Marcus Smart makes his return to the Boston Celtics Sunday after missing the last 18 games with a knee subluxation.

BOSTON – With the knee subluxation injury in the past and a month of recovery and rehab behind him, Marcus Smart returns to the floor for the Celtics Sunday night against the New York Knicks. Smart missed the last 18 games with a subluxation of the proximal tibfib joint, with the Celtics going 10-8 in that span.

The engine of the Celtics’ defense will make a gradual return, coming off the bench in short stints with an unofficial minutes restriction.

We’ll probably throw him in and see how he looks,” coach Brad Stevens said pregame. “He hasn’t played a five-on-five game in aw while. He’ll be on limited minutes. So he’ll come off the bench and we’ll play [him] short stints. There’s really not a number attached to that, but he hasn’t played in awhile and this will be his first five-on-five action in quite a bit.”

Smart will have to learn to take things slow, something that is definitely not in his nature.

“I kind of have to [take it slow] now. My body can’t; I can’t, even though I’m used to playing at one speed. This is an important time for me to just kind of really gradually gain my confidence back on the floor and trust that my body is in.”

Smart has been working hard to return before the new year, but this will be his first five-on-five experience since the injury. It’s gonna take a lot of rust-shaking to get back to being a crucial rotation...[READ MORE]

Kevin Garnett got the most emotional DNP of his life. As he watched his Minnesota Timberwolves fall 113-99 to his former Boston Celtics, KG got the love from the fans that only an absolute legend could enjoy. Jared Weiss of CLNS Radio is joined by Gethin Coolbaugh to reflect on KG's evening and break down the Celtics' solid win on The Garden Report Post Game Show.

BOSTON – It didn’t matter if they knew he was declared out before the game. It didn’t matter that Sam Mitchell does not let him play the second game of back-to-backs.

The fans wanted to see their Celtics legend.

"We want KG!" echoed off the parquet floor, ricocheted off the banners and landed softly on the Minnesota Timberwolves’ bench. The process repeated over and over.

"I really wanted them to stop that because I didn’t know if Sam was going to actually put me in," Garnett said. "I was like, please, please. But it was cool. Like I said, the unconditional appreciation is overwhelming. So thank you guys for that. I appreciate that."

Sometimes the chant started because one fan in the back of the loge started screaming it. Sometimes because Kevin would flash on the jumbotron. But it was all a buildup to the one moment everyone in the building was waiting for.

Gino Time.

With 1:02 left in the game, a familiar groove started to leak out of the Garden speakers. Within seconds, the whole place was screaming. As Garnett walked onto to the court and started throwing his hand up to his muse Gino, the ghost of championships past was alive and well. The KG chants echoed throughout the Jungle one last time as the Bee Gees faded into the background.

Last time he was in Boston, KG told CLNS Radio that...READ MORE

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Kevin Garnett got the most emotional DNP of his life. As he watched his Minnesota Timberwolves fall 113-99 to his former Boston Celtics, KG got the love from the fans that only an absolute legend could enjoy. Jared Weiss of CLNS Radio is joined by Gethin Coolbaugh to reflect on KG's evening and break down the Celtics' solid win on The Garden Report Post Game Show.

BOSTON – It didn’t matter if they knew he was declared out before the game. It didn’t matter that Sam Mitchell does not let him play the second game of back-to-backs.

The fans wanted to see their Celtics legend.

"We want KG!" echoed off the parquet floor, ricocheted off the banners and landed softly on the Minnesota Timberwolves’ bench. The process repeated over and over.

"I really wanted them to stop that because I didn’t know if Sam was going to actually put me in," Garnett said. "I was like, please, please. But it was cool. Like I said, the unconditional appreciation is overwhelming. So thank you guys for that. I appreciate that."

Sometimes the chant started because one fan in the back of the loge started screaming it. Sometimes because Kevin would flash on the jumbotron. But it was all a buildup to the one moment everyone in the building was waiting for.

Gino Time.

With 1:02 left in the game, a familiar groove started to leak out of the Garden speakers. Within seconds, the whole place was screaming. As Garnett walked onto to the court and started throwing his hand up to his muse Gino, the ghost of championships past was alive and well. The KG chants echoed throughout the Jungle one last time as the Bee Gees faded into the background.

Last time he was in Boston, KG told CLNS Radio that...READ MORE

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The Garden Report's theme song is "I Like Bed" by Teddy Roxpin!

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The Garden Report is Hosted and Executive Produced by Jared Weiss for CLNS Radio & Produced by Kyle George for CLNS Radio.

