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Rajon Rondo, Tony Parker missing link

By Mark Murphy | Friday, March 20, 2009 | www.bostonherald.com | Boston Celtics

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SAN ANTONIO - Not long ago, as he held court with several members of the European media during All-Star weekend, Tony Parker was asked about Celtics [team stats] guard Rajon Rondo [stats].

The two have been mentioned together before - Parker as the veteran point guard who is living proof that a little man can routinely finish at the rim, and Rondo a great example of someone who appears to be following in the Spurs guard’s footsteps.

But Parker cooled at mention of the comparison.

“He does a good job playing with three All-Stars,” he said of Rondo, whom he will face for the second time this season here tonight. “He tries to do the best he can to run the team.”

Parker’s mood darkened, however, when the subject of shooting was brought up.

Though one of the best point guards to come into the NBA in the last decade, Parker was not known for his jump shot - at least not in his formative years.

And Parker certainly knows about this same weakness in Rondo’s game - an outside shot so inconsistent that opponents still dare the Celtics point guard to shoot.

“Oh no,” said Parker, shaking his head. “I think I was a better shooter than him when I started.”

Curiously enough, Rondo was just as cool about his perceived link to Parker. Five days before that press conference, Parker had seven points and seven assists during San Antonio’s 105-99 win in Boston.

Rondo, who scored only six points but also had 16 assists, probably wasn’t in the mood to hear about his opponent, judging from his lukewarm response to the same question.

“I don’t know,” he said. “I guess I do see some similarities.”

The most obvious is shooting percentage.

Thanks to his 27-point, 10-assist performance during Wednesday night’s win against Miami, Rondo is now shooting .506 from the floor this season.

Only five guards in the entire league are shooting better than 50 percent from the field, with 40 or more games as the standard.

Parker routinely has been the league leader in this category. Like Rondo, he has built his high percentage - .491 this season and .488 in his career - on layups.

Rondo may be the more athletic and flashier of the two, but both little men have displayed a remarkable consistency for finishing in the paint.

Parker now makes defenses respect him from the outside as well by hitting the open jumper.

“They both have a great proclivity for finishing at the rim and they both are known for working on their jumpers all the time,” San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. “I mean, you can’t have everything. If they were both 40 or 50 percent shooters from 3, then they would both be impossible to guard.”

Celtics notes

The NBA decided to split the baby yesterday after looking into Tuesday night’s encounter between Doc Rivers and referee Bill Kennedy.

Rivers was ejected with his second technical foul and later, at length claimed that he had been baited and goaded by Kennedy. The NBA indication yesterday that it agreed with Rivers, and fined Kennedy an undisclosed amount of money. But the league also refused to rescind the technical and fined the Celtics coach $25,000. . . .

As expected, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen flew with the team to San Antonio but are doubtful to play.

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www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2009/03/20/rivers_hit_with_25k_fine?mode=PF
Rivers hit with $25k fine
By Marc J. Spears and Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff | March 20, 2009

SAN ANTONIO - Coach Doc Rivers was fined $25,000 by the NBA yesterday for publicly criticizing referee Bill Kennedy after Tuesday's loss in Chicago. The penalty was determined by league executive vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson.

"Amazing," Rivers wrote via text message. "What can I say? It reminds me of the song, 'How can something feel so right yet feel so wrong.' "

According to an NBA source, Kennedy also was fined an undisclosed amount for his conduct toward Rivers. Neither was suspended.

With the Celtics trailing, 124-119, following a timeout with 29.8 seconds left, Rivers received his second technical foul and was ejected. He said he was baited by Kennedy.

"The technical on which I got thrown out was the most unprofessional technical by a ref I've ever had," Rivers said after the game. "He stood there and goaded me and goaded me and stared at me. Look at the film. I actually walked away.

"He asked me, 'Where do you want the ball?' And I said, 'Ask them,' talking about my players. That's my right to say that. He stood there and stared me down and stared me down and goaded me until I turned around and said, 'What?' That's when I got thrown out of the game. In a [5-point] game? Think about that."

