The Boston Celtics finally managed to win away from their adoring fans last night, copping a road win for the first time in the playoffs (were the 500 people at the Phillips Centre really that intimidating?). I was stuck at work and missed the game, but the result hardly suprsied me; I think this series is going to be a 7-game slugfest, and Boston's just too good of a team to keep losing on the road. I think the Cleveland series dragging on as long as it did was good for this team, they've handled pressure and adversity well in these playoffs and brought their best D in the most important games. Which is why they should eventually prevail.
LA and San Antonio square off for game 3 tonight, the Spurs limping back to the Alamo for what has to be their last stand after suffering their worst loss of the season in game two. What's frightening is that LA has not only burnt the Spurs on offense but, contrary to expectations, outclassed them on D. The Spurs can't win a high-scoring game against the Lakers, but if they can't prevail in a slower, defense-oriented game either, they stand no chance in this series. I don't expect Timmy and his boys to go quietly: they were in the same boat last round against the Hornets and we all saw where that went. All the same, this is a must-win for them (if I had a webcam I'd post a shot of the maniacal Monty Burns-like grin that's plastered across my face). I'll be missing this game as well (for a Nas concert, probably the only thing that can pry me away from rooting against the Spurs at this point), but I'll try and deliver some goods tomorrow. Hopefully the Lakers do tonight.
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