It was Boston's turn last season, how bout this season? It has been said that Boston has been terrible with their turnovers and other things. Houston is 3-0 right now and they're ready for the Boston Celtics! I'm excited to see how this game will come about. I really want Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers to play against each other once again! In my opinion, I think that Paul Pierce is one cocky man. But we shall see how they come out with the Houston Rockets!
Fans got it right with this one, choosing to see the Rockets and C's on NBA TV over the possible Spurs/Mavericks or Suns/Nets contests in an NBA.com poll.
The runner-ups should be a pair of entertaining duels, but we could have a Finals preview in this Rockets/Celtics matchup, and it's good that the pairing will take to the national stage.
It should be a low-scoring affair, even as the Celtics (third in pace) and Rockets (14th) are running a bit more than expected this far into the season. Boston is having terrible issues with turnovers, throwing away 20 miscues a game, far and away the worst mark in the league.
Meanwhile, Houston is doing its damage by not damaging the opponent. The Rockets are averaging a league-best 16 fouls a night, which no doubt is leading to their third-ranked defense thus far.
On top of that, we have two gimpies (Ray Allen and Tracy McGrady) chasing each other around, with two burly wing beasts in Paul Pierce and Ron Artest set to do battle. Actual battle. With swords and shields and honor.
Yao Ming is averaging 22 and 11. Kevin Garnett is contributing 16 and 10 in only 32 minutes, and both outfits can boast scary-good benches.
No BtB tomorrow, I'm going to take in a night on the tube with my sights set elsewhere, but you can be sure I'll be recording this one on the other tuner and referring to it quite a bit. This isn't hyperbole, this could be a Finals matchup; and an especially intriguing one as neither franchise is likely to make much of an overhaul between now and the playoffs.
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