Keys to a win

Begins with defense.

Defense

Trap king James and make him pass the ball
clog the middle to limit his drives to the hoop
cover the perimeter to make it more difficult for Williams and Parker and the other shooters to get open looks
Bang the living crap out of the glass by putting a body on any cavs that is in the painted area of the court.
Watch the ticky tack reaching fouls
Do not give them any open layups...give a foul

Offense

Make Shaq run the court
Take care of the basketball
be precise on screens
move the ball on offense
identify mismatches and take the offense there
Attack the paint with a vengence

General

Bring the energy from the opening tap and keep the pressure on
win the 50/50 battles
Keep focused, we are not playing the refs
Fight together as a team
Be true to the spirit of Celtics basketball

dboss

ESPN

all 10 analysts have picked the cavs over the Celtics.

Only outside jumpers for LeBron. If he hits them, there's nothing anybody on this planet can do about it. We CANNOT let him turn the corner on a high screen-and-roll.

love this thread, and it's only getting started - great observations by both of you. thanks.

who will it be? of course, it's a team thing, but ... will Ray get hot? or will it be Rondo, bringing his A game? or will a key be Perk against Shaq? or will it be someone else - TA comes to mind ... who's going to come up big for our C's ??? b/c we need a major offensive flow AND a defensive intensity tonight.

Michael