let me tell the celtics! they dont have the experenice to go away to win at the cleveland. they couldnt win at ATL because they were over confident, TOO CONFIDENT!!! if they move on against the DET they will lose because DET will take one at BOSTON. thats all the ATL, CLE need to beat the BOSTON. get one win a BOSTON.

Ray Allen took a week off.

cut the crap, pistons gonna beat them anyway. might as well prepare for the off season. DETROIT BABY!

yes , dat guy, Kobe would never let his team be worst in the league, but he'll want to leave his team if he thinks they will.

Celtics have to win on the road,PERIOD!! They need to buckle down and put the clamps on these guys because now the Cavs role players are playing better. Let LeBron get his and SHUT THE ROLE PLAYERS DOWN!!! If they keep playing like this on the road then Detroit is going to steal one in Boston and if that happens the Celtics season is going to be over quick...

yes , dat guy, Kobe would never let his team be worst in the league, but he'll want to leave his team if he thinks they will. Michael D posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:33 am EDTReport Abuse
But Michael D he still gets his teams to the playoffs. Kwame Brown, Smush Parker and all...........

Not playing well on the road?
Sounds like an NBA tradition to me.
TV ratings

All the Celtics have to do is win their home games to hang # 17 in the rafters. Who cares about the road!

what a completely ignorant first post...
"they beat up on some weak East teams and won a few West conference games this season " By weak East teams, do you mean the pistons? They took 2 out of 3 from Detroit. Won a few West games??? How about 25-5 versus the west this season. Get your facts straight...You can't say they are overrated, they were the best team in the league during the regular season, including winning both games against LA and San Antonio. It's true that they are having a tough time on the road, but don't forget Game 2 was a blowout with the Celts up by as much as 20 in the 4th quarter. Game 3 was a blowout by the Cavs and the Celtics were in Game 4 up until the fourth quarter when the Cavs simply outplayed them.
Not to mention that in the second round, the home team is 15-1. No one but Detroit has won a game on the road. Luckily the Celtics have home court advantage throughout. That's the reward for being the highest seeded team in the playoffs. The Lakers got Malone and GP when they were in their late 30's almost 40's even. KG, Allen, and Pierce are in their early 30's. So, no comparison there.
Look What Happened to the Patriots??? You mean they went 18-1? I love how everyone wants to bring up the Patriots, even when on a Celtics topic. For some reason people tend to think that fans in Boston and New England are upset or ashamed of rooting for the Patriots. They did go 18-1 last season. Sure, they lost the SuperBowl. The Giants outplayed them and deserved to win. But finishing 18-1, going undefeated in the regular season and breaking records for TD's thrown and caught is pretty impressive. If the Patriots are an indication of how the Celtics season will turn out, I'll take it.

The reg season means nothing if you dont win in the clutch brotha....... They did beat Detroit and they did beat the West in the Regular season, but I do believe and Stats, record and Vegas odds prove that they are over-rated.
How did the Cavs get a 20 point lead on them with Lebron James having one of the worst series of his career to date????? And you can stay focused on the second round but don't forget Boston WENT 7 GAMES WITH THE UNDER .500 HAWKS......................... so i do feel that validates my over-rated claim
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And my old vets comment was not limited to your "BIG 3"....... that includes Sam Cassell (limped away from the Clips) and a washed up PJ Brown also....... and I do beleive it is safe to say that all but Pierce are past their prime........
Yes and the Patriots did go 18-1 with that one being the only games that really counts........ and if you will take the Celtics having an almost perfect season and losing to the finals that's ignorant....... Every team wants to win that Championship.......

Well, if the regular season means nothing, then it doesn't matter that they went 7 games with the Hawks, because their under .500 record meant nothing. Also, I think it needs to be pointed out that the series is tied, 2-2. Every other series is/was tied at 2-2, except Det/Orlando. The Hornets won last night. So the Celtics haven't lost anything yet in the clutch, brotha. There is still a lot of this series left. I'm not saying the Celtics will win it, they may not. That's still to be decided.
Cassell and PJ Brown were signed on as role players. Malone and GP were starters. So, once again, no comparison. While Cassell has had a bad series, Brown has actually played decently. He's rebounded, blocked some shots, played some D, and made some buckets in limited minutes. Exactly what a role player is supposed to do.
Is it true that in order to have a successful season you have to win the championship? I want them to win it all, but if the Celtics make it to the finals, or even the ECF, I'd be psyched. That's quite a turnaround from last year with the promise of the future with KG, Allen, and Pierce all under contract for the next few years. If that's ingnorant, so be it.

Why is everyone stressin' bout it. Every1 doin it in the playoffs besides Detroit. They the only one that took a home game from an opponent.

a lot of teams are struggling on the road, not sure why the celtics are being singled out so often. and they have home advantage throughout the playoffs, so its even less of an issue for them. stop letting the media hype up non-existent bull.

PREDICTIONS make MOST people look like FOOLS..........got ANYMORE DAt GUY & kobe"Sdick?.....LMAO

game 5 - boston 96, cleveland 89 - that's all that matter, dudes!
now we'll wait & see for game 6.

# 1 what have you been looking at, the Celtics destroyed the Lakers every game they played it was a joke .The really championship is between the Celtics and Pistons, who humilliated the west, look who has the two best records. The west stinks.

Celts win again, like they should..I think Cleveland has totally lucked out having Pierce and Allen struggling and those guys wont stay down long I bet ya, they bring it to Detroit soon

Celtics need to play with intensity on the road, that has been the problem for all teams they feel home court is where the win should take place so they only play good enough to get them by. For the Celtics, Spurs, Hornets and Lakers they need to up the level of play to playoff level. It has been good watching the playoffs but nothing spectacular has happened thus far each team has basically held home court but hopefully the Celtics, Lakers and Hornets can make a change and play with the sense of urgency that they might not get another chance if they do not put the team away on the road. With one win to go Boston needs to take care of business against the Cavs because the Pistons sit and wait but by Boston winning 1 game on the road will open up alot for the Pistins to think about and it will give the Celtics another 4 chances of advancing to the FINALS.
Go Celtics Go Garnett, Play with Passion!!
PEACE

I wonder what would happen if the big 3 were to kick it a notch. All on the same game, that is game 6.