Entries Tagged as 'Boston Celtics'

NBA blog previews: Atlantic Division

September 18th, 2010 · No Comments

Here at ValleyoftheSuns we focus pretty much all of our time on your Phoenix Suns. But there’s a whole league out there to preview!
For help with that I’ve joined up with 75 bloggers (it only seems like half of them are Celtics bloggers) in the fifth annual NBA Blog Previews organized by Jeff Clark from [...]

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Tags: Boston Celtics · New Jersey Nets · New York Knicks · Philadelphia 76ers · Toronto Raptors

Suns rumors: Boston Celtics courting Leandro Barbosa

July 4th, 2010 · 40 Comments

It looks like the Phoenix Suns may have finally found a team willing to take reserve guard Leandro Barbosa and the $14.7 million that he’s owed over the next two seasons off their hands.
The Boston Herald recently reported that the Boston Celitcs are interested in Barbosa, as well as Rudy Fernandez, and could move Rasheed [...]

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Tags: Boston Celtics · Leandro Barbosa · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Rumors · Trades

How the Celtics have slowed down the Lakers

June 12th, 2010 · 4 Comments

The Phoenix Suns clearly struggled to contain The Black Mamba and the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, but through four games of the NBA Finals the Boston Celtics have proven that the defending champs are far from unbeatable.
Against the Suns, the Lakers exhausted Phoenix’s 2-3 zone after a few sub-par games and Alvin Gentry [...]

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Tags: Boston Celtics · Defense · Los Angeles Lakers · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Analysis · Playoffs

Suns 116, Celtics 98 — No stars, no letdown

December 30th, 2009 · 8 Comments

PHOENIX — A couple months down the line when we look back on the Dec. 30 game on Phoenix’s schedule, “Suns 116, Celtics 98” will look much better than it was in real life.
The game notes say the Suns joined last year’s world champion Lakers as the only teams to sweep a season series from [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · Boston Celtics · Channing Frye · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Recap

Garnett out tonight vs. Suns, Rondo to play

December 30th, 2009 · No Comments

PHOENIX — Kevin Garnett will miss tonight’s game with a sore right knee. He is not with the team, and Rasheed Wallace will start in his place.
However, Rajon Rondo will play despite a sore left hamstring.
But don’t expect the Suns to adjust their game plan just because two-thirds of the Big Three will be MIA.
“We [...]

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Tags: Boston Celtics · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns News

Preview: Celtics (23-7) at Suns (20-12)

December 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Suns 116, Celtics 98
PHOENIX — It’s amazing how different this Phoenix Suns team is when it plays with energy.
At their most energetic Monday against the Lakers, the Suns looked like world beaters. On the flip side, when they don’t have that pop their defense is less than ordinary, their rebounding is atrocious and their ferocious [...]

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Tags: Boston Celtics · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Preview · Robin Lopez