Everything seemed to be going against the Boston Celtics on Monday night. They arrived in Miami a day after defeating a pesky Philadelphia 76ers team in Game 7 on Saturday nighy. That meant little rest for the veteran Celtics. They had four technical fouls called against them and Kevin Garnett looked like the only played who came ready to play for the veteran ball club. Plus, they were on the road playing against two of the top five basketball players in the world. I picked the Miami Heat to win this series in 7 games, with Chris Bosh returning in Game 5. After Monday night, my opinion hasn't changed at all. The Celtics will get their feet under themselves and even up the series 1-1 on Wednesday night. It will be close, but I'll take the Celtics to defeat the Heat 89-84 in Game 2. They will get more physical with the Heat and play more zone defense. That will help against the fast-paced Miami offense.
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Lebron James (left) and the Miami Heat ran passed the fatigued Boston Celtics
in Game 1. I expect Game 2 to have a much different result. |
The San Antonio Spurs rallied at the end of Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder and take a 1-0 series lead on Sunday night. They play again tonight, but I am expecting the same result. The Spurs are a well-oiled machine. They do not have any noticeable weaknesses and everyone has a team first mentality. The Spurs always have a guy who steps up for them. Manu Ginobili did it in Game 1. Tony Parker will do it in Game 2 and the Spurs will win 98-89.
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I'm guessing the Spurs will play well against
the Thunder from start to finish in Game 2
and come away with a 2-0 series lead. |
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