Since I won't be able to watch the new Celtics in Miami for the first time tonight (will be at Traz Powell watching the juggernaut Northwestern Bulls in a playoff game), wanted to see if there were any thoughts on the Heat's chances tonight against Mean Green.
I think the new lineup is great and all, but I have a feeling Penny will really struggle containing Paul Pierce. My guess is he gets in foul trouble early and it'll mean even more minutes for Ricky Davis, which isn't a bad thing.
Udonis will probably have more liberties with KG at home and keep him below the 26 he scored up in Boston earlier this month.
Shaq is also playing a lot better, obviously, so I would look for him to get Kendrick Perkins in foul trouble, which would leave the Celts with Scot Pollard as their only other option in the middle. That would be another hack-fest against Shaq, so if he's hitting his free throws at a decent clip, he could have a nice game.
Other than that, I would say the biggest challenge is Dwyane containing Ray Allen while still having enough energy to put up about 25 and 7 dimes. To me, that would be enough to create another close game, with the Heat having a good chance to win at home, especially with the Celts on the second night of a back-to-back (although, you can't really called that a game last night against the Knicks. It was more like a quarter-and-a-half of basketball).
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