Paul Pierce

Doc Gets Ring, Then Gets Paid

Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the Celtics and head coach Doc Rivers have agreed on an extension that will keep the coach with the team through the 2010-2011 season. Rivers, who made $5 million during his championship season, is set to make $5.5 million per year with incentives totaling up to $7 million annually.
It wasn’t [...]

Celtics Player Review: Kevin Garnett

Kevin Garnett is the most intense player I have seen on the Celtics in my lifetime.
KG (or the “The Big Ticket”) was one of the major pieces to this Championship winning team. Garnett was a powerhouse the whole season. From the moment the Celtics finalized the deal to bring him to Boston to the last [...]

Celtics Player Review: Paul Pierce

The Captain. The Man. The Truth.
Paul Pierce has embodied everything Celtics since his arrival as the No. 10 pick back in 1998. First, he paired with Antoine Walker to form the Dynamic Duo that actually made some noise in the playoffs. Then, he led a Celtics team as it’s only star and only capable scoring [...]

Celtics Player Review: Ray Allen

One of Boston’s heralded “Big 3,” Ray Allen was a key acquisition for the Celtics and a huge factor in the Celtics’ 17th NBA Championship. Allen was brought to the Celtics from the Sonics (with Glen Davis) in exchange for Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West, and No. 5 pick Jeff Green.
When the trade was announced, I remember [...]

Ray Allen Finally Gets Married

In this edition of the Four-Point Play, I’ll discuss Ray Allen’s overdue marriage, the Celtics signing of J.R. Giddens, the new Celtics Baby DVD, and the success of USA Basketball at the Olympics.
1. Ray Allen finally married longtime fiancee Shannon Walker Williams last weekend.

WOW, there’s really not much Celtics news to report.
But, it’s nice to [...]

Gasol, Spanish Basketball Team Pose for Offensive Photo

In this edition of the Four-Point Play, I’ll take a look at that offensive Spanish photo that has Chinese fans at the Olympics in an uproar. Also, who has the No. 1 selling jersey in China? Would Kobe Bryant actually consider playing in Italy? And…How’s team USA doing in Beijing?
1. Pau Gasol and the Spainsh [...]

NBA Schedule Release: Good Timing for the Celtics

In this edition of the Four-Point Play, I’ll take a peek at the new Celtics schedule and why it’s a good time to release it, Paul Pierce and his recent run-in with the law, the Kwame Brown signing in Detroit, and a preview the US Olympic Basketball team.
1. The NBA released its full schedule on [...]

Paul Pierce Cuffed, Released After Suspected DUI

Paul Pierce was handcuffed early Sunday morning in Las Vegas after being pulled over for erratic driving. Pierce apparently did not apply his turn signal as he switched lanes, prompting a Las Vegas police officer stop Pierce in his white BMW.
Pierce emerged from the car a little agitated and was handcuffed on suspicion of DUI. [...]

Celtics Four-Point Play 7-31

In this edition of the Four-Point Play, I’ll take a look at what Paul Pierce and Ray Allen are up to these days, I’ll make not of a worthy effort put forth by Brian Scalabrine, and I’ll reminisce on the one-year anniversary of Garnett’s trade to the Celtics.
1. Paul Pierce was recently in Spain for [...]

Celtics Player Review: Tony Allen

Tony Allen went through a year of recovery this past season after a devastating knee injury derailed his 2006-2007 campaign. Allen did come back to play through the entire 2007-2008 season but his numbers were down from how he played before his injury.
Before his injury, Allen was basically the team’s best player after Paul Pierce went [...]

Pierce Appears on Jimmy Kimmel

Paul Pierce appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday night, and was actually pretty funny.

Celtics Pass With Flying Colors in 2007-2008

KC did a piece earlier in the Celtics season in which he reviewed and issued grades for each individual player on the team. Now that the season is over I’ll take a look at all of the players on the team and give them a grade and a little bit of review on how I [...]

Sox Go Green But Lose to Cards

In the first game against the St. Louis Cardinals since the 2004 World Series, the Red Sox did not capitalize on opportunities in a 5-4 loss as they did to win the 2004 series. The Sox also received word that Curt Schilling’s season and career are potentially over after he will undergo surgery on Monday, [...]

Boston Throws Parade for NBA Champs

That really has a nice ring to it…The Boston Celtics: NBA Champions.
Since 2001, the city of Boston has thrown six parades (for three Patriots Super Bowl wins, two Red Sox World Series wins, and this Celtics NBA Finals win). This parade was a little different because the Celtics roster is smaller (15 or so) than [...]

Celtics Four-Point Play: Banner #17 Edition

I will devote the entire Four-Point Play to the NBA Finals against Lakers, which saw the Celtics win 4-2. I will analyze the play of MVP Paul Pierce, how the Celtics contained Kobe Bryant, why Phil Jackson kept starting Vladamir Radmanovic, and how the “numbers” played out in Game 6.
1. Paul Pierce was named MVP [...]