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In an Insider piece, ESPN.com's John Hollinger offers his season prediction for the Boston Celtics, pegging the Green for a 48-34 finish (first in the Atlantic, third in the Eastern Conference). A sampling of his analysis: The good news, however, i...

In his Wednesday PER Diem column , ESPN.com's John Hollinger breaks down just how close the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers really is. A sample: The Philadelphia-Boston series may not be an aesth...

Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesJosh Smith and the Hawks need two more wins to rally past Boston.In today's PER Diem column , ESPN.com's John Hollinger examines the chances of a team rallying from a 3-1 series deficit in the opening round of the postseason ...

Brian Babineau/NBAE/GettyThe Celtics will be without Rajon Rondo for Game 2 vs. the Hawks.In today's PER Diem column, ESPN.com's John Hollinger examines how the Celtics and Bulls will fare without their starting point guards. From his take on Boston ...

Dale Zanine/US PresswireAtlanta's Josh Smith was in the middle of everything in Game 1, including this fateful play.ESPN.com's John Hollinger examines a monster night for Josh Smith: Yes, the big story is that the Boston Celtics may have handed the ...

ESPN.com's John Hollinger examines eight potential title contenders in today's PER Diem column . Here's his glance at the Boston Celtics: Of the challengers for a top-four spot, Boston has undoubtedly put together the strongest contender resume. It ...

ESPN.com's John Hollinger submitted his late-season picks for the NBA All-Defense team in his Wednesday PER Diem column . It's not particularly surprising to see Kevin Garnett on the list, but Avery Bradley earns Hollinger's nod as a fellow All-Defen...

In his PER Diem column for Wednesday, John Hollinger examines the chances that each of the East's other potential playoff squads have to prevent a Bulls-Heat finals. Here's a look at Hollinger's take on the Celtics: Why they might shock Miami or Ch...

If the last entry (John Hollinger's look at the Eastern Conference playoff race) gave you any concern about the Celtics' playoff chances, rest easy after all five of ESPN.com's experts voted today that Boston would make the postseason. A glimpse at t...

ESPN.com's John Hollinger offers thoughts on Boston's chances to win the Atlantic Division and shuffle up to the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference -- or miss the playoffs all together: If you look at the standings, you have to like the position ...

In Monday's PER Diem , ESPN.com's John Hollinger assesses the Eastern Conference playoff race and suggests that teams like Boston and Milwaukee have to gain some steam to make any noise in the postseason. Further down, we have defensive-minded veter...

Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty ImagesDoc Rivers and Dwight Howard.In his Valentine's Day Per Diem column , ESPN.com's John Hollinger ranks the best potential teammates for Dwight Howard and Boston's core lands high up on the list, occupying the "now ...

The Boston Celtics debut at (gasp!) No. 21 in John Hollinger's first regular-season, computerized power rankings. From Hollinger: Boston is 4-4, but three of the wins have been of the near-automatic variety against the Washington Wizards and New Jer...

Derick E. Hingle/US PresswireThe play of the Celtics defense is enough to make Kevin Garnett wince.Yes, Paul Pierce is out, but is that the only reason Boston is 0-3? ESPN.com's John Hollinger examines the Celtics' defensive struggles in his PER Diem...

ESPN.com's John Hollinger serves up predictions on every team in the Eastern Conference and pegs the Celtics to finish third behind Miami and Chicago: Boston Celtics (43-23) It's amusing that the same Celtics fans who wanted Jeff Green tarred an...

In this Insider feature, ESPN NBA Insider John Hollinger gives his player-by-player scouting reports and 2011-12 projections for the Boston Celtics. Here's a quick snapshot, with projections for Rajon Rondo and Jeff Green, two of the more interesting...