Jeff Green News

Paul Pierce had fouled out in the closing minutes of a tight Game 7, and someone needed to carry the Celtics in their captain's absence.

No matter the winner Saturday night in the Game 7 between the wounded Boston Celtics and the upstart Philadelphia 76ers, the conference finals starting Monday won't generate the same buzz as this stage of the playoffs did last spring, when the core of this Heat roster was in its first post-season, and ran into a deep Chicago squad that featured the ... (more)

There is no reason for the Celtics to be embarrassed about their current state. Plenty of championship-caliber teams - if that's what they are - struggle with lower seeds during playoff runs.

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

The amount of injuries suffered by the Boston Celtics this season has been incredible.

Depending on what the Washington Wizards do with Andray Blatche and Rashard Lewis , they could have around $12 million of salary-cap space to spend this summer.

When he came off the floor, with 2:01 to go in the fourth quarter, Celtics forward Brandon Bass was greeted with enthusiastic pats on the back from teammates, an appreciative smack to the head from Kevin Garnett and a standing ovation from the sold-out crowd at TD Garden.

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 .

Two famous faces livened up local commencement ceremonies this weekend. International businessman Carlos Slim received an honorary degree from George Washington University, drawing a 1000+ crowd to the National Mall to protest Slim's business practices in Mexico.

Herald One last Big Three hurrah? Celtics look to avoid a letdown Ray Allen fine with current place Brandon Bass takes a shot at regaining range Rookie Lavoy Allen set to stop Kevin Garnett A Dwyane Wade this bad is hard to recognize Ex-NBA star Marvin Barnes pleads not guilty to solicitation Celtics' Kevin Garnett creating a headache for 76ers ... (more)

WASHINGTON -- If you go back and glance at former Hoya Jeff Green's college career, it's not outlandish to say the Georgetown forward is the school's best player since Allen Iverson left the program in 1996.

Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green will return to Georgetown University this weekend to collect his diploma at graduation ceremonies after earning a degree in English with a minor in theology.

There's been a lot of talk about the offense since the Celtics dropped Game 2. Some credit is due to the Sixers; they were the third best defensive team in the regular season in terms of points per game and are putting up even better numbers in the playoffs .

Melissa Conrad Stppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology.

Alot has transpired since those dreary days before the All Star break. The Celtics , through great play and good fortune, can see the ECF in their future... a thought that was at very least preposterous just a short time ago.

Anyone concerned with Ray's ankles, Avery's shoulder, and Paul's knee can breath a sigh of relief.

MAY 06: Kevin Garnett #5 of the Boston Celtics reacts as he watches the big screen during a time out in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Atlanta Hawks during the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 6, 2012 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

All of those expected concerns about the Celtics heading intothis season, the concerns that lingered throughout the year to thepoint where team president Danny Ainge was seriously considering blowing things up and getting a jump on a remodeling, all of that still exists.

The injury to Derrick Rose may have seemed like the Miami Heat were given an automatic invite to the NBA Finals for most fans; however, the real winner was the Boston Celtics.

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