Celtics vs Pistons
Will the real Celtics please stand up? As you watch the game tonight, a few nuggets to take a look for:
1. Does Maxiell/McDyess win the battle? They have dominated this series, even though Maxiell seems to still be logging scrub minutes. They are killing the Perkins/PJ Brown "Expiring Contract" combo at both ends of the court.
2. Does the Boston Three Party show up? Not that the C's can't win if these three don't play great, but they have to play darn good. Ray Allen's good nowadays is solid defense and 12-16 pts and hitting timely free throws. Pierce looked like he was in a Hannibal Lector suit put on him from Tayshaun Prince. And KG, well he was KG.
3. Where's the bench? Eddie House can't pull a Lindsey Hunter on his best day, but he better start diving for loose balls Rodman style if they expect anything out of him. How big has Stuckey been for Detroit? Wow.
Lakers vs Spurs
It is officially over. No way the Spurs pull a RedSox and come back from 3-1. The Lakers are too big and too fast for a number of teams. The only chance the Lakers don't win the whole thing is if Mr. MVP returns to 2006 form and shoots them out of the game.
The Lakers have the best bench in the league, and more importantly a bench that knows their roles. Farmar, Walton, Vujacic, Turiaf, Ariza. That is tough to beat. Throw in Bynum next year, I would assume that Odom may become expendable.
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