Tonight's game is going to be tough. The Hornets are the team that I predicted were going to go against the Celtics in the championship. The Hornets have our old friend James Posey, and his defensive presence has been felt in New Orleans. The Hornets come into this game hot winning 8 of their last 9, while the Celtics are hotter with a 13 game win streak on the line. The interesting thing about the Hornets are that they are the most Eastern- West team. What I mean about that is that they are built around defense, rather than being an offensive team ala the Lakers. They score a ton of points off of the defense and that can be scary if the Celtics play sloppy. The Hornets starting line-up will be Chris Paul, Rasual Butler, Peja, David West and Tyson Chandler as the center. James is the first one off their bench. If you look at this squad they are extremely similar to the C's, however their are things we can exploit. Most likely Rasual Butler will be on Pierce and Peja will be on Ray, so Pierce could dominate Rasual if he stays aggressive and if Ray can drive to the basket he could throw Peja off. Also, their is a huge size advantage between KG and David West. If KG can push David West around he can get West in foul trouble which would be amazing for the C's.
Score: Celtics 103-98
T.A. Rajon Rondo
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