Posted on May 9, 2019, by Travis Pulver Heading into Wednesday night’s game against the Boston Celtics, the only thing that seemed capable of stopping the Milwaukee Bucks was themselves. If they gave the Celtics the opportunity to believe they could win, the Bucks would have a fight on their hands. So, the made sure […]
Posted on April 21, 2019, by Travis Pulver The Indiana Pacers knew they had their backs against the wall heading into Game Four of their best of seven series with the Boston Celtics. They knew that the task ahead was a monumental one. No team had ever overcome a 3-0 deficit. But someone has to […]
Posted on April 14, 2019, by Travis Pulver Neither the Boston Celtics nor Indiana Pacers entered the postseason playing their best basketball. Some of their games down the stretch were even a little ugly. But, to be fair, what some would call ugly, others would call ‘solid defense.’ While defense wins championships, a team still […]
Posted on March 25, 2019, by Travis Pulver After losing to the Houston Rockets Saturday night, the San Antonio Spurs found themselves in the No. 8 seed of the Western Conference and in need of a big win. They could not afford to lose if they were going to have any reasonable hope of moving […]
Posted on March 16, 2019, by Travis Pulver The Boston Celtics have been trying hard to find the right mix. They have been trying to find the groove that everyone expected such a talented, young team to be in when the season started. However, on Saturday against a dangerous Atlanta Hawks team, they looked like […]
Posted on March 15, 2019, by Travis Pulver If the Sacramento Kings are going to sneak into the playoffs, they need to steal a win every chance they get. However, with the Boston Celtics coming off a 25-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, maybe they could get lucky and catch the Celtics in a […]
Posted on November 24, 2018, by Travis Pulver The Boston Celtics entered the season as one of the teams many thought could win the Eastern Conference. With all of the talent on the roster healthy and LeBron James now playing in the Western Conference, it was not hard to see why. But the team has struggled […]
Posted on October 05, 2018, by Travis Pulver Kyrie Irving is one of the best young players in the NBA today. So, when he was noncommittal earlier in the offseason about returning to Boston, it made fans nervous. Yes, the roster is packed with talent and would still be formidable without him. But it is better […]
Posted on June 12, 2018, by Travis Pulver When a player reaches the final year of his contract, whether he’s in the NBA, NFL, or MLB, he typically wants a new one before his final season under contract starts. It gives him a little security and tells him he has a future beyond the upcoming season. […]
Posted on May 28, 2018, by Travis Pulver According to an old saying, the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. However, while that has been true for years and years, it is not exactly true anymore. Death and taxes are still a certainty but so is LeBron James when his back is against […]
Posted on May 26, 2018, by Travis Pulver The Boston Celtics are a very good team. That much was clear in the regular season and has remained evident in the postseason—as long as they are playing at home. After beating the Cleveland Cavalier in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Finals in Boston, they hoped they […]
Posted on May 24, 2018, by Travis Pulver If you have ever wondered if there is really anything to the concept of home court advantage all you have to do is look at the Boston Celtics. Whenever they’ve played at home during the postseason, everything has worked out for them. On the road—not so much. After […]
Posted on May 22, 2018, by Travis Pulver The Boston Celtics had a bad habit earlier in the regular season. For some reason, they got into a habit of starting slow; sometimes it would be just the first quarter, but it was often the entire first half. But then they’d play lights out in the second […]
Posted on May 20, 2018, by Travis Pulver No one really believed the Cleveland Cavaliers would fall behind 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals—but they did. Since the Boston Celtics franchise has never lost a playoff series after taking a 2-0 lead, the momentum would appear to be entirely on their side. But then they had […]
Posted on May 16, 2018, by Travis Pulver LeBron James said all the right things after his team’s loss to the Boston Celtics in Game One. He wasn’t worried about anything, and he knew how he needed to play in Game Two. His confidence as so overbearing, it was hard not to think that the Celtics […]
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