http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/NBA+playoffs IrishCentral NBA playoffs en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/the-sports-central/new-york-knicks-and-boston-celtics-swap-standards-for-second-playoff-series-in-three-seasons-203046731.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/the-sports-central/new-york-knicks-and-boston-celtics-swap-standards-for-second-playoff-series-in-three-seasons-203046731.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:02:59 PDT The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks have come through the 2013 NBA Regular Season in different ways The Celtics have endured injury after injury and problem after problem to secure the seventh overall seed in the Eastern Conference, while the Knicks have enjoyed their trip to the second seed behind only the Miami HeatThis is very much the inverse of what recent history has told us about these franchisesFor only the third time during his tenure, Doc Rivers' Celtics didn't finish first in their division READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/the-sports-central/boston-celtics-playoff-formula-mixes-flexible-roster-with-veteran-leadership-201930921.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/the-sports-central/boston-celtics-playoff-formula-mixes-flexible-roster-with-veteran-leadership-201930921.html Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:02:51 PDT With Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett ailing over the past few weeks, the Boston Celtics have endured a relatively rough patch Their playoff spot is set, but the inconsistency that comes with broken continuity has given the franchise a 4-8 record in their last 12 gamesThat is not the way the Celtics will want to enter the playoffsRegardless of who they will face in the first round READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/nba-playoffs-2012-the-boston-celtics-would-prefer-the-miami-heat-not-the-indiana-pacers-152087225.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/nba-playoffs-2012-the-boston-celtics-would-prefer-the-miami-heat-not-the-indiana-pacers-152087225.html Fri, 18 May 2012 01:45:22 PDT
While the Boston Celtics still have  a long way to go in their second round matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers, they currently lead 2-1 in the series, one can't help but wonder about the shockwaves that are emanating from Indiana right nowThe winners of the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers second round series will lie in wait for the Celtics if they can overcome the 76ers Right now, the Pacers are shocking the Heat as they lead 2-1 with home court advantage in their favorAfter Chris Bosh got injured, the Heat looked a little lost lats night in Indiana with Dwyane Wade having a historically bad night shooting the ball READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/boston-celtics---rocky-road-continues-in-the-nba-playoffs-2012-150296125.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/boston-celtics---rocky-road-continues-in-the-nba-playoffs-2012-150296125.html Sat, 05 May 2012 12:16:20 PDT
After Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo returned to lead the Boston Celtics to an overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks last night, the blows kept on coming for head coach Doc Rivers with Avery Bradley adding his name to the list of walking woundedBradley appeared to have a dislocated shoulder, the Celtics official word is that he has a sore shoulder, that wouldn't pop back in last night Ultimately Bradley didn't finish the game and left in the fourth quarter while his status for the remainder of the series is clouded in doubtThe Celtics were just getting their roster in shape with Allen having an impressive return from injury, scoring 13 points from the bench on six of 12 shooting despite not hitting a three and adding six rebounds with two steals READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/boston-celtics-v-atlanta-hawks-nba-playoffs-preview-149432525.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/boston-celtics-v-atlanta-hawks-nba-playoffs-preview-149432525.html Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:30:14 PDT
Ray Allen has been described as 50-50 for the opening game of the first round of the playoffs In the past, losing one of the "big three" would have been a major issue for Doc Rivers' side to overcome, but with Allen currently filling the sixth man role, the Celtics should be happy to have him rest until he is fully fitThis is the last stand of the big threeAfter this season, Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett may be back in Boston together, but there is no chance that they will be leading the team from the front READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/boston-celtics-enter-the-most-critical-stretch-of-the-nba-regular-season-145240405.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/boston-celtics-enter-the-most-critical-stretch-of-the-nba-regular-season-145240405.html Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:30:11 PDT
