Saunders: Celtics just fine
Pistons coach Flip Saunders doesn’t buy into the Celtics being vulnerable because they’ve played two seven-game series so far in the playoffs.
“Based on how they played against us the other night, I thought they played pretty good,” Saunders said before tonight’s game. “What happens a little bit, when you have the record that they had and you seal things up so quick, they sealed up home court three weeks before the season ended. Even though you’re playing, you might win some games but you might lose a little bit of that edge. Then they got into the playoffs and they played a very athletic team in Atlanta, played with a lot of emotion and give them a tough series. And then Cleveland, we went through them last year with LeBron; they’re always going to give you a tough series.”
Saunders said he was encouraged by the play of Chauncey Billups in the fourth quarter of Game 1, and that he would not have a shorter leash for his point guard tonight.
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