We’re about 48 hours from heading to the panhandle. Hey, we’re Southern, we spend a week at the Gulf in the summer. It’s in the handbook. So with that in mind, let’s go directional today. (Hey gang, don’t forget about Friday’s mailbag – we still have a spot or two open.)
From the “Talks too much” studios, here we go…
Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce (34) drives against Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) during the first quarter of Game 4 in their NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series in Boston, Sunday, June 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)South Beach blues
If we told you the Miami Heat would outrebound Boston by 10 and hold the Celtics to 41 percent shooting in Miami, you’d feel good about the Heatles’ chances right?
Well, scratch that. Miami could not knock Boston out and Boston never went away in a thrilling 94-90 win over Miami on Wednesday. The Celtics core of Rondo, Pierce, Allen and Garnett are now 9-0 in Game 5s, and as great as Garnett was and as big as Pierce’s back-breaking 3 over LeBron James’ outstretched hand was, it was a collection of hustle plays and loose balls that carried Boston back home with the Heat on the brink of another humiliating playoff collapse.