Look at the public pound Miami.. they figure it hurts Boston with Garnett out, and Miami looked good for most of the game and should be due to tie it up. Maybe some Portland upset at Suns in their heads.
NOT.
- KG out is not as big a deal vs. the Heat. Tony Allen was the Boston player who shut down Wade, along with Glen Davis defense. KG will be there as a player-coach tonight.. because Doc Rivers is in full approval of KG as an unnamed assistant coach. KG's offensive production, namely 15 points last game, can be offset by Ray "Jesus Shuttlesworth" Allen. In the last game, Ray took a nasty elbow to the nose from Dwayne Wade in the 1st quarter and never came back to the game. He had 8 points before he had to leave. In the 1st quarter.
- Rondo has had plenty of rest and is healthy again, not like last game where he still played well (on 2 days with no food).. will be much more of a factor tonight.
- With Big Baby Davis impressing Coach Rivers enough to start tonight over Rasheed Wallace in place of KG, expect Sheed and Boston bench to dominate the Heat bench, which isn't very capable to begin with.
- Huge motivation for Celtics. These teams HATE each other. Captain Pierce is going to be talking a lot of shit tonight. But I think getting the ball to Ray will be the key to a significant Boston victory, along with keeping Wade under control (again).
NOT.
- KG out is not as big a deal vs. the Heat. Tony Allen was the Boston player who shut down Wade, along with Glen Davis defense. KG will be there as a player-coach tonight.. because Doc Rivers is in full approval of KG as an unnamed assistant coach. KG's offensive production, namely 15 points last game, can be offset by Ray "Jesus Shuttlesworth" Allen. In the last game, Ray took a nasty elbow to the nose from Dwayne Wade in the 1st quarter and never came back to the game. He had 8 points before he had to leave. In the 1st quarter.
- Rondo has had plenty of rest and is healthy again, not like last game where he still played well (on 2 days with no food).. will be much more of a factor tonight.
- With Big Baby Davis impressing Coach Rivers enough to start tonight over Rasheed Wallace in place of KG, expect Sheed and Boston bench to dominate the Heat bench, which isn't very capable to begin with.
- Huge motivation for Celtics. These teams HATE each other. Captain Pierce is going to be talking a lot of shit tonight. But I think getting the ball to Ray will be the key to a significant Boston victory, along with keeping Wade under control (again).
