Herald Home cooking again suits Celtics Rajon Rondos all grown up FL's Take: Rondo was incredible last night. I am glad Doc left him in for the whole 2nd half and didn't put Cassell back in. That was a good decision on Doc's part. I would rather see House replace Rondo in game 6. Cassell has really hurt the team more than helped them in the last 3 games. Glen Davis fills a Big role FL's Take: Big Baby did a good job but also made some mistakes. I think Leon Powe would have done just as well. I don't know why Doc has buried Leon after how well he has played.  read more »

Herald Paul Pierce, Celtics get last word on LeBron James, Cavaliers Paul Pierce, LeBron James stir memories of 88 FL's Take: I watched that '88 game 7 this morning and what a game. Truly a classic as was last night's game. P.J. Brown provides blast from past in 4th FL's Take: Who would have thought that PJ Brown would be the hero of the game. The difference between Pierce's performance and LeBron's was that when it mattered, Pierce's teammates showed up and LeBron's didn't.  read more »

Herald Paul Pierce gets pumped to share King James court Keys to the Celtics-Cavaliers series Round 2: How Celtics match up with Cavaliers Celtics make pressure point FL's Take: Defense will once again be the key to the Celtics winning this series. If they play the great team defense that got them here, they will win. James Posey has guard up FL's Take: Posey is a key. His defense off the bench on players like Varejao and LeBron will be huge. Let's not forget that the Cavs very much wanted Posey before he signed with the Celtics and made him an offer. I am very glad he came to Boston. Will Hawks coach return after leading Atlanta to playoffs?  read more »

Herald Celtics crush Hawks to advance An explosive situation FL's Take: I was proud of the way the Celtics handled themselves in this game. When Williams threw Rondo to the floor with that hard foul, Ray rushed over and instead of going at Williams as some players would have, he bent to see how Rondo was. And when ZaZa went after KG after his pick flattened him, KG stood with his arms across his chest and didn't take the bait. Watch out, big brother: Younger Eastern Conference teams growing up Silent Paul Pierce proves deadly to Hawks Doc Rivers finally passes postseason exam FL's Take: But he did it with a lot of help from Tom Thibodeau. It is the defense that makes this team so good.  read more »

Another Nomuskles live blog. Pregame Kobe receives his MVP award in front of the Staples Center crowd. The TNT crew says that watching a person receive an MVP award fires up the opposing team. Lets hope that doesnt hold true tonight. Nomuskles-girl is currently taking an Organic Chemistry/Biochemistry exam so were gonna do the deed with an infamous Live Blog. 1st Quarter Starting five for both teams is as expected. Kobe, Pau, Lamar, Radman and Fisher for the Lakers. Memo, AK47, Brewer, Boozer and D-Will for the Jazz. 11:52 Fisher gets it started well with a quick two. Nothing but net. 11:26 First defensive stand goes very well for the Lakers. They force a 24 second violation. And whoops. Lakers inbound to no one and it goes out of bounds. Utah reboots.  read more »

(Boulder-CO) The Denver Nuggets were sleep walking through 45 minutes of tonights game with the Memphis Grizzlies, but found a way to ignite late in the fourth quarter to win, 106-102, and end their road losing streak at seven games while avoiding a season-high tying three straight losses overall. The start of this game was full of news that players from both teams were not going to be able to play for a range of assorted reasons.  read more »

Herald Celtics silence LeBron James again, go up 2-0 Hot at home, Celtics need road revival FL's Take: I know I am not alone in wondering which Celtics team will show up in Cleveland? Will it be the dominant defensive team we have come to know and love or will it be the team who didn't play any defense against the Hawks in Atlanta?  read more »

Herald Celtics Perk up on defense FL's Take: Perk has been huge in the last two games especially. He is becoming one of the best defensive centers in the NBA. I have been predicting this day coming ever since we drafted him and I believe that Perk is just going to continue to improve. Celtics need return to team offense Rajon Rondo avoids the pressure point FL's Take: The offense runs so much more smoothly when Rondo is in the game. I know we got Sam for the playoff run and I know he is a veteran and all, but the ball movement just seems to stop when Sam is in.  read more »