Doc big on style change

 
It's obvious Doc Rivers received a whole bunch of IQ points for his birthday last October. The decisions he's making this season are just so much more intelligent... [link]

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Just Play Ball

We hear it all the time. ‘The playoffs are different.’ And yes, that’s true. The playoffs ARE different. The specter ‘of lose or go home’ rattles the nerves of previously unflappable men. Add to that pressure the ...
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Doc's doubters little quieter now

What a difference a year — and the best single-season turnaround in NBA history — can make. Following last season's 24-win campaign, Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers hoped the team would consider extending his contract, which would have been ...
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Tale Of Two Teams

Tonight’s playoff games featuring the Pistons and Celtics as heavy favorites served as an interesting contrast. For all their bluster about knowing what playoff pressure is all about, the Pistons let an inferior opponent get back in a game they should have put away. On the other hand the Celtics weathered a brief run by the Hawks before putting the clamps down hard, never letting them get close.
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Assistants will be sought after

If the opportunity arises, Celtics coach Doc Rivers likely would make it possible for two of his assistants to interview for head coaching jobs during the playoffs.
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Garnett felt good and Hawks paid the price | Boston Celtics | projo.com | The Providence Journal

07:39 AM EDT on Monday, April 21, 2008 By Kevin McNamara Journal sports writer BOSTON – It’s been three long years for Kevin Garnett to feel the excitement of playoff basketball once again and the Celtics big man certainly enjoyed it. After ...
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The Boston Celtics' Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Lakers' Phil Jackson today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for regular season games played in April.
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