Kennedy was not available for comment after the game, or yesterday concerning his fine.


Overrated advantage
The Celtics are limping into the final weeks of the regular season and have virtually conceded the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs to the Cleveland Cavaliers. But the recent injuries and setbacks remind Bob Cousy of the 1968-69 Celtics team that finished the regular season with a 48-34 record and went on to win the NBA title.

Home-court advantage, Cousy believes, is overrated.

"It is neutralized in the playoffs, pretty much," Cousy said from Florida in a telephone interview. "In the playoffs, any player worth his salt comes to play wherever the game is. Of course, you would rather have home-court advantage, but it's easier to overcome in the playoffs than the regular season."

Cousy, 80, who was not retained by Comcast SportsNet for Celtics broadcasts this season, attended some games early in the season and plans to return as a spectator for the playoffs.

"I wouldn't bet against them," Cousy said. "[Bill] Russell's last season [1968-69] was a mediocre season, but they surprised the world. "Doc has done a magnificent job. They may still surprise us - [Kevin ] Garnett typifies the attitude we're talking about. They still have a good shot at it."

Cousy believes the Cavaliers are too reliant on LeBron James, as are the Lakers on Kobe Bryant.

"LeBron is a great one, but the other guys have got to beat you," Cousy said. "They can put two, three, four guys on him and force the other guys to beat you; and when you aren't used to doing it, you can't imagine the pressure. A great player thrives under pressure, a mediocre one collapses. All year long, LeBron has been carrying you, now I'm supposed to hit wide-open shots. And it's the same with LA, to some degree. Kobe is great, but still, in my judgment, there is a lack of defense. Kobe is a good defender, but I don't see improvement on the defensive end. It's a tossup, those three teams."

Rivers and president of basketball operations Danny Ainge have been able to maximize the Celtics' bench.

"Doc maintains as good a relationship with the guys as any coach in the league," Cousy said. "There is a lot of nodding the head affirmatively, I love you, and yes all the time, but Doc's not that. He's a friend in need but not their buddy. It requires a certain amount of discipline and they know Doc will be there if they need him, and that creates a bond."

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Ainge: Garnett close to returning
By Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff | March 20, 2009

Kevin Garnett hasn't played in a game in more than a month. But based on what Celtics president Danny Ainge has seen behind closed doors in Waltham, he believes Garnett is ready to play. Whether that's tonight against the Spurs, tomorrow against Memphis, or later could be determined this morning.

Garnett has been out with a sprained right knee he suffered Feb. 19 at Utah. The 2007-08 Defensive Player of the Year made the trip to San Antonio, but has not practiced since suffering the injury. Although Ainge is confident Garnett is ready based on his workouts this week, the team is still being cautious.

"He's looking good," Ainge said. "He's made a great deal of strides, especially in the last 10 days or so. It took him a little while to get going. But in the last week to 10 days, he's been looking a lot better.

"Just by the way he's moving, he looks fresh and healthy. We're still playing it by ear. We're still waiting to see what's going to happen. I'm confident that he will be back [soon]."

A strong shootaround could get Garnett back in the starting lineup tonight.

"I think we'll click right away, especially when we get Kevin back out there, our starting five out there, because they know how to play the game," Paul Pierce said.

Added Rajon Rondo, "Any time you can play with a future Hall of Famer, you always welcome him."

The injury-riddled Celtics are 10-6 without Garnett this season, 7-6 in this recent stretch, and 4-5 in March. Three players who have replaced Garnett have also succumbed to injuries. Brian Scalabrine has been out since Feb. 23 with concussions, Glen Davis missed four games with a right ankle sprain before returning Wednesday against Miami, and Leon Powe is out two weeks with a sprained right knee he suffered at Chicago Tuesday.

"We've always known how good [Garnett] is," Ainge said. "Any team can get by with losing their best player for a short period of time. It's tough over a longer period. Scal was playing really good in his absence, then we lose Scal.

"Sometimes it's not so much the guy you're replacing. Our two shooting players at that position are both out and that hurts our spacing. The Scal element hurt us, too."

