Why Marc Stein is Wrong
sportsofboston.com 12/11/2007 — In case you haven’t checked, ESPN.com’s Marc Stein has released his NBA Power Rankings. Again, the team with the NBA’s best record is not ranked first (that’s the Spurs), and it’s not second either (that’s the Magic). The Celtics are ranked third with the comment: “I know, I know: Boston had nothing to do with spitting out such a cake early schedule ...

Boston's Defense: You Could Call it "Solid"
myespn.go.com 12/11/2007 — The season is young, and the statistical analyses of what has happened so far are still a little wacky. However, when it comes to defensive efficiency, no one is even remotely close to the Boston Celtics . The way most people judge defense, points ...

NBA News, Rumors and Information - Rankings
hoopsworld.com 12/11/2007 — For most of the decade the vaunted Western Conference has seemingly dominated its Eastern counterpart. While the West still has more overall depth, the Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons make up three of the league's five elite teams. ...

Daily Dime: Heat rising, Suns clouded over - NBA
sports.espn.go.com 12/11/2007 — PHOENIX -- The desert home of the running Phoenix Suns , on the 10th day of a six-game road trip, is the last setting you'd have imagined for the Miami Heat 's resurrection. It certainly wasn't supposed to happen here. Not how they did it, either. ...

All-Star campaign: Baron and Melo in '08!
yardbarker.com 12/11/2007 — Let's make it our mission to get Carmelo Anthony and Baron Davis voted in as starters for the 2008 NBA All-Star game in New Orleans. The competition is stiff, and we'd love your support for bloggers Baron and Melo. Each makes an effort to reach out ...

Wade, Heat burn Suns — Celtics & NBA - BostonHerald.com 12/11/2007
PHOENIX - Dwyane Wade scored 10 of his 31 points in the final four minutes and Miami ended its longest road trip of the season with a victory. The Heat, in their sixth...

Heat burns Suns; Hawks top Magic — NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 12/11/2007
Dwyane Wade scored 10 of his 31 points in the final four minutes and the Miami Heat ended its longest road trip of the season with a 117-113 win over the Suns.

Bad night's sleep hurts Celtics' Perkins (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 12/12/2007
Despite the Boston Celtics' 17-2 record, center Kendrick Perkins failed to get a good night's sleep. What he did get was a sore toe. Perkins said part of his bed fell on his right big toe Monday night and he might miss the Celtics' game Wednesday ...

Toe injury may keep Perkins out Wednesday — FOXSports.com News for NBA 12/12/2007
Despite the Boston Celtics' 17-2 record, center Kendrick Perkins failed to get a good night's sleep. What he did get was a sore toe. Perkins said part of his bed fell on his right big toe Monday night and he might miss the Celtics' game Wednesday ...

Celtic says he hurt toe when bed fell on it — Celtics & NBA - BostonHerald.com 12/11/2007
WALTHAM - Despite the Boston Celtics 17-2 record, center Kendrick Perkins didn't get a good night's sleep. He did get a sore toe. He said part of his bed fell...