Greg Stiemsma News

The Boston Celtics haven't made it easy on themselves, needing six games to beat the Atlanta Hawks and seven games to beat the Philadelphia 76ers .

So I finally came across an article that mentions Andrew Nicholson's workout with the Boston Celtics and I came away with two things in mind.

Celtics coach Doc Rivers announced that Avery Bradley would undergo surgery yesterday to repair his dislocated left shoulder and be out for not only Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals tonight, but the remainder of the playoffs.

For Celtics captain Paul Pierce, tomorrow will be his Game 7 of Game 7s. Pierce will play the seventh Game 7 of his career when the Celtics host the Sixers at 8 tomorrow at the Garden in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

There might still be a lot of playoffs games left yet for these 2012 Boston Celtics , or there might only be one.

The Boston-Philadelphia second-round series is a battle between two bad offensive teams and two great defensive teams, and so the games have mostly been close and low-scoring. There has been one blowout, in the Celtics' favor, but these teams are so close and the chances of an offensive explosion so low that even a wheezing, limping version of one ... (more)

With Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo still under contract, the Boston Celtics will have to seek low-cost free agents that will help this team continue to contend for NBA championships this offseason.

The C's have gone into the locker room at halftime with the lead on four occasions against the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

If there is one player in the Celtics locker room who is truly grateful to be putting on the green-and-white uniform it is Greg Stiemsma.

The Celtics should enter Wednesday night's Game 6 showdown with the 76ers feeling somewhat embarrassed for allowing the series to last this long.

We're playing with house money. We really are. We got lucky with Rose and Noah's injury against Chicago and are now giving the Celtics a run.

Illinois Fighting Illini center Meyers Leonard declared for the 2012 NBA Draft after his sophomore season.

Brandon Bass is in many ways the quintessential working-class ballplayer, a one-time second-round pick who has earned every break, every contract, every single good thing to come his way during his seven-year, four-team run in the NBA.

Just when you think they're ready to roll over Doug Collins' young squad, they squander an 18-point second-half lead in Game 4. And just when it looks like they're in the fight of their lives a game later, they play arguably their best second half of the entire season in pulling away for a pivotal 101-85 Game 5 victory.

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 .

That got the crowd fired up. Pierce follows with a 3-pointer. End 1st quarter, Sixers 27-23: Philadelphia shoots 57 percent to Boston's 56 percent and leads after one.

This might sound like scapegoating, but this is just my personal observation. I really don't understand why Hollins gets playing time, especially more than Greg Stiemsma.

Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 4 Friday, May 18, 2012 8:00 PM ET Playoff Game #10, Road Game #5 TV: ESPN, TSN Radio: WEEI, 97.5 The Fanatic TD Garden Referees: Scott Foster, Bill Kennedy, Bill Spooner Game Thread l Chat The Celtics finally played like they wanted to win in game 3. Doc said that it started ... (more)

The Boston Celtics may be well on their way to representing the East in the 2012 NBA playoffs, yet the organization has to focus on what will be an especially significant offseason of free agency, trades and a crucial NBA draft.

The answer, when the question is framed to Garnett's newfound position, is nobody.