Will the Celtics force a Game 6, or does their season end Thursday?
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Does the Celtics season end tonight, or do they take it to Game 6? I’m not ready to give up yet. LeBron doesn’t seem quite right. – I luv Waltah
Though I appreciate it, I’m not sure why you’re asking me – I’ve been wrong about pretty much everything in this series so far. I thought the Celtics would give the Cavs a real fight in Game 1. They didn’t. I thought they’d bounce back in Game 2. They lost by 44. I thought they’d get pummeled in Game 3. They surprised the Cavs and staggered their fans on Cleveland’s turf. You get the drift.
My hunch – and I probably don’t have to tell you to take it for what it’s worth at this point – is that the Cavs close it out tonight in a tight game. I agree that LeBron hasn’t looked right, but what the Celtics would give for a player of their own who doesn’t look right and still scores 34 points. The Celtics miss Isaiah Thomas’s offense big-time, and unless Avery Bradley, Marcus Smart and Jae Crowder are all at their best tonight, I have a tough time figuring out how the Celtics can keep pace.
Put them down for a noble loss in a season that ultimately should be regarded as a huge success.
(Now watch them go out and win by 20.)
What do you guys think? Can the Celtics extend the season tonight? I’ll see you in the comments.
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