The Celtics have also lost starting guards Rondo (ankle) and Ray Allen to injuries during Garnett's absence. Allen missed Wednesday's game with a hyperextended elbow, but is day to day and made the trip to San Antonio. The Spurs will be without guard Manu Ginobili (right ankle), but Tim Duncan (right knee) is expected to play after sitting out Tuesday's game against Minnesota.

The Celtics are arguably the NBA's best defensive team with Garnett. Boston is third in points allowed per game at 93.3. But without the 6-foot-11-inch Garnett, the Celtics have allowed more than 100 points in five of nine games this month.

"[Garnett's] our leader and we miss his leadership out on the floor, his verbal leadership," coach Doc Rivers said. "He's the one guy that holds everybody accountable defensively. We've won games but they've been offensive games. You look at some of the numbers we've put up, but we know - I know - that that is fool's gold and you don't win that way. You have to get stops and we're not getting stops right now.

"We're giving up 30-point quarters, 37-point quarters. That doesn't happen when he's on the floor."

"We miss his communication on defense," Rondo added. "He's always talking behind me and letting me know when I'm by myself [guarding someone]. It takes a load off everything."

If everything goes right health-wise for the Celtics, only Scalabrine, Powe, and Tony Allen (thumb surgery) will be out by next week. Boston was down to 10 healthy players Wednesday. Pierce, the only Celtic to play every game this season, believes a respite will help the injured.

"The good thing about it is that these guys are going to be fresh," Pierce said. "After playing 120-something games last year, and playing so many games early at the top part of our schedule, maybe it could be a blessing in disguise that these guys got some time off, especially Kevin."

Ainge concurred. "Our thought process is what it's always been; we need Kevin healthy for the playoffs. That's our No. 1 priority," he said.

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Celtics limp into San Antonio
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By Lenny Megliola/Daily News staff
MetroWest Daily News
Posted Mar 19, 2009 @ 10:40 PM

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Playing the San Antonio Spurs in their gym is never a team's idea of a good time. An opponent has to bring it's A-game to even have a chance.

A-Game? Celtics coach Doc Rivers just wants enough able bodies so his team doesn't have to forfeit tonight's game. No Kevin Garnett? No Ray Allen? No Leon Powe? No Brian Scalabrine? No Tony Allen? Hello Bill Walker and Gabe Pruitt, and be prepared to put in a few minutes, J.R. Giddens.

Rivers has conceded the best overall Eastern Conference record to Cleveland. Now it's a question of holding off Orlando for the No. 2 spot, with 13 games remaining. It does no good for the Celtics to cry in their beer over injuries. Last year they stayed healthy and did great things. They had to know this year would be more challenging, whether they stayed healthy or not.

They face the Spurs coming off a satisfying overtime win over the Heat at the Garden. They did it, mostly, on the back of Paul Pierce, who poured in 16 fourth-quarter points and started the OT by nailing a three in the 112-108 win. He finished with 36 points.

"Pierce really made it tough," said Miami coach Erik Spoelstra, who tried a number of guys on the Boston captain. "He was scoring on every one of his matchups. Before we could ever come over to help, he was shooting the pull-up jump shot. One dribble, over the top."

"(Pierce) is a killer. He does what he needs to do at the end of the game in order to win the game," said new teammate but long-time Pierce observer Stephon Marbury.

"It's unbelieveable, when he's hitting shots, crazy shots," said Kendrick Perkins.

Pierce conceded "we needed a win any way we can get it." And they couldn't have gotten it without him taking over. "It's big for us, especially when you're going into San Antonio."

It's not that the Spurs are unbeatable at the AT&T Center. They've lost nine home games. The Lakers long ago wrapped up the best record in the west bauble, while the Spurs are in a similar situation as the Celtics. While Boston strives to hold the two-spot with only Orlando contesting, the Spurs have three teams - Houston, Denver and Portland - chasing them, with New Orleans and Utah not out of the picture.

So this is a big one for the Spurs and Celtics.

Without the defense-minded Garnett, the Celtics were bound to give up more points, but at times it's gone too far. "We're not getting stops. We're giving up 30, 37-point quarters. That doesn't happen when he's in there," said Rivers.

