Meanwhile, four of the Celtics starters made positive Win Contributions, with Allen and Garnett...

Well, as a Celtics fan, that was a fun night. There is nothing quite like watching Michelle Tafoya trying to interview a screaming, crying, incoherent KG after the win. And there’s already video up of the interview . Blogs are awesome. Some...

We've won on the road in Denver, Utah, and San Antonio. We can beat the C's in Boston. Initial signs are good. Bennett Salvatore is incharge and that should help get Kobe to the line if he stays aggressive. Its our time! I don't care (well...

For the first five games of the NBA Finals, the heavyweight match between the Celtics' league best defense and the Lakers' high powered offense was a close bout but in game six the Celtics landed a stunning knockout punch, posting a 131-92 victory to...

At the start of this 2007-08 season, Doc Rivers uttered the phrase “Ubuntu” to any and everyone that would listen. The phrase comes from the Bantu language in Southern Africa, and it means “I am because of you” or unity. Rivers wanted this to be

Filed under: Celtics , Lakers , NBA Playoffs , Boston , Los Angeles , Featured Stories In the long-form tradition of The Rotation , Tom Ziller considers the action the morning after each game of the NBA Finals. Proper perspective for the absurdity...

If there was one thing that bothered me tonight it was the fact that people did not praise James Posey enough, despite Jeff Van Gundy's best efforts, following the Celtics victory. Even Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and KG did give the man enough...

The Celtics could have used any one of many excuses to lose this game. Their flight out of LA was delayed 5 hours and they didn't get in until late. Ray Allen spent the night at the hospital with his son who was ill and didn't get to Boston...

Paul Pierce Photo Credit: Icon SMI “I can be better. I will be better.” - Kevin Garnett Congratulations are in order for everyone in the Celtics organization. Everyone in the rotation, coaching staff and front office....

             Final thoughts on the Finals and Tuesday's season finale: No, it is not as easy as Mark Jackson made it sound during Tuesday's third quarter. Yes, the Celtics did post the type of season...

Let's go to one old reliable, the NBA Hot Spots (courtesy of NBA.com), and one new toy, RedLasso , to provide a quick & dirty examination of how Kobe Bryant and Paul Pierce are being defended in the pick-and-roll in the Finals. I'm going to skip the...

Anyone who has been around me for more than a minute or two knows that I am a big Kendrick Perkins fan. Perk has been my favorite player since his first year with the Celtics. I love his work ethic. I love his attitude and I love the fact that he...

In the column that I wrote just before the NBA Finals began, It’s Back To The Future As Celtics Host Lakers In Finals  I predicted the Boston Celtics to win the series in seven games. After Boston won game four in stunning fashion, coming back...