Last night was a depressing sports night. The Yanks came into town and demolished the Sox, the Bruins lost in OT to the Flyers with a chance to sweep the series and get some much-needed rest, and the Celtics were routed by Cavs at home with a chance to go up 2-1 and put all the pressure on Cleveland. Instead the pressure shifts back to the boys in green.
The Celtics debacle was particularly depressing. The defense was atrocious. Yes, LeBron James was unbelievable, even when the defense was good. He had one of those nights where it probably didn't matter.
But look at the other Cleveland players from last night: Atwan went wild (20-12), Shaq was effective, and basically each player got the shots he wanted. Look at the Cleveland shot chart. It was like a lay-up line.
I was cautiously optimistic after game 2. Looked like LeBron was hurt, the Celtics D was humming, and Rondo was playing on a different level than everyone else on the court. Now I'm hoping the Celtics can just win tomorrow and not face the edge of elimination.
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