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Celtics Blog | Jay King | March 24, 2010 | 
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Austin Ainge, Billy Thomas, Danny Ainge, Garrett Temple, Maine Red Claws, Maurice Ager, Othyus Jeffers, Utah Jazz
Last night was Elvis Night at the Portland Expo. Yesterday would have been Elvis’s 75th birthday, and he was scheduled to perform in Maine a few days after his death. So, the Red Claws last night hosted Elvis (or at least, an impersonator) at the halftime of their 95-91 victory over Springfield.
Featured | Jim | January 9, 2010 | Comments (31)
Alexis Ajinca, Austin Ainge, Dula Jalloh, Springfield Armor, Terrel Harris, Tony Bobbitt, Trey Gilder
The Maine crowd no doubt expected another blowout victory for the home team, a repeat of Saturday. Instead the Maine Red Claws fell 115-98 to the 2-11 Bakersfield Jam Sunday evening, giving the visitors their second win of the season. The loss dropped the Claws to 8-3 and put them two games behind the league-leading 10-1 Iowa Energy, whom they face Thursday. Bakersfield stepped it up and played well, clearly eager for a win. The Claws were fizzling on both ends of the court, with the defense falling flat and the offense searching desperately for a rhythm.
Celtics Blog | Jim | December 28, 2009 | Comments Off
Austin Ainge, Bakersfield Jam, Darnell Lazare, Lester Hudson, Steve Anderson, Trey Gilder, Will Blalock
Last night the Portland Expo crowd watched as their new team notched a gutsy win over the Tulsa 66ers. It was the sort of performance that Celtics fans will recognize, as it featured an anemic first half followed by an impressive second half. It was, by far, the most exciting game of the season, at home or on the road. With the way the Maine Red Claws played in the first half other fans might have fled. Instead, the dedicated Maine basketball fans stuck it out, and saw the Claws come back from a 17-point halftime deficit to win the game.
Celtics Blog | Jim | December 14, 2009 | Comments Off
Anthony Terrell, Austin Ainge, Bill Walker, Darnell Lazare, Jon Jennings, Mario West, Oklahoma City Thunder, Tulsa 66ers, Will Blalock
In front of a sold-out home crowd of 3,091, the Maine Red Claws opened the newly-renovated Portland Expo for their inaugural season. The crowd was boisterous, the team was clicking, and Portland got to see a big win for the new team as they rolled over the Springfield Armor 102-79. Head Coach Austin Ainge got his first win in his home arena – and again his father was there watching in person.
The Red Claws were in much better form than in the one preseason game barely two weeks ago. The new players acquired by the team in their flurry of moves seemed to be fit in relatively well, especially given that some hadn’t even played a game with the Claws yet. It was clear that the Claws had improved dramatically since the preseason while the Armor had gone in the opposite direction.
Celtics Blog | Jim | December 5, 2009 | Comments Off
Alexis Ajinca, Austin Ainge, Bill Walker, Danny Ainge, Mario West, Tony Bobbitt, Trey Gilder
