[...] clock is ticking on this version of the Celtics. Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce are all on the downsides of brilliant careers and the front office has seemingly soured on its one ascending star, Rajon Rondo. Concerned with reported "maturity" issues, the C's shopped Rondo before training camp in the hopes of luring Chris Paul to town, a move that was stillborn when the All- [...]

[...] ell as aging veterans Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. Do the Celtics have one more run? Yeah, probably. It's going to be difficult to find future book odds of at least 20/1 on either the Bulls or the Thunder, a pair of young teams that are next in line on most NBA future book lists. Chicago, 16/1, cleared cap space to compete for the services of James, Bosh and even Wade but, [...]

[...] him. Boston also had the better balance with Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo each scoring 18 points and Ray Allen adding 12. The only other Laker in double digits was Pau Gasol. He had 12 points after averaging 20.5 PPG the first four games. L.A. only had 12 assists last game as too many Lakers players went unnoticed. Ron Artest is really struggling offensively and must at least slow down [...]

[...] l and Andrew Bynum. Gasol even trash talked about Kevin Garnett before the game (albeit unintentionally), but the former ‘Big Ticket’ is either too old or too injured to make him pay. Boston was able to win based on the record three-point shooting of Ray Allen and the all-around brilliance of point guard Rajon Rondo. Rondo had a triple-double and he’s able to cause havoc for [...]

[...] imes once the team acquired future Hall of Famers Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to go with Paul Pierce, and Boston was back in the NBA Finals in 2008 for the first time since Bird lost to Magic in 1987. There the Bodog favored Celtics beat Kobe’s Lakers in six games for the franchise’s NBA-high 17th title. But Kobe got L.A. back to the Finals last season and led them over the Orlando Ma [...]

[...] l that trend continue with a different team minus Kevin Garnett. Chicago is coming off a double overtime thriller but Ben Gordon has a strained hamstring and although expected to play tonight, this will hurt the Chicago Bulls. Bulls have given Celtics all they can handle but look for Boston to turn it up at home in game 5 and eventually pull away from Chicago. Bulls struggle on the road and [...]

[...] 2003-04 - Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 2002-03 - Tim Duncan, San Antonio 2001-02 - Tim Duncan, San Antonio 2000-01 - Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 1999-00 - Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers [...]

[...] ll West players with more than 2.4 million votes. Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan were voted in at forward, while Kobe Bryant and Tracy McGrady won the guard spots. McGrady held off Denver newcomer Allen Iverson, who would have finished ahead of Arenas to earn a starting spot if he were still in Philadelphia. Iverson started the last seven All-Star Games and was the MVP in 2001 and 2005. &quo [...]