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Partially inspired by TrueHoop's excellent HoopIdea series, College Basketball Nation humbly presents Change the Game, a weekly discussion on the game we love and the ways it could be made better. And nothing is off the table. Last week, we took ...

PHILADELPHIA -- The Boston Celtics settled for an alarming amount of jumpers in Wednesday's Game 6 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, but maybe no one's shot chart illustrated it clearer than Kevin Garnett's. All 20 of Garnett's field-goal attempts ...

David Dow/NBAE/Getty ImagesJrue Holliday scored 20 points to lead the 76ers over the Celtics, forcing a Game 7.The Philadelphia 76ers staved off elimination with a 82-75 win over the Boston Celtics, sending the Eastern Conference Semifinals to a deci...

The C's abysmal O cost them in Philly, so it's back to Boston for Game 7.

Issac Baldizon/Getty ImagesSince the "Big 3" era began in 2007-08, the Celtics are 2-10 in road games with a chance to close out a series. The rest of the NBA is 28-28 in such games.The Boston Celtics visit the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night (ESP...

Greg M. Cooper/US PresswireRajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett landed on the All-Defensive second team.PHILADELPHIA -- Celtics guard Rajon Rondo and center Kevin Garnett each landed a spot on the NBA All-Defensive second team. The first team consistent ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Celtics coach Doc Rivers wouldn't take the bait when a Philadelphia TV station asked him to react to comments from Kevin Garnett that suggested 76ers had fair-weather fans. "I have no reaction to that. I'll let you guys stir that p...

NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James was the leading vote-getter for the league's all-defensive squad Wednesday, while Defensive Player of the Year Tyson Chandler didn't even crack the first team.

In the aftermath of Kevin Garnett calling Sixers fans "fair-weathered" after the Celtics' Game 5 victory on Monday night, a Philadelphia Inquirer writer took a shot at Boston fans. "You think we're the fair weather type, do you?" writes John Mitc...

After Monday's Game 5 win gave the Celtics a 3-2 lead over the 76ers in an Eastern Conference semifinal series, Boston players sounded off on the key to closing out the series on Wednesday night in Philadelphia: Kevin Garnett: "Patience. Disciplin...

Based on their career arcs and statistics, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett could be seen as equals. But that doesn't tell the full story. Austin Link of TeamRankings.com writes that there's only one way to settle this: a meeting in the NBA Finals.

Story | Conversation | May 23, 2012

Walking down the back hallway of the TD Garden toward the media scrum arranged around Doc Rivers before Monday night's Celtics-Sixers game feels a tiny bit like being in an unpretty NBA version of one those long Wes Anderson panning shots crammed ful...

Which players helped their offseason value during the playoffs?

Story | Conversation | May 22, 2012

Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty ImagesCeltics center Kevin Garnett helped ignite a third-quarter outburst with his play at both ends.BOSTON -- For a play that changed the entire complexion of the Boston Celtics' 101-85 victory over the Philadelphia 76...

Brian Babineau/NBAE/Getty ImagesCeltics center Kevin Garnett likes the home-court edge that TD Garden provides.BOSTON -- It started as a simple question about an offensive foul call that seemed to stir the TD Garden faithful during the third quarter ...

Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett saw a simple question about an offensive foul call that seemed to stir the TD Garden crowd as an opportunity to shower Boston fans with appreciation, then took a shot at Philadelphia fans for good measure.