There's no time for the Celtics to catch their breath after tonight's game. They play at Memphis tomorrow. How many players will Doc have then?

"We want to try and get through this stretch and hold on to that second spot, if we can," he said.

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www.eagletribune.com/pusports/local_story_079021756.html
Welcome back, KG

Bill Burt


It isn't often someone other than the President getting on an airplane at Hanscom Air Force Base is breaking news. But this was worthy.

Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett got on the plane with his teammates destined for San Antonio yesterday morning.

Watching Glen "Big Baby" Davis develop into a legitimate, 20-minute-plus role player in Garnett's absence was a pleasant surprise. Watching Leon Powe get back to where he was a year ago, becoming a real offensive and defensive threat off the bench, was long overdue. Watching Paul Pierce score at will, like he used to when guys named Marcus Banks, Jiri Welsch and Raef LaFrentz were on the floor with him brought back old memories. And watching Rajon Rondo finally shooting (and hitting) open jumpers was something that could bode well in May and June.

But let's be honest, those experiences had worn out their welcome. It's time to get back to brass tacks.

Enter Garnett.

The Celtics have done a decent job in his absence (7-6 record), not to mention the sprinkled in absences of Big Baby, Rondo, Powe and Ray Allen. Other than a few clunkers — losses to the Clippers (17-51 record), Bucks (31-39) and Bulls (32-37) — they've shown some moxie since Garnett sprained his knee in Utah on Feb. 19.

Two things, though, have been noticeably missing in his absence:

Defense and energy.

Home games haven't been the same without Garnett's obsessive-compulsive pre-game routine — bear hugs, fist bumps, slamming his head on the padding on the basket nearest the Celtics bench — that really does electrify the TD Banknorth Garden before the games start.

"That's probably the biggest thing, energy," said Celtics coach Doc Rivers. "Kevin brings intensity every night, every practice ... We've missed that a little bit."

Garnett won't immediately cure all that ails the Celtics.

The Stephon Marbury Experiment is still that, an experiment. Over his 10 games as a Celtic, he is averaging just 3.1 points on .304 shooting, .111 on 3-pointers and .500 from the line. His career averages are 19.5, .433, .325 and .785. To his credit, he has been the consummate teammate.

At some point over the next few weeks, though, he will probably look to score more in the confines of the Celtics offense.

And Mikki Moore, the 2009 version of last year's last-minute big-man addition, P.J. Brown, will lose time and settle in to about 10 minutes a game.

The best record in the East isn't a factor any more. The Cavaliers have a five-game advantage in the loss column, which of course, would give them homecourt advantage should the clubs meet in the playoffs. And the Cavs are nearly unbeatable at home (31-1).

But the Celtics, with Garnett returning, do have something to prove to themselves and the rest of the league.

They play in San Antonio tonight (with Garnett and Allen possibly back in the lineup) and next Wednesday and Friday they play at Orlando and Atlanta, respectively. In fact, winning the home court advantage race with Orlando — both teams have 18 losses — is a short term goal to shoot for.

The key, though, is playing with the energy that made them NBA champions last year.

That's where KG comes in.

E-mail Bill Burt at [e-mail].

With KG

W-L%Win percent%Points Allowed%FG defense

44-11%.800%92.0%.425

Without KG

W-L%Win percent%Points Allowed%FG defense

7-6%.538%99.4%.451

Note: Statistics don't include the Feb. 19 game in which he was injured. Boston led 37-34 when he left but lost to the Jazz 90-85.

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Celtics look to make strong stretch run
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Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins celebrates with the crowd during the Celtics' overtime win over the Miami Heat Wednesday night.

By Mike Fine
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Posted Mar 20, 2009 @ 01:56 AM
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BOSTON — Perhaps if they were just ordinary, if they weren’t the defending champions, if they didn’t possess 600 tons of character and confidence, the last 13 games of the season would be a serious problem for the Boston Celtics.

Instead, they relish the thought.

In fact, the Celtics are anything but down.

