subject: Boston Celtics Tickets - Why Celtics Could Win Over Heat [print this page] Without doubt, the most interesting confrontation of the first round of the Playoffs is in the east because it opposes two teams who have had the joy of winning an NBA title last 5 years and then because this duel is on paper more balanced than the other three.
Boston has a small advantage over Miami because it is the home field advantage. Miami finished the season with a record of 47v-35d and Boston with a record of 50v-32d. Miami showed the good but also very bad during this season with very inconsistent results. For their part, Celtics have a very good start to the season before starting to fall apart at the end of last December and seriously reboots after the All-Star break.
We have the right to ask the question, why the Celtics could win?
Winner of the title during the 2007-2008 seasons and a semi finalist of the Eastern Conference and last year the Celtics were eager to avenge the insult that caused them by the Magic last year and the Heat is the first hurdle to come over to lead Boston to this possible revenge. The Celtics have almost the same group who had led them to be champion two seasons ago, this same group which fell last year against Orlando. The magic trio Allen, Pierce, Garnett, although older, may pose serious problems for the defense of the Heat. Pierce and Allen in the role of artillery behind the line of 7m23 and Garnett fixing the defense to the interior, often well supported by Perkins or Davis. In the role of distributor of caviar, we find Rondo, despite his young age, he is already took the team to overreach.
The Celtics bench is also well enriched with players like Wallace, Finley and even Robinson could at any time bring some danger to the Heats. Boston having home advantage, the atmosphere at the TD Banknorth Garden will be boiling. We also note that Boston has won three confrontations between the regular season in Miami.
