Former Buckeye Jared Sullinger Introduced As A Celtic

Sullinger will wear No. 7 in Boston

Last Thursday, former Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger was drafted 21st overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2012 NBA draft.

Earlier this week Sullinger was introduced to the Boston Celtics fanbase and team alongside fellow draftees Fab Melo and Kris Joseph. While his stock fell dramatically due to certain rumors of having issues with his back, Sullinger landed in a place that I think just might fit his talents very well.

Capable of playing both power forward and center, I expect the Celtics to use Sullinger for both positions when necessary. In the meantime, Sullinger will have some of the best players to learn from on what it takes to play at that level. 

If anyone knows about playing through injuries to a dominant level, Kevin Garnett has to be one of those people. The fire still burns for this guy even as his age tries to put it out. KG can be a big asset for Sullinger, learning the ins and outs of the NBA-style of play.

Sullinger averaged 17.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game in two seasons at Ohio State.

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Former Buckeye Evan Turner Lifts 76ers Over Celtics In Playoffs

Back to doing what he does best

After letting another fourth-quarter lead slip away in Boston, Philadelphia took it right back and held on to it, fighting off every run the Celtics made down the stretch for an 82-81 victory Monday night to even the Eastern Conference second-round series at one game apiece.

"We knew to expect the same type of game," said Evan Turner, whose layup with 40.4 seconds to play put Philadelphia ahead to stay. "We did what we needed to do to win this game, just like we didn't the first time around."

Turner's layup gave the Sixers a 76-75 lead and Philadelphia clinched it by going 6 for 6 from the free throw line over the final 12 seconds.

Turner finished with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist. Congratulations to Turner, we wish him the best of luck in the rest of the NBA playoffs.

Video after the jump

Rising up.

You may have noticed recently that SB Nation started coming out with regional sites. So far, they have 6, notable ones with New York, DC, Chicago, Detroit. Of course, Ohio will have one starting June 17 called SB Nation: Cleveland. It will have all your basic Cleveland sports, Browns, Indians, Cavs, and the Buckeyes will be there as well. I have been offered to cover the Buckeyes. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT! This doesn't mean anything to you, the reader. I just wanted to let you know, so that you could head over there from time to time and check it all out. Plus, if were lucky, who knows, we might become the SB Nation blog. Either way, it will have little to no effect on this blog, so posts will remain the same.

Who's better? Seriously.

Finally, the Lakers steal another one from the Celtics, leading the series 2-1..damn. I really just can't stand the Lakers. They're like the Yankees, Red Sox, and Michigan (where do you think they got those colors?) all combined into one horrific team. They do win championships though, and that's more than Lebron has done yet.

Stephen Strasburg is a stud. There, I said it. I really thought he would come into his debut, and choke..maybe give up 5-6 runs, out in the 3rd or 4th inning. No, instead, he threw 14 strikeouts, pitched 7 innings, and only gave up 2 runs. I mean, he didn't even walk 1 batter. At all. The Reds lost again last night, moving their losing streak to 2. Seems like their back to their old ways. Hopefully they will get out of it. Chapman is said to be very close to moving up to the majors. Thank god.

Good start for Cavs.

The Cavaliers and Lebron James. What a beautiful combination. The Cavs last night played the first game in the semifinals of the Eastern Conference playoffs, competing against the hated Boston Celtics. This rivalry is intense, and elbows and punches are thrown quite often. In this game, it was pretty tame. Lebron had suffered a sprained elbow and fought through it to score 35 points in the 101-93 victory. Mo Williams had a pretty darn good night as well, adding his first career dunk as a Cavalier. That in itself is impressive, but it also got the team, crowd, and himself ignited. After that dunk, Cleveland went on a 21-9 run to end the third quarter, starting with Williams' slam. Before that, Boston led by 11 points and was looking to put Cleveland away early. Now Lebron will be heading out to receive his second MVP trophy, after winning last season. Lebron also delivered the final dagger to the Celtics with about 40 seconds left, leading by 4, Lebron nails a 3 from the outside sending the Q into pandemonium. If you want to know how important this game was, Historically, winning a series opener is a good omen for the Cavs, who are 10-0 when taking Game 1. That is amazing, and I really hope they can pull it out. I think we can win Monday, but I think we lose one at Boston, but take one as well. At that point we will lead 3-1 in the series. That should be enough to finish them off at home.

The Cincinnati Reds are sitting at 2nd in the NL Central Standings right behind the team they lost to yesterday, the St. Louis Cardinals. They are currently 4 games back, and they can win the series today against the Cards when Harang takes the mound at 2:15.