mrsister

I think the Celtics are playing the best basketball they've played since the beginning of the season. It's not too surprising, since everybody's healthy again. All of the big three are playing great. It looks like Allen is back into his groove, which is awesome to see. House looks like he has his shooting touch back, which will be invaluable when we go to our bench. Perkins has been most impressive lately. He's rebounding and blocking shots like he's supposed to and doing a good job of staying out of foul trouble.

Even though Seattle is a bad team, they still have a potent offense, but the Celtics still shut them down big time. Philly had been playing great lately, but the Celtics put them in their place. Yet Philly turned around and beat the Pistons. I honestly think if the Celtics stay healthy through the playoffs, they have a very good chance of winning it all. The Seattle game showed how hard it is to play the Celtics. Pierce was a monster in the first quarter, KG was a monster in the second quarter, and Allen was a monster in the third quarter. And the fourth quarter didn't matter. I'm not implying we're going to see any team like Seattle in the playoffs, so it obviously won't be that easy, but how will teams deal with the onslaught of the three very hungry superstars for four quarters night in and night out? And on any given night, one or more of the supporting cast could have an outstanding game. Rondo, Perk, Davis, Powe, Posey, House, Tony Allen - every one of them has come up big during the season. And once Cassell and Brown get into the swing of things, they could come up big, too.

I'm just thrilled with the potential of this team, but I'm still cautious after seeing what happened to the Patriots. However, while teams may be able to win games against the Celtics, winning 4 out of 7 will require near perfect basketball or a total collapse of the Celtics, especially if the Celtics have homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs.