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Boston Celtics are good, but no powerhouse
Lack of size and a true finisher could hurt the Celtics' bid for an NBA championship
Sam Smith
t hardly suggests the Celtics are in any trouble because their trio of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce is formidable, the coaching staff continues to push them in the right direction and they have the look of 60-game winner. And perhaps if Tony Allen doesn't fall for Chauncey Billups' pump fake and foul him with a tenth of a second left, there's overtime, the Celtics win and it's all viewed as more Boston domination.
But a closer look at the ending sequences showed some flaws in the Celtics' makeup that have been obscured by the brilliant play of Garnett and a relatively soft schedule lacking road games in the Western Conference and multiple back-to-backs.
The Pistons are not a great rebounding team, and the Celtics had an overall rebounding edge. But in key sequences down the stretch the Pistons took advantage of their size advantage up front with Rasheed Wallace, Antonio McDyess and Tayshaun Prince and picked up second and third chances.
I agreed with Smith, I think the Celtics are a very good team, but not so good as the 95-96 Bulls. I remember this time, as I never really expected a loss when the Bulls playing. And never expected something other then the title. I don't see the Celtics so good.