Are the Boston Celtics doing it again?Is a team which was completely lifeless prior to the all-star game getting set to win the division and make a run in the playoffs?The Celtics currently reside in the seventh seed of the western conference With the Philadelphia 76ers playing at 500, with an 8-8 record, since the all-star break, the Celtics are also closing the gap in the Atlantic divisionSince the all-star break, the Celtics have a record of 13-5 which is the third best in the league READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/put-the-ipad-down-and-go-see-a-ball-game-123802009.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/put-the-ipad-down-and-go-see-a-ball-game-123802009.html Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:30:14 PDT
Have you noticed lately, with some notable exceptions, attendances at sporting events appear to be down across the globe? This decline in attendance is not rooted in any one sport, or to any one country See any Yankee baseball games lately? Notice those swathes of empty seats, particularly behind home plate? How about Irish soccer at their brand new stadium? Attendances at the recent Carling Nations Cup were nothing short of embarrassing There were empty seats all over the court during the recent Miami NBA playoff run In Ireland, people complain constantly about having nothing to do, but Irish league soccer often plays out in front of five people, a cat and a dog READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/the-miami-heat-oust-the-boston-celtics-from-the-2011-nba-playoffs-121800369.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/the-miami-heat-oust-the-boston-celtics-from-the-2011-nba-playoffs-121800369.html Fri, 13 May 2011 01:25:08 PDT There was no doubting who was the better team after this series The Heat may rely heavily on just two players, and sometimes a third in Chris Bosh, but they had no trouble against the Celtics last nightThe Boston Celtics lost out in Miami by 97-87 which was the final nail in the coffin for their season The Heat will now advance to the Conference Finals after winning the series by 4-1 READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/the-miami-heat-oust-the-boston-celtics-from-the-2011-nba-playoffs-121697243.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/the-miami-heat-oust-the-boston-celtics-from-the-2011-nba-playoffs-121697243.html Thu, 12 May 2011 04:40:12 PDT There was no doubting who was the better team after this series The Heat may rely heavily on just two players, and sometimes a third in Chris Bosh, but they had no trouble against the Celtics last nightThe Boston Celtics lost out in Miami by 97-87 which was the final nail in the coffin for their season The Heat will now advance to the Conference Finals after winning the series by 4-1 READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/boston-celtics-to-face-the-miami-heat-in-the-second-round-of-the-nba-playoffs-2011-120852744.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/boston-celtics-to-face-the-miami-heat-in-the-second-round-of-the-nba-playoffs-2011-120852744.html Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:40:12 PDT The Miami Heat completed the 4-1 first round series win over the Philadelphia 76ers last night by 97-91This means that the second round series between the Celtics and Heat will begin this coming Sunday After beating the Heat in the opening game of the regular season the Celtics will be looking to make the final game of this series the last of their post season venturesThe Celtics won three of the previous four regular season match ups this season READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/rajon-rondo-and-ray-allen-rout-the-new-york-knicks-in-game-three-of-the-nba-playoffs-120523114.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/rajon-rondo-and-ray-allen-rout-the-new-york-knicks-in-game-three-of-the-nba-playoffs-120523114.html Fri, 22 Apr 2011 06:40:24 PDT Rajon Rondo had a triple double while Ray Allen knocked down eight of eleven three point field goals to silence the crowd in Madison Square GardenThe Knicks were without Chauncey Billups for the second straight game while Amare Stoudemire was blatantly struggling with an injury Add the fact that Carmelo Anthony barely looked interested and you can chalk this game down as an easy victory for the Boston based teamNo Celtic played poorly but Rondo, Allen and Paul Pierce were outstanding READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/sports-central-nba-playoff-bracket-top-half-of-the-east-119563359.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/sports-central-nba-playoff-bracket-top-half-of-the-east-119563359.html Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:25:12 PDT Now that the NBA Playoffs bracket has been set in the East, it's time for Sports Central to do another prediction bracketWe will be hoping to repeat the performance of the NFL Playoff predictions when our bracket had the Packers beating the Steelers in the Superbowl1 The Bulls over the Pacers READ MORE ]]>