Shhhhh….No Talk, No Hype, No Mercy

Admit it, you had questions about whether or not Perk would be able to step it up in the playoffs. You had these thoughts because, despite your internet browsing habits, you still need proof that Perk is a beast. Well, consider this, when it has counted the most Perk has stepped up his game to a higher level.

In a game that reminded all of us why we fell in love with the Celtics long ago, Boston vanquished Cleveland from the Garden floor 76-72. Our Sensei beasted brightly, leading the charge of the Celtics Stoic defense with an impressive 12 rebounds and a solid 7 pts from the floor. No, Ray did not have his C game tonight. No, the truth was koan-ed by the inept officiating. This was...

The Cavs showed they can hang with the Celtics at home. OR The Cavs blew their best chance to steal home court. Either way, the series is 1-0 and Game 1 was UGLY.

Basketball is a funny game sometimes. On paper, it looked like Boston's first round series would be a cakewalk. Here you go, Big Three. Here's a young, inexperienced 37-45 team to sweep before you give your old bones some rest. Or, if you want, you can drop a game in Atlanta so you can give your fans a treat and win Game 5 in front of them. Only it didn't work out...

This was a very strange game from start to finish. It was highlighted by 38 turnovers: 21 for the Celtics and 17 for the Cavs. The stars of the game, other than Kevin Garnett couldn't score and it was a defensive struggle on both sides. The Cavs shot 31% while the Celtics shot 43%. It was ugly, but it should answer the questions about whether the Celtics could win a close game...

...The rest of the Cavs really don't scare me. Of course, they didn't scare anybody last season and they made it to the Finals, so let's not take ANOTHER team for granted. The 'X' factors for the Cavs are, oddly enough, ex-Celtics Delonte West and Wally Szczerbiak. They've been fairly inconsistent (which isn't all that surprising to us), but each have...

Here is a look at the Celtics 2nd round opponent, the Cleveland Cavaliers. This is a team that is much different from the very athletic Hawks. They are a team that leans heavily on their superstar but also have other talented players on the team. There is a subplot to this series in that two of the Cavaliers' starters were starting for the Celtics last season. Another player...

Looks like there is a bad case of double-standards being conconcted by the Cavs supporters by saying that a 45-37 team's record doesn't matter, but a 37-45 team does. What kind of math says that when you are only 8 games ahead of Atlanta during the regular season, that you think you are on top of the world. Just because you beat a Wizards team in 6 games?

There a a ton of storylines for tonight's game, but the biggest, and most important, revolves around LeBron James. LeBron nearly had a quadrupal-double tonight, putting up 12-9-9-10... that's 12 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 10 turnovers. Oh yeah, he also only made 2 field goals (on 18 attempts) and missed the potential game-tying layup with a few seconds left. To...

For the Celtics to win this series, they need more of the same. They need more Kendrick Perkins. NBA Action. Win or go home! Roll Celtics roll!

Celtics win 76-72 in a defensive struggle of titanic proportions. The carnage included the great LeBron James going 2-18 and the all-stars Pierce going for 2-14 and Ray Allen 0-4 AND going scoreless for the first time since 1979. Put those remarkable numbers aside, and you have to elevate Garnett to MVP status -oops, he got bumped on that one, make that player of the game for doing...

RedsArmy is so convinced the Celtics will win the next round they are blatantly posting tips to help Cleveland beat Boston. Red may have an army, but I have Game Buddy #2. Calling in the Big Guns here and I mean that in every sense.

Waiting For Next Year, a Cleveland Sports Blog talks with Red's Army about the Cavs/Celtics series.

Cleveland fans do not need philosophical explanations, as fun as they are, for what they already know.

Not wanting to dampen enthusiasm yet concerned for his adopted hometown, