E'Twaun Moore News

It's hard to face up to the fact that this could be the last time we see Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo, and Paul Pierce together in a Celtics uniform.

With Avery Bradley undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery, the Boston Celtics are now rail thin at the shooting guard position.

Although Avery Bradley 's playoff run has abruptly come to an end, how far this young man has come in the past five months will not go unnoticed.

I had a text exchange Wednesday with the 6-foot-8 Purdue product who worked out just the other day for the San Antonio Spurs.

For a little while now, people have been talking about how this may possibly be the last run for this era of the Boston Celtics .

Looking back at May 16th "Per Diem" article by John Hollinger at ESPN Insider , which was written after the Celtics -Sixers series was tied after 2 games, I found a little bit of comfort.

Three games in, the Celtics and 76ers are beginning to separate. And that's not just a reference to the blowout.

Tyronn Lue, who led Nebraska to its last NCAA tournament bid in 1998, is learning as an assistant to Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers.

As the Big Three readies for what appears to be another long playoff run, continuing to perform at a high level despite their ages, team president Danny Ainge might have an interesting predicament this summer, when he apparently is supposed to break up the trio and move forward.

The speculations that Kevin Garnett and the Big Three will no longer be playing together after the 2012 NBA playoffs is simply a speculation - nothing more.

Doc Rivers and Danny Ainge will have three picks to play with in the 2012 NBA Draft.

The Boston Celtics suffered a frustrating loss on Sunday to the Atlanta Hawks , mostly due their lack of offense.

Very few observers seem to expect that shooting guard Ray Allen will return to the floor tonight, but Doc Rivers told reporters at today's shootaround in Atlanta that he is not ruling Allen out, calling him a gametime decision.

Ray Allen willA not play Sunday night for the Celtics in Game 1 against the Hawks as his right ankle has not responded to various treatments meant to alleviate problems caused by bone spurs in the joint.