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The Garden Report's theme song is "I Like Bed" by Teddy Roxpin!

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The Garden Report is Hosted and Executive Produced by Jared Weiss for CLNS Radio & Produced by Kyle George for CLNS Radio.

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Be sure to like The Garden Report on Facebook and like and comment on each episode to get in the conversation! Subscribe to the CLNS Radio Youtube channel to get all the videos without any effort!

The Garden Report's theme song is "I Like Bed" by Teddy Roxpin!

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The Garden Report is Hosted and Executive Produced by Jared Weiss for CLNS Radio & Produced by Kyle George for CLNS Radio.

LeBron James' full postgame press conference following the Boston Celtics' 77-89 defeat to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Filmed and produced by Kyle George for CLNS Radio.

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The King put the crown on and put on a show for everyone watching with a double pump reverse slam on the break.His Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 89-77.

BOSTON – Drive. Kick. Repeat.

The second half got pretty repetitive for the Celtics, as they watched Cleveland Cavalier ball handlers slip through the perimeter defense, get to the paint and rifle a pass to a wide open corner shooter. The Cavs hit four of them in the third quarter, as they won the third 29-15.

The run started after Kevin Love hit the first three of the third quarter at the 7:46 mark.  The Cavs proceeded to go on a 15-2 run over the next four minutes.

In the end, the Cavs shot 14 percent better than the Celtics. Boston attempted 9 more shots, but shot a pitiful 32.2 percent. Cleveland looked like the team Boston remembers from the first-round last year. Their perimeter defense was swarming. They stopped almost everything at the rim. Open shots for the Celtics were rare to see and rare to...READ FULL STORY

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The King put the crown on and put on a show for everyone watching with a double pump reverse slam on the break.His Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 89-77.

BOSTON – Drive. Kick. Repeat.

The second half got pretty repetitive for the Celtics, as they watched Cleveland Cavalier ball handlers slip through the perimeter defense, get to the paint and rifle a pass to a wide open corner shooter. The Cavs hit four of them in the third quarter, as they won the third 29-15.

The run started after Kevin Love hit the first three of the third quarter at the 7:46 mark.  The Cavs proceeded to go on a 15-2 run over the next four minutes.

In the end, the Cavs shot 14 percent better than the Celtics. Boston attempted 9 more shots, but shot a pitiful 32.2 percent. Cleveland looked like the team Boston remembers from the first-round last year. Their perimeter defense was swarming. They stopped almost everything at the rim. Open shots for the Celtics were rare to see and rare to...READ FULL STORY

Be sure to like The Garden Report on Facebook and like and comment on each episode to get in the conversation! Subscribe to the CLNS Radio Youtube channel to get all the videos without any effort!

The Garden Report's theme song is "I Like Bed" by Teddy Roxpin!

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The Garden Report is Hosted and Executive Produced by Jared Weiss for CLNS Radio & Produced by Kyle George for CLNS Radio.

LeBron James' full postgame press conference following the Boston Celtics' 77-89 defeat to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Filmed and produced by Kyle George for CLNS Radio.

Be sure to like The Garden Report on Facebook and like and comment on each episode to get in the conversation! Subscribe to the CLNS Radio Youtube channel to get all the videos without any effort!

The Garden Report's theme song is "I Like Bed" by Teddy Roxpin!

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The Garden Report is Hosted and Executive Produced by Jared Weiss for CLNS Radio & Produced by Kyle George for CLNS Radio.

Steph Curry and Draymond Green survived foul trouble and the Celtics' best effort to continue their record winning streak.

BOSTON – Somehow, the streak continues. The Warriors came to the Garden without Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes, facing an intense effort from the Celtics. But the longest streak to open a season in American sports history could not be stopped, despite the Celtics taking them down to the wire in two overtimes.

Although they barely got a breather over the last 20 minutes of play, Steph Curry and Draymond Green were incredible forces.  Curry finished with 38 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists while playing the stretch with four fouls. Green kept pace with MVP, putting up the league's first 5x5 (At least 5 points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) in three years.

Green had 24 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks. The only other players to get a 5x5 with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds were Hakeem Olajuwon and Derrick Coleman, per the Washington Post's Tim Bontemps.

The Celtics could not have defended Curry better.  Avery Bradley made his life hell for the first 3 quarters.  With foul trouble sending both players to the bench for different stretches, Evan Turner and Isaiah Thomas were called upon to...READ MORE

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