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Cavs vs. Celtics Preview

May 5, 2008

The Celtics were finally able to get the Hawks off of their back and advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs. They start their series tomorrow night in Boston.

Cleveland has to be confident going into the series for several reasons. One reason is that they have LeBron James, Wally and Gibson are contributing, they can win on the road, and they have big guys like Big Z and Joe Smith that can shoot.

In the Hawks/Celtics series the Celtics tried to take the ball out of Joe Johnson’s hands, forcing others to shoot the ball. If they try that strategy on the Cavs guys like Wally, Gibson, and Big Z will kill them. If the Celtics want to knock off the Cavs they have to play better on the road, they have to play better defense, especially in the fourth quarter, and they have to execute on offense at the ends of games. If those 3 things happen the Celtics can get rid of the Cavs in 5 games. If not the Cavs can pull off the upset in 7 games.

Written by Dre · Filed Under Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA Playoffs 2008 | Leave a Comment