After Rajon Rondo made the two biggest shots of his life against he 76ers, the Celtics now advance to play the heat tonight. Everybody outside of the Miami area is rooting for the Celtics, even Elton Brand gave his endorsement after game 7. However, almost nobody is giving them a chance. Admittedly, the chances to beat the Heat are not great, but I think the Celtics have a much better shot than any "expert" is giving them. At full strength, I think they might be the favorites, but its clearly an uphill battle. If the Celtics are going to win the series and go on to face one of the two great teams left, there are a few keys:
Rondo- Rondo produced the best 5 minutes of scoring of his career to keep this season alive. He has to absolutely dominate Chalmers, which will eventually force Wade or Lebron to cover him.
KG- KG has played like its 2008 for the past month. This has to continue with no Bosh to cover him. He has to be a factor scoring and rebounding in every game against the likes of Joel Anthony and Udonis Haslem.
Lebron- The best (and most hated) player in the world has rightfully earned a reputation of checking out of the fourth quarter of big ballgames. I think there will be 3-4 very close games, so how he responds is key to the series.
Ray Allen- I think if the Celtics are to win Ray will have to be very good in 3-4 games. Ray has looked absolutely awful and you never know what you are going to get from him offensively. He is the ultimate X factor in this series: if he can play Wade decently, make him cover him, and come up with some big shots, the Celtics will be in good shape.
Ultimately I'm going to pick the Celtics in 7 because this commercial says it better than I ever could.
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