Dick Lipe

NBC Sports Boston Celtic statistician and researcher. Longtime Bentley University SID who retired at the end of 2025 following nearly 50 years of service.

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@cgasper Chris, best of luck in your battle against prostate cancer. You'll do it!

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Bentley baseball headed to the Div. II College World Series for the 1st time!

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Stan DeMartinis III scoring the run that punched Bentley's ticket for Cary, N.C.!

[D2 Baseball @divIIbaseball]

FINAL: East Super Regional Game 3:
No.1 seed @BentleyBaseball 3, No.2 seed Molloy 2

THE @BentleyFalcons WIN IT ON A WALK-OFF AND WILL BE GOING TO THE DII WORLD SERIES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY!

#D2Baseball #RoadToCary

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In tonight's game, OKC's Alex Caruso became the first player in NBA playoff history to have at least 8 3-pointers, 2 blocks and 2 steals in a game.

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What a performance by Wemby!

PLAYERS WITH 40+ PTS, 20+ REB AND 3+ BLOCKS IN PLAYOFF GAME
Wilt Chamberlain - 4 times
Shaquille O'Neal - 3 times
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 2 times
Hakeem Olajuwon - 2 times
David Robinson - once
Victor Wembanyama - tonight

[Bentley Athletics @BentleyFalcons]

WE'RE HOSTING THE SUPER REGIONAL ❗❗❗

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"I got a text message from one of the captains last night that said 'we got this.'"

Mike Hill's squad was confident in its ability to beat Wilmington (Del.) twice on Sunday to advance to the NCAA DII Super Regional!

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FINAL: East Regional No.1 Game 5:
No.1 seed @BentleyBaseball 6, No.4 seed Wilm U 5

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY, THE @BentleyFalcons ARE GOING TO THE SUPER REGIONALS!

Bentley came back from a 5-0 deficit!
Nick Pappas - go-ahead RBI double in 7th
Keegan Antelman got the win in relief: 5 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K

Bentley will host the East Super Regionals beginning on Thursday (5/21). The Falcons will play Molloy in a best-of-3.

#D2Baseball

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@lallyr12 @Scalabrine The last time that the Celtics had only 5 players score was in a 66-64 playoff win against Detroit 5/10/02.

Kenny Anderson, Tony Battie, Paul Pierce, Rodney Rogers and Antoine Walker.

The franchise record is 4 players with points, 12/30/50 vs. Knicks.

[Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop]

Because of the Celtics' Game 7 loss, the Sultan of Stat doesn't have to sultan beyond the first round. Yet he's still a champion.

How is that possible? Math, my friends, advanced math.

@DickLipe delivers, as always, with the noteage you need to know. ⬇️

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Derrick White is just the 3rd player to have at least 5 3-pointers and 3 blocks in a Game 7

Kevin Durant, GSW at HOU, 5/28/18
Robert Covington, HOU vs. OKC, 9/2/20

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Derrick White's 19 points is his most in any game since Mar. 16 (21 vs. Phoenix). He also had a block and a drawn charge at the defensive end.

Bench points: BOS 18 (8/15 FG), PHI 2 (1/5 FG)

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Tonight's starting lineup for the Celtics has not played a single minute together all season.

White, Brown, Garza, Scheierman, Harper Jr.

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Pregame thoughts...

Boston has won the 1st Q in all 6 games, outscoring the 76ers 170-126.

C's are 23-5 this season when the centers combine for at least 23 points. It's happened only once in series.

Brown, who is playing in his 9th Game 7, has NBA-best 41 isolation pts

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@Aquabears The last time that the Celtic starters had 7 or less assists was April 23, 2021 at Brooklyn.

The last time Boston starters had 7 or less assists in the playoffs was April 26, 2016 at Atlanta.

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Tatum with another big 1st quarter: 9 pts, 9 reb, 2 asst.

He has 29 1st-quarter rebounds in the series, most of any player in the postseason, and 17 assists, 2nd most. He is also 1 of only 6 players with at least 40 1st quarter points.

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After Thursday's loss in Philadelphia, the Sultan of Stat scrambled to come up with noteage for a Game 7 few expected.

The Celtics needed to win a home game Tuesday to get a playoff rest. Now they need to win a home game to avoid being eliminated.

@DickLipe with the details. ⬇️

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Pregame thoughts...

Since mid-January, the Celtics are 12-1 after a loss. Brown: 27.1 PPG, .507 FG% in those games

In 10 career Game 6's, Tatum has averaged 25.9 PPG, best ever by a Celtic. He's had 30 or better in 4 of last 6

White: NBA's 4th best def. FG% in playoffs

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@FIQTO7 Boston is 9-1 in its last 10 playoff games following a loss, since losing the first 3 games of the 2023 Miami series

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Since 2022, Boston is just 4-11 in the game following a postseason win of 20+ points.

2022: -2, -11, -6, +13
2023: +12, -7
2024: -10, +14, +25, -24
2025: -3, -8, -38
2026: -14, -16

[Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop]

The Sultan of Stat was looking forward to a night off Thursday, fully expecting the Celtics to close out Philly in Game 5. But the C's took the 4th quarter off, so now the Sultan has to work a Game 6.

@DickLipe has the interesting details you'll be talking about all day. ⬇️