1. Biggest Questions and Answers for the Boston Celtics This Offseason

    Every NBA team heads into the offseason with questions, but perhaps no team is facing more significant questions than the Boston Celtics ...

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  2. Boston Celtics Shouldn't Bring Al Jefferson Back to Beantown

    There are not many knocks that can be made against the Boston Celtics as a franchise, but the one criticism that holds true over history is that the team has rarely, if ever, been a major player in free agency...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 6 days ago 10,191 reads 68 comments

  3. Ranking the Biggest Offseason Needs for Boston Celtics

    For what seems like the third straight year, the Boston Celtics are entering the offseason with more questions than answers about their identity and how to build going forward...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 11 days ago 7,619 reads 59 comments

  4. How Boston Celtics Can Advance Further in Next Year's Playoffs

    Right now, the Boston Celtics are at the same difficult crossroads that every veteran ball club eventually faces—whether it's better to keep trying to contend for a title or simply bite the bullet and enter rebuilding mode...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 13 days ago 2,157 reads 12 comments

  5. Grading Doc Rivers' Job as Boston Celtics Coach This Season

    Since Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen joined the Boston Celtics franchise in 2007, coach Doc Rivers has been dealing with the weight of championship-or-bust expectations for the ...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 16 days ago 2,359 reads 27 comments

  6. Creating the Perfect Offseason Plan for the Boston Celtics

    With Rajon Rondo and Jared Sullinger sidelined with injuries and Kevin Garnett banged up himself, it would be easy for the Boston Celtics and their faithful to chalk up ...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 18 days ago 13,915 reads 136 comments

  7. Boston Celtics Must Learn from 2012-13 Season to Reinvent Team Identity

    The Boston Celtics valiant attempt at a 3-0 series comeback against the New York Knicks fell short, as the team lost at home 88-80, despite Jeff Green pouring in 21 points and a 15-point, 10-rebound effort from Kevin Garnett ...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 21 days ago 2,541 reads 27 comments

  8. What We Learned About Boston Celtics in First-Round Playoff Series so Far

    After going down 3-0 against the New York Knicks , the Boston Celtics have regrouped and brought the series to 3-2 following an emphatic win at Madison Square Garden...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 23 days ago 3,090 reads 17 comments

  9. Biggest Issues Boston Celtics Must Address This Offseason

    Trailing the New York Knicks 0-3 in their first-round playoff series, it appears the Boston Celtics ' 2012-13 season may be heading for its earliest end during the Kevin Garnett era...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 28 days ago 3,245 reads 39 comments

  10. Why the Doc Rivers Effect Gives Boston Celtics a Fighting Chance in Playoffs

    Being down 2-0 after squandering halftime leads in Game 1 and Game 2 is not a situation the Boston Celtics want to be in, but that does not mean the veteran Celts should be counted out of their first-round series with the New York Knicks ...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 1 month ago 1,086 reads 2 comments

  11. BOS vs. NYK: Game-by-Game Predictions

    The series that kicks off the 2013 NBA playoffs happens to be one of the most storied and eagerly anticipated matchups of the entire postseason...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 1 month ago 8,267 reads 94 comments

  12. Projecting Boston Celtics' Playoff Rotation

    Well folks, it's official. The seventh-seeded Boston Celtics will head to New York to begin their first-round playoff series against the Atlantic Division champion Knicks ...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 1 month ago 6,587 reads 21 comments

  13. How Boston Celtics Match Up Against Every Potential Conference Playoff Opponent

    Basketball analysts always talk about veteran teams as being able to flip a switch in the postseason and raise their level of play dramatically, and with the Boston Celtics limping ...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 1 month ago 3,518 reads 9 comments

  14. Events That Drastically Changed Course of the Boston Celtics' Season

    To say that the Boston Celtics have had a rough 2012-13 season would be putting it mildly. Battling a laundry list of injuries and inconsistency, the Celtics have had easily their most trying campaign since Kevin Garnett joined the franchise...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 1 month ago 5,818 reads 16 comments

  15. Which Boston Celtics Role Player Will Be Most Important in the Playoffs?

    Sitting at seventh in the Eastern Conference with a 39-36 record, it is hard to fathom that the Boston Celtics were widely expected to be a top-three seed in the playoffs before the 2012-13 season tipped off...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 1 month ago 2,367 reads 12 comments

  16. How San Antonio Spurs Can Top Run-and-Gun Western Conference Challengers

    With a 55-19 record and another Southwest Division crown all but guaranteed, 2012-13 has been yet another successful regular season for the San Antonio Spurs ...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 1 month ago 1,328 reads 3 comments

  17. Why It's Downright Wrong to Blame Carmelo Anthony for NY Knicks Shortcomings

    When the New York Knicks acquired Carmelo Anthony from the Denver Nuggets , the team finally nabbed the franchise star it had been missing since the Patrick Ewing era...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 1 month ago 4,365 reads 55 comments

  18. Playoff-Bound NBA Teams That Won't Lose at Home in Postseason

    The whole goal of the NBA 's regular season is essentially to ensure yourself as many home games as possible in the postseason...

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  19. Why Tyson Chandler Is More Important Than Ever to NY Knicks

    For an NBA team, it doesn't seem like replacing 10.7 points, 11 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game would be a particularly difficult thing. But for the New York Knicks , a box score belies the importance of All-Star center Tyson Chandler ...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 2 months ago 2,220 reads 15 comments

  20. Meet the NBA's Next Wave of Championship Contenders

    No matter how successful teams like the San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics have been over the past decade, every title window has to eventually close, and as ...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 2 months ago 16,591 reads 161 comments

  21. Updated Playoff Odds for Every NBA Team

    With less than 20 games left in the regular season for most NBA teams, this is the time of year when squads will either rise to the occasion and string together some wins to solidify ...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 2 months ago 16,067 reads 48 comments

  22. Warning Signs NY Knicks Are Destined for Playoff Disappointment Again

    With a 38-22 record and home-court advantage likely ahead in the playoffs, the 2012-13 campaign has easily been the New York Knicks ' most successful in the last decade...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 3 months ago 2,854 reads 31 comments

  23. Ranking the Fastest Players in the NBA Playoff Race

    No matter how talented a player is defensively or in the half court, sometimes there is simply no substitute for speed...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 3 months ago 13,851 reads 107 comments

  24. NBA Players Embarassing Themselves This Season

    The potential for uncertainty and surprise is part of what makes watching the NBA so compelling. On any given night, a star could emerge from obscurity or a struggling veteran could turn the back the clock for one vintage performance...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 3 months ago 411 reads 1 comments

  25. Are the New York Knicks Suffering Growing Pains or Showing Their True Colors?

    When the New York Knicks began the 2012-13 NBA season in blistering fashion by winning 19 of their first 24 games, the question was how long could the Knicks keep up this torrid pace...

    Grant Rindner Written by Grant Rindner about 3 months ago 1,846 reads 15 comments