Celtics vs Heat Game 6 Preview

Nobody thought the Celtics could make it this far. Every "expert", every "fan" of the game and even our own BMack thought those South Beach Nancy Boys were going to beat our beloved Celtics. And while one of our own writers just had an epiphany that 3 surefire Hall of Famers and probably top 50 NBA players all time and the best PG in the league are very talented, the guys who really believed in themselves were the Celtics.

They have heard that they are too old, too injured, and couldn't keep up with those "superheroes" in Miami, but the Celtics have stepped up to the challenge and pushed around Miami in reality 4 out of the 5 games this series. The Celtics like to make things interesting during close out games, but this to me is a must win game. They need to knock out the wavering Heat at home, while their confidence is lowest and while our crowd will be breathing down their neck. The Heat have looked intimidated we cannot give them any confidence.

A lot of the same "experts" are saying that this game will be a blow out and basically the Heat will not show up. I don't buy that for a second. The Heat will definitely come out attacking and come out aggressive. But in typical Heat fashion they will regress into the 1 vs 1 game and not run designed plays and Boston is just too good of a defensive team to allow that to beat them.

Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen all had awful games shooting the last time out (other than Pierce's big dick 3), I expect them to be a lot more efficient offensively. Rondo shot 3-15 and missed a lot of makeable shots, and if anything has the billing for a Rondo game, tonight is it. Everyone will be watching, and after struggling shooting last game, he will have that chip on his shoulder and wouldn't surprise me if he flirts with a triple double (even though that's pretty synonymous with Rondo at this point). Pierce has yet to have that 35-40 point game and has struggled with his shooting percentage, that is going to happen tonight, especially after gaining all the confidence in the world after hitting the 3 over LeBron.

With the way the defense has clamped down, with the way the bench has played and with the nerves of Miami the Celtics come away with this and advance to the finals.

Celtics 103-97
Tommy Award: Rajon Rondo

UBUNTU!