Great timing there Dicko. Wish I could be there to see the Celtics playoff run too. They may be undermanned, but they sure have got a lot of guys playing with heart and self-belief. Davis probably the most of the lot. He has been phenomenal since KG went down and done everything within his ability to pick up the slack. In fact, he has been so good that I am afraid the Celtics won't be able to afford him next season! Hope he is happy with MLE money.
Although the series hasn't been full of nailbiters like Celtics/ Bulls, it has still been fascinating, simply because Orlando are undermanned at the guard positions and Boston are undermanned up front. Both teams have taken it in turns to exploit their matchup advantages, but neither has been able to sustain those advantages long enough to gain a decisive advantage in the series.
It was pretty (and frustrating) to watch the Magic move the ball quickly around the perimeter, and thereby change the angle of the entry pass to Howard, so that Perkins was constantly caught out of position deep in the paint. Nothing Perk can do when that happens. Fortunately adjustments were made and Howard didn't get to do this all game.
Likewise, the 2 man game run by Pierce and featuring Ray Allen in the 3rd quarter was amazing to watch. Those guys were just executing with absolute precision for most of the quarter to give the Celtics the lead going into the 4th. If Pierce could manage to stay out of foul trouble for once in this series, he could close it out for them with play like that.
On the other hand, if Lewis can do a better job of exploiting his matchup and scoring down the stretch, which he failed to do in game 4, the Magic could easily close it out in 6.
Do I know which one is going to happen? No idea, but its fun watching things unfold.
Good job of making the most of your trip by seeing a space shuttle launch while in Florida too! I'd be pretty keen to see that one day too. How close do they let you get to view the launch? Do you know if there are tours of Cape Canaveral? It'd be pretty good fun being able to take a look inside some of the old vehicles they used to put people in space or on the moon.
On Davis, I don't think the league should, or will, punish him. I doubt he had any idea that the kid was standing there, and he didn't even fall over as I recall. You stand that close to a basketball court, you take your chances as far as I am concerned.
