December 19th, 2008 DKCMan
Let’s take a look at our boy KG’s current numbers:
2008-2009 season:
- 25 games
- 33.1 minutes per game
- 51.9 % from the field
- 82.1 % from free throw line
- 9.5 rebounds per game
- 2.6 assists per game
- 2 turnovers per game
- 1.3 steals per game
- 1.4 blocks per game
- 16.5 per game
Career:
- 1023 games
- 37.5 minutes per game
- 49.5% from the field.
- 28.4% from 3pt.
- 78.1% from free throw.
- 11.2 rebounds per game.
- 4.4 assists per game.
- 2.5 turnovers per game.
- 1.4 steals per game.
- 1.7 blocks per game.
- 20.3 points per game.
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December 12th, 2008 DaKidClub.com
Uh oh. Our boy Kevin Garnett appears to be having some issues with that knee of his. Check out this latest pic.
Let’s hope there is nothing seriously wrong with it.
Celtics forward Kevin Garnett doesn’t seem to be moving as smoothly on the floor as normally while wearing a big sleeve on his right knee. Garnett typically wears a black brace that seems a little shorter on the right knee. Celtics PR guru Jeff Twiss, however, insists that its the same knee brace but just a different color. While Garnett definitely doesn’t seem his normal self, he already has a near triple double.
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December 10th, 2008 DaKidClub.com
Check out KG as he keeps his intensity level high even when ordering food. This guy is serious!
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December 5th, 2008 DKCMan
The way Rajon Rondo played, there was no way the Boston Celtics could lose to the Indiana Pacers again.Rondo notched his first career triple-double and Ray Allen scored 31 points, leading the Celtics over the Pacers, 114-96 on Wednesday night for their 10th straight victory.
“He was amazing,” Kevin Garnett said. “It was like there was three Rondos. I looked up and it came off the rim and he is grabbing a rebound, then I got back on defense and he beat me back. He was everywhere tonight.”
Rondo scored 16 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and handed out a career-high 17 assists. Garnett added 26 points and 14 rebounds for the Celtics, who matched their longest winning streak since their 2007-08 championship season, a 10-game run from Feb. 24-March 12.
“We had a great incentive,” Paul Pierce said. “They beat us last time and they beat the Lakers last night.”
Boston broke open the game in the third quarter with a 26-8 run over the first nine minutes, with Garnett and Allen combining for 14.
Danny Granger led the Pacers with 20 points, while Troy Murphy chipped in with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
“They really had too many weapons for us tonight,” Pacers coach Jim O’Brien said. “They’re awful difficult to beat. That’s why they’re the world champs.”
Rondo, who also added three steals, secured his triple-double with 10:32 remaining in the third quarter after he grabbed two
offensive rebounds and followed with a nifty pass to Garnett for an easy layup.”(Allen) Iverson, (Nate) Archibald and Isiah (Thomas) are all little guys who could score,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. “Rondo is more of a playmaking point guard with the rare combination of speed and quickness. It is a perfect fit for this team because we have so many great scorers.”
The Pacers chipped away at an 85-61 deficit with 2:44 remaining in the third quarter after Granger nailed a pair of 3-pointers and Murphy completed a three-point play to cap off a 21-5 run, cutting the lead to 90-82 with 8:54 remaining in the fourth.
Boston responded with a 10-0 run to put the game out of reach as Indiana failed to post consecutive victories over the NBA’s top two teams. The Pacers edged the Los Angeles Lakers 118-117 Tuesday. “What went wrong? Everything man, everything,” Pacers guard Marquis Daniels said. “We didn’t do a good job of doing anything right tonight.”
The Pacers beat the Celtics on Nov. 1, handing Boston one of its two losses while forcing the Celtics into a season-low 34.6 percent shooting and a season-high 24 turnovers. The Celtics’ only other loss since then came at home to Denver on Nov. 14.
Rondo did the majority of his damage in the first half with 10 points, eight rebounds and nine assists, leading Boston to a 57-51 halftime lead.
Trailing by seven, Boston closed the first quarter with a 7-0 run for a 28-27 lead. The Celtics beat Indiana for the sixth time in seven home games.
Boston hosts Portland on Friday. The Trail Blazers come in with a six-game winning streak.
Indiana, which has dropped eight of 11, travels to Cleveland on Friday before a rematch with the Celtics on Sunday, finishing what appears to be its toughest stretch of the season.
Notes: Tony Allen missed the game for Boston with a sprained ankle. … Indiana’s opponents have averaged 114 points over the last four games. … Mike Dunleavy has missed 17 games already this season, which is more than his previous six years combined. … Kendrick Perkins had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Boston.
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November 1st, 2008 DKCMan
Our man, DA Kid, Kevin Garnett has been busy this season. Let’s see some of his action:
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November 1st, 2008 DKCMan
Kevin Garnett(Da Kid) and the Boston Celtics have tipped off their 2008-2009 season. The Celtics hope to repeat as NBA Champions this year, and Garnett looks to continue dominating the rest of the league. Like always, get all your latest Kevin Garnett news here! We would like to hear from you the fans. Feel free to comment on any of our articles, or in the chat, about what you would like to see added to this site! Go KG!
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June 25th, 2008 DKCMan
A very good article from own of our very own writers. What do you guys think?
