It's Cleveland

Again the C will take a 3-1 lead but has to win the series in 6.

We can handle Cavs! its not gonna be easy but i like our team, GAME 6 CELTICS!
there, i said it! that’s my take on this series. Cavs bench is deep but if our bench will step up especially for the D’ hell break loose for LeQueen. he will play 45+ minutes every single game until he’s very big ego surrenders to the most resilient team in NBA, the Celtics!

Let’s Go!

Because I think if we have lapses against Cleveland like we’ve had these past two games against Miami, we’ll find ourselves getting blown out. Greg, your review did nothing to make me feel any less nervous. Wonder what’s wrong with LeBron’s right elbow though. Did you see him shoot his last free throw left handed? And he was sort of cradling his right arm against his body. I heard CSN say the game is Sat. night. So, the moment I’ve been looking forward to and yet dreading all at the same time is finally upon me. Living so close to Cleveland, I’ll hear all about everything all the time. I’m just hoping I can do some talking myself! Step it up boys!

Lebron will outplay Pierce, Jamison will outscore and outrebound Garnett, Shaq will control and beat Perkins in the paint. Our bench is deeper than yours. Where you have an advantage is with your starting guards. We have to limit Ray’s scoring, we need to be all over him to stop him from getting open shots. And limiting Rondo from controlling the game is priority number one.

If we can stop Ray and Rondo, we win in 5 or 6. If they play well then we got a tight 7 game series.

“We never give up.

It’s all about having the heart of a champion.

We never give up."

This commercial is driving me batty.

Did no one else see lebron get hurt tonight??? I think that might be of minor importance in this next series people.

I hope both teams play at full strength. I don’t want any asterisks next to our victories.

Celtics Blog Injury Expert….

Can we have a detailed injury report on lebron james shooting elbow…

will he need surgery? tommy john surgery? how long will he be out?

thanks in advance

Come on, there’s no such thing as an asterisk. Ask Barry, A-Rod, anyone. What about all the nonsense around the ‘07 Patriots? Injuries happen…again, ask the ’08 Celtics. If LeBron is hurt, he’s hurt. Pride is one thing, practicality is another. I’m not scared for us but why take the hardest route. Work smarter not harder.

If one of the celtics was hurt would the cavs want him to be better so they could say they won at full strength? Its all about getting to the championship one way or the other. Not wishing lebron is injured but I wouldn’t be upset about it.

…guess he has not been finding a lot of minutes since shaq came back, but he is definitely another pain on the boards and is athletic as well.
cant wait for saturday, love the mental games and trash talks in this rivalry. guess we definitely hold the advantage in that category :-)

Thing is. I don’t have a lot of optimism going into the cavs series. The fan in me wants to go into work in all my Green and start prematurely celebrating a new banner that hasn’t been earned. But the realist in me recognizes a number of realities. One, in the past whenever I’ve let my inner fan get the better of me and drive the body around for a day its been bad. More importantly I recognize that the Cavs team we face this year is much better equipped to deal with the C’s than it was last year or the year prior (gotta add that I’m missing Powe like crazy right now).

Against the Heat Ray has been above average good for him. The guy is a great shooter and I love watching him come off a screen. But we’re not going to keep seeing nights where he only misses one 3 in a half. The loss that I’ve seen some posters complain about I had no issues with. They gaurded Wade as well as anyone could have and he just hit some very low percentage shots that he wouldn’t be able to do over and over again. He came back down to earth tonight and still had a great game.

I’m hoping that Lebron continues to not realize what his skillset actually is. Because if Lebron continues to hamstring himself by making bad decisions we’ve got well more than a punchers chance. He is probably the best dribble drive player to ever play the game. He is flat out unstoppable if he chooses to be. And in games when they’re down instead of taking advantage of an automatic 2 with a good chance of getting an And 1, he’ll jack up a low percentage 3 for no reason at all. We get a big lead in any of these games and he starts doing that and life will be gravy in no uncertain terms.

Mo is a very gifted player and the Cavs are fortunate to have him. Thing is, he’s not a point guard. He’s serviceable, and he’s an excellent shooter, but he’s not a great ball handler, he’s just not. I’m saying that in comparing him to the elite point guards in the NBA, but in the playoffs that’s all that’s left. I think he is going to have a miserable time against Rondo if Mo is the primary ball handler. Miserable. In the east right now, Rondo is the best on ball defender of ball handlers coming up the floor. He gambles and sometimes it burns him. And sometimes he steals the ball from Kobe on two straight possessions. Miami had to switch to Wade being the primary ball handler in a lot of the early going and it still didn’t mitigate the problem all that much. I’m sure the Cavs will manage something but in that first game it’s going to be interesting.

I’m looking forward to this. I’m looking forward to watching Ray come off a dozen screens, catching the ball and going up in one motion like his feet were spring loaded, and arcing the prettiest jump shot in the NBA. I’m looking forward to Pierce putting on a clinic in the vicinity of the free throw line. Going to the left of his defender on one play and tucking a nifty layup around the help that came too late. And the next time taking that jab step to give him just enough space to take that jumper, a jumper that should be a dumb shot, but when you watch him do it you know it’s going in before it leaves his hands. I’m looking forward to that wide open shot that Rondo takes and wincing because I’m still nervous whenever he takes a jumper, and then losing my mind cheering when it rattles in. I’m looking forward to KG and Perk going to war with all the bigs in the paint, banging bodies, turning elbows muay thai style like a handful of gladiators taken out of their time and put in ours wearing lace up high tops and baggy shorts. I’m looking forward to the look on James face the first time he loses at home because his team was inferior, seeing it dawn on him that if he was willing to take less money he’d be able to play in Boston and back up Pierce until the Truth decides to retire and learn a few things about how a game is supposed to be won. I’m looking forward to the C’s dominating game 1 by so much that they eliminate the Cavs and the Magic in game 3 and go direct to Finals where they will square off with the Lakers because otherwise it wouldn’t be satisfying. And seeing KG dunk a ball so hard that the entire Staples Center tumbles to the ground like the walls of Jerricho setting off a chain reaction that sets the entire state of California drifting into the pacific and causes earthquakes in China and Volcanoes to erupt on Mars . . . . GO CELTICS!!!!!

Really the key for the C’s is limiting turnovers-which lead to fast break points. They’ve got to outhustle on the offensive boards. Rondo is key. If he can play a balanced game, every game, the Celts will be in a great position to win.

As much as I hate to say it, I fell like the Bulls got jobbed by the refs in Game 5. Phantom calls down the stretch really took the air out of them.