Bring On The Celtics

-The Boston Celtics were dragged along to the finish line, which came in a blowout win over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 7. A very strange series between those two teams. The Hawks had no idea how to play on the road but played like a team possessed at home. We talk about how Detroit could not get their energy up in their first round series, how about Boston thinking they could just go into Atlanta and win two. Instead they got a full dose of Joe Johnson, who emerged as one of the next superstars in a league full of them right now.
-The Celtics had not played a meaningful game in over a month, that is the so-called explanation for the struggles they had with the Hawks. But let us not forget that the Celtics “superstars” have not been experiencing the playoffs very much lately. Ray Allen made the first round with the Sonics three years ago, Paul Pierce has not been to the playoffs in a few years, and the same with KG. The fact is, none of the Big Three have much recent playoff experience. The intensity of the playoffs may have taken the Celtics by surprise, and the amount of fans in Atlanta’s seats may have also surprised them.
-Let us look ahead to my Cavaliers taking on the Boston Celtics. Joe Johnson went off at home against the Celtics. The Cavaliers have a player by the name of LeBron James who is maybe ten time better than Mr. Johnson. If the Celtics had trouble figuring out how to guard Joe, what is LeBron going to do to them? Do we remember last year when he went off for 48 against Detroit in game 5?
-If Boobie and Wally can continue to shoot the way they did in Game 6, it is going to space the floor. Game 6 vs. the Wizards was a perfect example of how the Cavs need to run their offense. No more of LeBron standing around at the top of key trying to go one on five. Moving the ball around, getting open shots or Boobie and Wally, that is the way the Cavaliers need to play. Also, Zydrunas must be more involved this series. He has had a quiet first round, and is crucial to get going early in this series.
-The Cavaliers are a mentally tougher team than the Celtics right now. The Celtics won zero games on the road, while the Cavs won two. Game 1 is a very winnable game for the Cavaliers.
-There is a lot of bad blood here between the Cavs are Paul Pierce. Expect another very physical series between these two. Keep roughing up Pierce as he goes to the basket, he definitely got rattled at times in Atlanta.
-This series could go seven games, and I am confident that the Cavaliers have a chance in this series. Game 6 was one of the best games they have played all year. Game 1 is huge for the Cavs to set the tone for the series. Cleveland is not the Hawks. Go Cavs.