Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett was named the NBA 2008 Defensive Player of the Year Tuesday.
Garnett averaged 1.2 blocks, 1.4 steals and 7.3 defensive rebounds to go with 18.8 points and 9.2 total rebounds per game.
Garnett anchored the NBA’s best total defense as the Celtics held opponents to an NBA-low 41.9 field goal percentage after allowing them to make 46.8 percent of their shots last season. The Celtics allowed just 90.3 points per game, second-fewest in the league, after giving up 99.2 last year.
Boston improved from 24-58 last season to 66-16, the NBA’s best record, which had a lot to do to Garnett’s defensive presence after being traded to the Celtics over the summer.
Garnett received 90 of the 124 first-place votes and a total of 493 points. Denver Nuggets center Marcus Camby, last year’s winner, was second with 12 first and 178 points, just edging Shane Battier of Houston, who received 11 first-place votes and 175 points.
After dropping two straight games, the Boston Celtics have now won two straight games, over the Phoenix Suns, and the New Orleans Hornets. Next up for the Celtics, the Miami Heat. Oh boy, that should be interesting. The Celtics will come into the game with a NBA best record of 57-15, while the Heat will come in with a NBA worse 13-59. Will the Celtics run it up? Will the bench a few guys? What will the Vegas line be on this one? I say Boston -19. I’d take the Heat, because I dont think the Celtics will run it up, and K.G. will sit for a lot of the game. After Miami, the Celtics will travel to Chicago, host Indiana, and then go back on the road to Charlotte, and Milwaukee. The Celtics have already clinched the #1 seed, and home court advantage through the entire Eastern Conference playoffs, and are now playing to clinch over the West. Currently Boston leads New Orleans(49-22), San Antonio(51-23), LA Lakers(49-24), Phoenix(49-24), and Houston Rockets(49-24). Really only a win or two will clinch the home court, then the boys can rest a bit.
If the playoffs started now, in the East the eighth spot would fall to the Atlanta Hawks, who are 32-40. In 9th place New Jersey sits at 31-43, only 2 games back, while Indiana is also only 2 game back with a 30-43 record, and Chicago sits in 11th place with a 29-44 record, 3 games behind Atlanta. Atlanta trails 7th place Philadelphia by 4.5 games, so most likely it will be Atlanta, New Jersey, Indy, or Chicago to face the Celtics.
Our boy, Kevin Garnett is having another MVP type season. He comes in scoring 19 points a game, grabbing 9.5 rebounds a game, 3.5 assists per game and 1.3 blocks per game.
Celtics’ big man Kevin Garnett, along with Hornets guard Chris Paul were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the week, for the games played Monday March 17-Sunday March 23. This is the second time both of these players have won this award this year.
Kevin led Boston to a 3-1 week, and became the first team since 2001 to sweep the Texas Triangle, of Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Garnett scored 22 points, grabbed 11 boards, and had 3 steals in the 94-74 win over the Rockets to break their 22 game winning streak. During the week K.G averaged 20.5 points, 11 boards, and 2 steals.
Here is a recap of K.G’s week: March 17 @ San Antonio: Collected 21 points and eight rebounds in a 93-91 victory over the Spurs. March 18 @ Houston: Tallied 22 points, 11 rebounds and three steals in a 94-74 win over the Rockets. March 20 @ Dallas: Registered 20 points, 13 rebounds and three steals in a 94-90 win over the Mavericks.
Congrats to our boy K.G.! Keep it up the last few weeks of regular season baby!
We wish we could take credit for this, but we can’t. Another site got it before us. Check out Kevin Garnett, one of the league’s funniest guys taking time to make fun of his new teammate Sam I Am Cassell. Hope you enjoy!
Kevin Garnett says he would vote for Paul Pierce for NBA MVP this season.
I got Paul for MVP this year,” said Garnett, who won the award four years ago with Minnesota. “He does a lot of things, just little small things that people don’t see. There are only three people I like to watch on offense, and he’s one of them, man. He makes scoring look easy. He has an uncanny confidence about him that I love, cockiness and self-assurance.
“I told you, there is a reason why I came here. He’s one of the reasons”
Now come on K.G.- we love your teammate P.P. just as much as you do. But MVP? First of all, K.G., you ARE the MVP, and if it’s not you, you know Kobe, LeBron and T-Mac have alot to say about it. Just win the NBA title K.G., and no one will care who MVP was!
Kevin told the Boston Globe that he would be ready to go on Tuesday, when the Celtics return from the All Star Break. Kevin has not played since January 25th against Minnesota! Welcome Back Da Kid!
Guest_1038 : I love KG i've been a life long fan and i've followed him since i was a toddler and my dream is to meet him and I'm so relieved to finally see him get wat he has had coming to him and to him congrats
KGMan : Thanks Peco for the kind words!
Peco64 : Go Kevin, I knew you would get this someday. You are the kind of person rather than player that truly deserves it. Not only do you respect yourself but you show the same respect to each and everyone of your team mates. God has blessed you with a rare and special gift.....it is called "HEART". Thanks for sharing it with us all. And for all of the La. natives, which I am; thank you for the gifts you gave to the katrina families. I followed your career from the start and I saw something spe
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DKCMan : KG is the man!
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