The Truth in Miami

The Miami Heat had a foul to give, and Paul Pierce still intimidated his defender enough to dribble within the arc and take a shot that was so clutch in this series it gave me the chance to shout, "Miami can't  handle The Truth!".

In reality, Miami would probably have lost if the game had gone to over-time. With Dwayne Wade on the Heat bench after landing awkwardly on Ray Allen's foot after taking an ill-advised 3, it was apparent that the Heat would eventually lose this game. That's despite the Heat's bench outscoring the C's bench 31 to 10. Of course, aside from Kendrick Perkins having a cold night, the other four Celtic's starters looked like they wanted to just get this Heat series over with.

 So now the C's are up 3-0 in the series, and they're actually one game away from not just sweeping the Heat in 4, but sweeping them in 7 if the regular season games are taken into account. That means that this aging team will have a few extra days off before the probable Cavalier's match up in the second round. The Cav's were foolish to let the Bulls win a game. After the grueling 7 game series the C's had against the Bulls last year, we're all too aware of how tenacious that Bulls team can be. They're young, but they don't quit, and I'm willing to bet they take the Cav's to at least game 6 now.

 So Garnett has already rested a game because of his suspension (that ended up being a blessing in disguise, as Garnett really played with his old intensity last night. The fall-away baseline jumper? Vintage Garnett, and its because his legs were fresh.) So, if Wade's injury is more serious than just a muscle cramp, and he is out for game 4, this series is over and done with. That will give the rest of the Celtics time to rest up, and come at the Cav's with the full fury of a Boston team that's sniffing another banner.

 Ok, maybe I'm getting a little ahead of myself after only the third game of the first series, but that's my gut feeling right now. Which, unfortunately for the Bruins, has been prophetic as of late. My brother is actually the big hockey fan in the family, and he wouldn't hear me when I told him the B's were going to lose their game against the Sabres last night after watching just the first few minutes of that game. The B's simply came out flat as they have all year, and on your opponents ice in an elimination game, that usually means your playing another game instead of advancing.

 Finally, I just want to give a shout out to our dear old friend, The "Devil" in "Devil Rays"...Mr. Julio Lugo. Two men on, 2 out in the ninth. Lugo has a typical Fenway at bat... Striking out. In fact, I'm convinced that the only reason he didn't just hit weakly into an inning/game ending double play is because there were already 2 outs. Ah Lugo, you finally found a way for the Fenway faitful to cheer for you!

 p.s. The Patriots did some draft stuff... we'll see how that pans out this season. Brandon Spikes looks like a gamer. Cunningham I'm not so sure about... McCourtney I think Bellichek took because his son goes to Rutgers and he's friends with the head coach there... I think the Pats really needed a better cover-corner...but the Hoodie is omniscient, and I'm sure he has a divine plan for his #1 pick.

 One last time, Miami wanted the truth? They can't Handle The Truth !!!