In the trainer’s room prior to Wednesday’s win over Miami, there was raucous, happy yapping, mostly led by Kevin Garnett, who has every reason to be in a sour mood.

They were yapping about Leon Powe’s post-up abilities, for one thing, and given that Powe is out for a couple of weeks with a bruised right knee, that has to be seen as a good sign.

Good signs abound for the champs. They may be down to second place in the Eastern Conference and resigned to it, but they’re far from out.

‘‘Right now, we just need to finish second and we’ll be all right,’’ said Kendrick Perkins. ‘‘Either way, I still feel good about us winning the championship. I don’t care if we play at home or away. I think guys are experienced. I think we’re ready.’’

Ready, confident, happy, decidedly upbeat, which might come as a shock given the problems of late, including a 7-7 record since the day Garnett went down, Feb. 19, at Utah with a strained right knee.

‘‘They’re up,’’ Paul Pierce said of his team’s spirits, and that was before he learned that Garnett and Ray Allen, who missed the Miami game with a hyperextended right elbow, would be on the team plane Thursday headed for San Antonio and tonight’s meeting with the Spurs.

‘‘That’s the one great thing about this team. We’ve never been down,’’ Pierce said. ‘‘We never look at one another, point the finger at one another, and we understand that we just have to keep working.

“We’re a team that doesn’t make excuses, that doesn’t cry over spilled milk. The situation is what it is and we have to go out there and put our hard hats on and our work boots on and continue to work, regardless of who’s out there.

‘‘Our confidence hasn’t left,’’ said Coach Doc Rivers. ‘‘We just don’t have a lot of bodies so I don’t think our confidence has been bothered at all, honestly.

“We’d like to win games, but we also understand that we’re going through a tough stretch with all the injuries. So we just don’t have all our pieces together right now.”

“ They’re kind of scattered, but we’re going to have a chance to put them back together and we know that.

‘‘We want to try to get through this stretch and hold on to that second spot (in the conference) if we can, but this is a very confident team. We know what we’re capable of. We believe what we think we can do. We really believe in it and so we understand the injury problem.

“Obviously, it’s nice to win, but if it didn’t happen, it wouldn’t have shaken our confidence at all.’’

Make no mistake about it, the Celtics know their situation, just as they know how they’ve sunk in Garnett’s absence.

Over the 14-game span (counting the Utah game, in which he played fewer than nine minutes), the Celtics’ defense has taken a dip. It’s gone from allowing 92 points per game to 98.7, from forcing 14.5 turnovers to 12, from allowing opponents 18.3 assists to 20.4 and from taking 77.2 shots per game to 79.2.

Having created 8.3 steals per game before, they were down to 5.2 after the loss of Garnett. Blocks dropped (4.8 to 4.1), rebounds (42.8 to 40.9), 3-point attempts (16.6 to 15.9) and field-goal attempts (77.4 to 75.4).

That’s why the Celtics are craving the return of their injured players, particularly Garnett, around whom this team revolves. But can they compose themselves in the final 13 games, beginning tonight in San Antonio?

‘‘I believe so,’’ Perkins said. ‘‘I just believe we have to stay together, stay positive and we’ll be all right. We just need to get right before the playoffs

and just get back together.’’

Pierce says it’s simply a matter of health.

‘‘At the end of the season, you want to get guys in and get in a set rotation before the playoffs start, and usually you do it around this time of the season. Maybe it’s going to take the last four or five games of the season before we can do that. So we’ve just got to battle until we can get that done.

‘‘We just have to hope that these guys get healthy and come back fresh, regardless of how many games it takes, if it takes any games for them to get back into the flow of things, which I think it won’t. I think we’ll click right away, especially when we get Kevin back out there, our starting five out there, because they know how to play the game.’’

