Doc’s presser
With Leon Powe netting 21 points in Game 2, Celtics coach Doc Rivers was asked if he saw an increased role for Powe the rest of the series.
“No,” said Rivers. “He plays the role that he plays, and we would prefer him to play it in that order that he played in the last game. But we don’t want him trying to do more. Obviously we’ll take what he gave us.
“The thing I like about Leon, he does what he does. He’s not going to go outside of that for the most part. And what I was most happy about was our guys were looking for him. It was battle cry all game, quite honestly. I just didn’t think overall we got it done there a lot. Our numbers weren’t bad, but I still thought there were more opportunities that presented themselves, and we did it with Leon, which was nice.”
Rivers was also asked what his first Finals experience as a coach was like.
“It’s just basketball at the end of the day,” he said. “My workload hasn’t changed. I’m still doing the same interviews, it’s just more people listening. But the time part of that hasn’t changed. Our practices haven’t changed. More people get to watch. The games haven’t changed; more people are watching. Other than that, we’re just playing basketball. Like I tell the players, I have to tell myself, just stay focused on the process. You can’t get caught up in anything else.”
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