There was not one other guy on Tuesday night sighing a heavier sigh of relief than Kevin Garnett. For K.G. he has finally “cemented” his name in the all time greatest players. For so many years(13 to be exact), including 12 in Minnesota, and this being his first in Boston, all Kevin heard about was how good of a player he was, but how he had never won “the big gone”. Well, now, he has. So excuse him if he seemed a little overly excited during the post game press conference. As he said “what do you have to say now”? Garnett, who turned 32 in May, grew up in rural South Carolina dreaming of being a NBA Champion. His much maligned move to Chicago, during his senior year of high school seemed to bring him the attention he needed. Playing his high school ball in the inner city of Chicago, led Farragut to the state playoffs in Illinois his senior season, along Ronnie Fields, who may have been the better of the two athletically. Kevin was drafted fifth by the Minnesota Timberwolves in a great draft class of 1995.
For 12 of Kevin’s 13 season in Minnesota, he did not miss over 10 games a year. His injury in 1998-1999 caused him to only play in 47 of the team’s 82 games. Amazingly, especially for this day in age of whiner professional basketball players, Kevin went three straight years playing every single regular season game, and went the three years before that just missing ONE game the entire season. What a feat.
Now you ask, why is this guy a hall of famer? Let’s take a look at some of his numbers. For Kevin’s career, he is nearly shooting 50% from the field, which is pretty impressive for a 6’11 power forward. From the free throw line, Kevin has never had a single season free throw percentage of under 70.0%, and his career mark is at 78.1%. 9 of his 13 seasons, Kevin has averaged double doubles, with rebounds and points. His high rebound average topped out at 13.9 during the 2003-2004 season. Kevin also went nine straight years of averaging 20.0 points or more per game. His single season high topped out at 24.2, also in the 2003-2004 season. His career rebounding average is at an astonishing 11.2 per game, while his points per game sits at 20.4.
Some may argue that the 2007-2008 Boston Celtics would not have been a difficult team to lead to a NBA title, with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen as teammates. Yes, Pierce and Allen were awfully good, but we all know of a better threesome that has NOT win a title. Kevin’s stats may have been a little down this season, but not much. Let’s take a look at them. He did miss 11 games during this season, averaging only 32 minutes per game, 5.5 minutes down from his career average. This year, Kevin topped out at his shooting percentage for a season. KG shot a stellar 53.9% from the field this season. Kevin was simply on fire. His 80.1% from the charity stripe was 2.0% better than his career average. Kevin’s rebounding numbers were a bit down, only averaging 9.2, but still awfully impressive with his numbers being down, and the teammates he had around him! KG also averaged 18.8 points per game, which is impressive, but even that ranks as his third worse for a single season, in his career.
So why is this an argument?
Some may simply just say because Kevin has many “haters”. Others may just think his numbers simply weren’t good enough. Others argue that a true hall of famer should be able to carry his team to an NBA championship. Well Boston’s 66 regular season wins, plus their 16 postseason wins, including four over the Lakers, with a guy many people call one of the best players in all the game, in Kobe Bryant. No matter how you look at it, Kevin Garnett did what many people thought he never could do. Sure, the Celtics had an absolutely dominate team, compared to the rest of the league, but even the best teams don’t always win it all, and to win 16 games in May and June is a feat in and of itself. If Kevin didn’t do enough, in the sixth and final game- scoring a game high 26 points, and grabbing 14 rebounds, and dishing out 4 assists. From the field, Kevin was 10-18, and 6-7 from the free throw line. All of this after K.G. was bashed for his play in game five in which he only scored 13 points, but once again grabbed 14 boards. Just goes to show that no matter how well you do, some people, and some media members are blinded by their dislike, or hatred, that they will try to tear a man down as much as possible. That is what was happening with the kid, and he answered the call in the best way possible!
Draw your own conclusions on what all this material means. Simply stated, many people said Kevin Garnett needed to win a NBA title for him to get himself ingrained with the Michael Jordan’s, Dr. J’s, Larry Bird’s of the game, and he did that, and all in impressive style. Kevin Garnett is a true hero for many young American boys, and now he can call himself a NBA Champion!
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June 20th, 2008 DKCMan
Okay, so we all know about the final result of the season. Kevin Garnett finally did what many didn’t think he could do- win a title! But, let’s take a look at the numbers he put up this season!
2008 season:
- 71 games
- 32.4 minutes per game
- 53.9% from the field
- 80.1% from free throw
- 9.2 rebounds per game
- 3.4 assists per game
- 1.9 turnovers per game
- 1.4 steals per game
- 1.3 blocks per game
- 18.8 points per game
2008 playoffs:
- 26 games
- 37.9 minutes per game
- 49.5% from the field
- 25.0% from three point
- 81.0% from free throw
- 274 total rebounds
- 87 total assists
- 55 total turnovers
- 35 total steals
- 29 total blocks
- 530 total points
Kevin Garnett’s career stats:
- 998 games
- 37.5 minutes per game
- 49.4% from the field
- 28.4% from three point
- 78.1% from free throw
- 11.2 rebounds per game
- 4.4 assists per game
- 2.5 turnovers per game
- 1.4 steals per game
- 1.7 blocks per game
- 20.4 points per game
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