This past weekend was incredibly hectic and I haven't had the time to watch my basketball or even sit down with a moment to myself at the computer to write. I promise that I'll have more coming soon, hopefully tonight or tomorrow. I would write more right now, but I only saw the first two games of Cleveland v. Boston, so my perspective on the series is very incomplete.
I will say this, however, the Celtics defense on LeBron in the first two games of this series was off the freaking hook. Paul Pierce locked down LeBron for stretches and made an incredible defensive effort that sparked the Celtics to two victories. Although the Celtics didn't look particularly good offensively at home, they really exposed the Cavs and trounced them thoroughly.
Additionally, it seems that while Mike Brown is incapable of making adjustments from his incredibly complex game plan of "give the ball to LeBron and watch him work," James is finding ways to score and win. Though he still isn't playing particularly well, his teammates have been hitting more shots and he's keeping them involved which has lead to success for the Cavs at home. My only hope is that we aren't seeing the same LeBron sequence as last year, when he took several games to feel out his opponents (the Detroit Pistons), and then exploded once he had worked things out. We haven't seen that thus far, and for the sake of Celtics fans everywhere, I hope that we won't.
