It is more important for Cleveland to have home-court advantage than it is for Boston. Simply put, the Cavaliers haven't done anything together yet. They haven't won anything. Like the show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," the lifeline for the Cavaliers would be a home game. The Celtics won big games on the road last season so they are confident they can do it again.
Boston has so many guys banged up and doesn't have a lot of time left in the season to get those guys healthy and back into the lineup.
If Kevin Garnett comes back and is fine for the Celtics, this injury might be the best thing to have happened to him. He will be rested for the playoffs. The Celtics are the most complete team in the league and have more options offensively than the Cavaliers and Magic.
The Celtics aren't as deep as Cleveland, but because they have been through it before, they have a belief -- a confidence that none of the other teams have. I still think the Celtics are the best team in the NBA.
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Orlando will probably get the 2-seed and Boston will be the 3-seed, which sets up an interesting second round in the playoffs. The Celtics are mentally tough. They are the most mentally tough team in the league.
Also, I keep hearing so much about the top MVP candidates being LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant. I think Paul Pierce needs to get a mention. He is right there with those three in terms of what he means to his team and what he does down the stretch in games.
Pierce does it from all different areas of the floor. What Kevin Garnett means to the Celtics on defense, Pierce means the same thing to them offensively. Without Pierce on offense, I don't know where that team would be. It is unfair for people to think that Garnett, Ray Allen and Pierce should split MVP votes.
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