SHOWTIME

Is that leon Powe, smokin a stogie, tackling Lebron?

How will we win without floor-creature Sam Cassell prone-ing about and biting Lebron's ankles? Wiiiiiiiiiith DEFENSE!!!!

Tonight at 8 o'clock the basketball world will watch the Boston Celtics (1st - Atlantic) and the Cleveland Lebrons (1st - Central) battle it out in the still neck-and-neck race for home-court advantage in the play-offs. The 'brons have the advantage at 48 and 12, but with a two game swing, the celts will get the edge. Not only is this a clash of the titans, but like Fox tries to say (and, reader, the phrase "like fox tries to say" should trigger an "incoming load of steaming BS" alarm when read) about the baseball all-star game, "this one counts."

The question everyone reading this post wants to know is Can the injury-stricken Celtics beat a healthy cleveland team? Well, let me get this point out of the way: which outcome will generate more revenue for the NBA? I'd like to think the celts winning makes the home-court advantage race closer and maybe more people will care. Therefore, my gut tells me the troll will be handing out his mind-controll pills to the refs and we'll get them on our side.

As far as circumstances that we can check up on, the Lebrons also nabbed the big man joe smith who shamelessly wears the number 32. You're not worthy! You're not worthy! And we still do not have KG. We are also missing the T.A. and the Scalabrine. sad face.

Not to fear, Celtics fans, this is a game that we can win. This team can beat any team, but only if they play to their strengths. I'm sure Thib has been putting in more hours than the new-jacks at India sweatshops and slavelabor incorporated, teaching his wisdom to the new guys and everyone who is going to pick up the slack for KG, as well as dreaming up new defensive schemes. We need to contest J's without fouling (especially Mo Williams who spends all of his leisure-time shooting free throws) and block out for rebounds on defense. The cavs do not turn the ball over often, and we sure as hell do, so boards become even more important. The celts will probably double Lebron off the dribble and in the post. This is the probably the best way to prevent him from easy shots while not leaving guys open all over the floor. He can still make you pay if you aren't mindful of close proximity passes from him in the paint.

On offense, well, rondo can unleash the fast break, and i hope he does often. Pierce and Ray Allen are Pierce and Ray Allen. Basically, I feel like this game calls for more attention to D than O. Granted, we need more than those three guys on offense to win this game, but to have a good chance, we need everybody to be alert and energetic on defense. Not too much energy though, we don't want, say, something like big baby soaring through the air, generating the momentum of a wrecking ball and the grace of a garbage truck as he crashes straight into 3 free throws for the other team at the end of a very close game.

So, this one is gonna be a big one, and the Celts will win if they keep to their game plan and have a better-than-average defensive night, which, if any team can do it, this one can.Source URL: http://ledger-heath.blogspot.com/2009/03/showtime.html
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