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Herald
www.bostonherald.com/sports/basketball/celtics/view.bg?articleid=1159875&format=text
Rajon Rondo, Tony Parker missing link

Globe
www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2009/03/20/rivers_hit_with_25k_fine?mode=PF
Rivers hit with $25k fine

www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2009/03/20/ainge_garnett_close_to_returning?mode=PF
Ainge: Garnett close to returning

www.boston.com/sports/basketball/articles/2009/03/20/james_triple_double_lifts_cavs_past_blazers/
James' triple double lifts Cavs past Blazers

www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/
Various posts on the Globe Celtics blog

MetroWest Daily
www.metrowestdailynews.com/sports/pros_and_colleges/x211834333/Celtics-limp-into-San-Antonio
Celtics limp into San Antonio

CelticsBlog
www.celticsblog.com/2009/3/20/804616/bill-walker-s-21
Bill Walker's -21

www.celticsblog.com/2009/3/19/803378/eddie-money-steps-up
Eddie Money steps up

LOY's Place
celticsgreen.blogspot.com/2009/03/home-court-thoughts.html
Home court thoughts

celticsgreen.blogspot.com/2009/03/atlantic-division-champs.html
Atlantic Division champs

Celtics 17
mvn.com/celtics17/2009/03/the-2008-09-boston-celtics-a-team-that-deserves-recognition.html
The 2008-09 Celtics: A team that deserves recognition

Red's Army
redsarmy.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/he-looks-fresh-and-healthy/
He looks fresh and healthy

redsarmy.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/moore-work-to-do/
Moore work to do

Eagle Tribune
www.eagletribune.com/pusports/local_story_079021756.html
Welcome back, KG

My SA
www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/Ginobili_practices_but_wont_play_against_Celtics.html
Manu practices but won't play vs Celtics

Cleveland.com
www.cleveland.com/cavs/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports/1237537841155520.xml&coll=2
Cavs have locked up top seed in the Eastern Conference say Boston and Orlando

Enterprise
www.enterprisenews.com/sports/x211834439/Celtics-look-to-make-strong-stretch-run
Celtics look to make strong stretch run

NESN
www.nesn.com/content/celtics/story/Cs-waiving-goodbye-to-home-court-advantage/JgsxNyWSpUW-b1T6SPuSkw.cspx
C's waiving goodbye to home court advantage

community.nesn.com/blogs/boston_celtics/archive/2009/03/19/3737479.aspx
A good news - bad news affair

Bleacher Report
bleacherreport.com/articles/141620-celtics-basketball-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
Celtics basketball: The good, the bad, and the ugly

bleacherreport.com/articles/141718-boston-sports-scene-battered-beaten-and-bruised
Boston sports scene: Battered, beaten and bruised

bleacherreport.com/articles/141517-marburys-unselfish-play-is-a-good-sign-of-things-to-come
Marbury's unselfish play is a good sign of things to come

ProJo
www.projo.com/celtics/content/boston_celtics_0319.4eb85fcf.html
Celtics hope 13 games is enough time to get healthy and back on track for playoffs

Sun Times
www.suntimes.com/sports/hayes/1483623,hayes-bulls-031809.article
Bulls 7 game home win streak raising eyebrows

ESPN
sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=adande_ja&page=outliers-090318
Theory in practice

Celtics Hub
celticshub.com/2009/03/19/how-should-doc-manage-the-stretch-run/
How should Doc manage the stretch run?

celticshub.com/2009/03/19/collateral-damage-pierces-minutes/
Collateral damage: Pierce's minutes

Inside the Heat
www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/Heat/entries/2009/03/19/oneal_big_baby.html
O'Neal: Big Baby is a big baby

Ohio.com
www.ohio.com/sports/cavs/41541317.html
Magic, Celtics fatalistic about top seed

Green Street
greenstreet.weei.com/sports/boston/basketball/celtics/too-many-whistles-while-he-works/
Too many whistles while he works

Hornets 24/7
www.hornets247.com/blog/2009/03/19/the-greatest-penetrators-in-the-nba
The greatest penetrators in the NBA

Celtics Circuit Blog
www.celticscircuit.com/2009/03/pace-must-be-pushed-against-spurs.html
The pace must be pushed against the Spurs

Hoopsvibe
community.nesn.com/blogs/boston_celtics/archive/2009/03/19/3737479.aspx
Eastern Conference playoff prospects Seeds 1-4