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Playoff Round
Boston Celtics Playoff Tickets – Celtics Prove Playoffs Are a Grind, Not a Sprint
In one of the most surprising NBA Finals appearances in recent history, the Boston Celtics are headed back to the league's top stage to take on the Los Angeles Lakers for another title. Nobody is surprised to see the Lakers there, of course, but the Celtics were left for dead by many before the playoffs began, me included. Though the outstanding play of rising star Rajon Rondo has certainly had a lot to do with the Celtics' postseason success, there seems to be something else going on in Beantown.
One thing that does seem to be very clear is that the Celtics have pulled together a defensive intensity that few teams in the league are capable of. After slipping by the Miami Heat with surprising ease in the first round of the playoffs, most figured that the Cavs would have just too much firepower for the aging Celtics. But the Cavs were once again exposed as a one-man show with marginal role players, mostly thanks to a stifling Celtics defense. After losing two of the first three games of the series with the Cavs, the Celtics clamped down defensively and allowed less than 87 points per game for the final three games – more than 15 points below the regular season average for the Cavs.
In the Orlando series we saw more of the same. After gliding through the first two rounds and winning all eight games they played, the Magic were suddenly overmatched by the defensive intensity of the Celts. The Magic scored 90 points just once in the first three games of the series and lost each one. Though the Magic put together two nice wins to get back in the series, the Celtics were simply too deep and well-rounded to allow the streaky Magic shooters to really get going, which led to the Celtics moving on for yet another rematch with the Lakers and selling plenty of <a href="http://www.stubhub.com/boston-celtics-playoff-tickets/">Boston Celtics Playoff tickets</a> in the process.
Rondo clearly can't be given enough credit, as he is now the unquestioned catalyst for the Celtics offense, but Boston also has gotten significant contributions from two players left for dead this season: Kevin Garnett and Rasheed Wallace. Garnett seems to still be gaining strength after the knee injury that held him out for a stretch of the regular season, and much of his offensive game has returned. More than that, though, Garnett is back to playing lockdown defense. His size and athleticism significantly bothered the shot of Rashard Lewis when they were matched up and Garnett has added more than eight boards per contest in the playoffs – a significant jump from his regular season totals.
While Garnett has always been a great defensive player when healthy, Wallace's defensive success is much more perplexing. Midway through the regular season, Wallace seemed to be one of the worst signings in recent years, but he has been a different player in the postseason, particularly in the Orlando series. Even with a significant disadvantage in terms of strength and athleticism, Wallace was the main reason the Celtics were able to lock up Dwight Howard for the first few games of the series, creating a series lead that proved to be insurmountable.
Wallace did also hit some timely shots in the series but his physical play down low with Howard completely threw Orlando's superstar off his game. At several points early in the series, Howard seemed to be at the point of complete exasperation due to Wallace.
Stressing defense and rebounding this postseason, the Celtics are playing better ball than they did when they won the title in 2008. Though their Big Three of Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett are not as dominant as they were then, the Celtics have pulled it together and are playing very controlled, possession by possession basketball that emphasizes their strengths and covers up their weaknesses.
While talented teams like Phoenix, Orlando and Cleveland rely on streaky shooters and explosive offenses, the Celtics resemble the title-winning teams of the San Antonio Spurs – teams that stressed half-court offense, timely fast-breaks and defensive discipline. The Lakers still will have plenty to say in the series but it might be difficult to bet against the Boston Celtics at this point. Just ask a Magic fan.
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