Boston Celtics v. Cleveland Cavs Series Predictions & Preview
Written May 5, 2008 by Jack Jones
The second round of the NBA Playoffs are officially set, after the Boston Celtics were able to avoid a huge upset in the first round against the Atlanta Hawks. The Celtics are set to do battle against the Cleveland Cavaliers who downed the Washington Wizards in the first round. Everyone expected the Celtics to role past the Hawks, as they came in with the best record in all of the NBA facing the team with the worst record in the playoffs. The Hawks put up a big fight and were able to win all three of their home games, but were awful when they had to play at Boston. The Cavaliers didn’t have an easy first round series either as they took 6 games to take out a good Wizards team. This should be a great series, as you get the trio of stars from Boston taking on LeBron James and the defending Eastern Conference Champs. Here is a look at how each and our NBA predictions on who we think will be moving on to the next round.
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Boston Celtics
The Celtics finished the regular season with an exceptional 66-16 record, and seemed to have Eastern Conference top seed secured early in the season. While the Celtics have the 3 big time players who can put in double figure numbers night in and night out, they really emphasize playing defense. Sometimes it can be hard to win with too many superstars, but the trio works great here because the whole team is full of unselfish players. Besides the trio of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce, this team has really enjoyed the play of point guard Rajon Rondo who has done an excellent job managing the team. The team also has some solid veterans on the bench in P.J. Brown and Sam Cassell, who give the team valuable minutes when the stars are taking a break. Even with the tough first round series, this is still a team that can win it all.
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cavaliers had a disappointing season finishing at 45-37. While many teams would be happy with this record, the team was really expecting a big year after the run they made last year through the playoffs. It’s no secret that this team is all about LeBron James who is averaging 29.8 ppg, 9.5 rbg, and 7.7 apg in the playoffs. The reason we think that this team didn’t do as well as thought is that James just doesn’t have that other player that can take the slack off James. For instance just look at the difference Paul Gasol has made with the Los Angeles Lakers. What makes this team scary is that LeBron James is so good that on many nights he can carry his team to a victory by himself. If James continues to play well this team can go as far as anyone in the playoffs.
Winner: Boston Celtics
While this became much tougher after the Hawks showed that this team can be beat, we still are going with the Celtics to beat the Cavaliers. We think that the Celtics will be able to slow James down and make the other players on the Cavs try and beat them. This should work well cause there isn’t anyone else on the Cavs who can carry them for a full series. We think the Cavs will win a couple games at home, but the series will likely be done in 6.
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