If you are anything like me...

[Ed Pinkney]

... there is probably a larger amount of air in your vicinity than most normal people. I have not had a sigh of relief that large in a long time. I can't say I am even that happy about the win, just incredibly relieved.

The game was played at 3am in the morning here in Australia and I can tell you I went to bed feeling a little uneasy and it didn't pass till I checked the compy when I got up.

Hopefully it was the wake up call we most obviously needed and means we are on to bigger and better things. Personally what I think we need is that at this stage of the season the intensity needs to be there for 48 mins of every single game, play Celtic defence and stick to a 8-9 player rotation.

[Airball Master]

waking up and seeing the score certainly is a lot more relieving than being able to watch the game.

watch it next time, forget sleep

[lojowo]

Everyone in the nation seems to be forgetting, this is Rondo, Perkins, Powe, T Allen and Davis's first trip to the playoffs.

Also, this is the first trip to the playoffs as a unit.

The big three have not been there since:

KG- 2003-04
Paul Pierce- 04-05
Ray Allen 04-05

This team had not seen a MUST WIN ( and they seem to responded pretty well) game as a unit ever.

Though I was disappointed in the series going 7 games, I was not shocked.

I'm hoping the Celtics are quick learns in matching play off intensity on the road or next series will be tougher.

[Rocky5000]

lojowo, Tony and Perk were with us last time we made the playoffs. Perk didn't play, except for being pulled from the bench to shoot a FT that he missed. Tony OTOH was starting with Ricky Davis as the 6th man.

[lojowo]

You are correct about Allen and Perkinds being in the playoffs.

I really didnt research them, I just couldnt remember them on a playoff team.

Should have used Basketball-Reference.com on them like I did with KG, Pierce and Allen.