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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)

Kevin Garnett won't be posting any comments from the 76ers owners on his mental bulletin board.

On a night when half of the team's vaunted Big Four struggled to get going, it was the undersize, quiet power forward who provided a series tipping point for the Boston Celtics.

Greg Stiemsma didn't even play in the Celtics' Game 4 loss in Philadelphia Friday night, but coach Doc Rivers told the rookie center to be ready for action early in last night's Game 5 at TD Garden.

Game 3 between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers wasn't the nail-biter we had all been hoping for.

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 .

A year ago, the Celtics bolstered their lineup with size and strength, adding Jermaine O'Neal and Shaquille O'Neal . This season, they decided to go sleek, adding slimmer, swifter, younger inside players such as Ryan Hollins , Greg Stiemsma , and Chris Wilcox .

While Ray Allen is likely headed for the Hall of Fame as one of the game's greatest long-range shooters, he still has time to express his gratitude for being around and being relevant.

You wonder if Tracy McGrady sits around with his Hawks teammates and reminisces, "Remember when I . . .?'' or "Did you know I used to .

After suggesting that the Detroit Pistons ' 2004 championship deserves an asterisk for "key injuries" to players on the Nets , Pacers and Lakers , John Hollinger doubled-down on his comments in a follow-up tweet: Since apparently I upset some Detroit fans: Kidd: 0 pts in game 7, microfracture after; Tinsley, O'Neal hurt in ECF; Malone in Finals.

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.

We're about midway through the first round of the NBA playoffs. In one week, the 16 teams will be whittled down to eight.

They have been resilient all season, battling everything from heart conditions to head cases.

Alex Ovechkin's power-play goal with 7:27 remaining snapped a tie and gave the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers to square the Eastern Conference semifinal series 1-1 on Monday night.

As the Boston Celtics await a suspension of point guard Rajon Rondo for bumping a referee in the Game 1 loss Sunday to the Atlanta Hawks, other notable postseason blowups come to mind: *1986 playoffs - Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Houston Rockets and Boston Celtics was marred by a fight between Houston center Ralph Sampson and Boston guard ... (more)

The NBA on Monday suspended Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo one game without pay for his chest bump of referee Marc Davis near the end of the opening playoff loss Sunday to the Atlanta Hawks.

The NBA's compressed schedule, with 66 games in four months followed by one day off before the playoffs, was tough on everyone.