This isn’t Orlando, Toto
The one thing I didn’t expect last night: KG and the frontcourt got manhandled. They’re not going to win if they don’t start attacking and hacking underneath. … A very encouraging thing: The Lakers only look pretty good. They’re beatable. But Paul Gasol is the Celts’ main problem right now. He’s generally not that tough of a player. We know that. He knows that. To his credit, he’s not trying to prove himself by getting into nasty scrums that he’ll lose to the Celts. He’s playing smart. He’s pulling the Celts out just enough to weaken them – and then crashing back in. That’s where the Celts need to mug him: under the basket. … Don’t you get the impression Kendrick is holding back a bit, perhaps because of his seven technicals? I’d rather see Perkins slash away and get the eighth technical, returning to Boston with the series tied 1-1 and with Perk on the bench, rather than coming back 0-2 with Perk on the court. This is a seven-game series. Sacrifices have to be made. I’d rather the sacrifice happen with a home-court advantage partially offsetting it. …  ¶ 4:20 AM