THE BOSTON CELTICS PROVED TONIGHT THAT  THEY ARE THE BEST IN THE EAST, AND PAUL PIERCE, WITH 31 POINTS, 13 REBOUNDS, 5 ASSISTS, AND 2 STEALS,  BROUGHT THE BALL CLUB BACK TO THE TOP OF THE EAST AFTER A COLLAPSE LAST YEAR IN THE EASTERN SEMIFINALS SERIES. GARNETT WAS HURT LAST YEAR, BUT HE’S BACK THIS YEAR, AND HE HAS COME WITH A LEVEL OF INTENSITY THAT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS BOOST TO THE CELTICS STARTING FIVE.

THE CELTICS PLAYED WITH GREAT POISE, TOOK IT TO THE MAGIC IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE CONTEST. ORLANDO WAS SIMPLY OUT COACHED, OUT PLAYED, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, SHOWED WHY THEY ARE ONLY THE SECOND BEST TEAM IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE.

NATE, NATE, NATE, NATE,  13 POINTS IN 13 MINUTES OF PURE TERROR FOR THE MAGIC, WAS THE SPARK PLUG AFTER RONDO WENT DOWN WITH AN INJURY. ROBINSON IGNITED THE TEAM, ADDED 13 POINTS IN A VERY CRUCIAL TIME OF THE GAME, WHEN THE MAGIC COULD HAVE TAKEN OVER THE GAME. NATE WOULD NOT ALLOW IT, MADE GOOD DECISIONS, EXCELLENT PASSES, AND GREAT JUDGEMENT DURING HIS PRESENCE IN THE GAME.

RAY ALLEN SHOT 50% FROM THE FIELD, TOOK WHAT THEY GAVE HIM ON THE OFFENSIVE END BY MAKING 3 HUGE 3 POINT SHOTS, WHICH IS HIS EXPERTISE. HE ALSO PLAYED GREAT DEFENSE DURING THE ENTIRE GAME, WHICH ENABLED THE FAST BREAK MOMENTS TO CONTINUE DURING THE ENTIRE GAME.

KENDRICK “KP43” PERKINS CLOSED THE DOOR ON THE ORLANDO OFFENSE, AND TONIGHT WAS FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE MOST UNDERRATED, AND UNDERAPPRECIATED DEFENSIVE PRESENCE IN THE PLAYOFFS, AND ESPECIALLY IN TONIGHTS VICTORY OVER THE MAGIC. HE PLAYS THE GAME TO WIN, AND DOES WHATEVER IT TAKES, WHICH IS WHAT YOU WANT YOUR BIG MAN IN THE MIDDLE TO BE CAPABLE OF AT THIS LEVEL OF THE NBA PLAYOFFS.  TO KENDRICKS CREDIT, HE’S STOPPED EVERY CENTER IN THE LEAGUE, AND THAT INCLUDED THE ALMIGHTY  HOWARD OF THE MAGIC, AND BIG SHAQ, WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST CENTER IN THE LEAGUE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT COULDN’T GET IT DONE WHEN THEY PLAYED AGAIST THE “BIG PERK”.

RAJON RONDO, THE BEST POINT GUARD IN THE LEAGUE, AND ALSO  IN THE PLAYOFF SERIES WENT DOWN AFTER A GREAT FAST BREAK FOR THE CELTICS, AND THE WHOLE COLISEUM WENT WILD. THEY WERE READY TO TEAR THE HEADS OFF ANYBODY WEARING AN ORLANDO MAGIC JERSEY. BUT THE RONDO RESTED, RETURNED, AND WAS A FORCE WHEN NEEDED, AND WILL BE A FORCE WHEN THEY GET THEIR NEXT OPPONENT IN THE FINALS OF THE NBA.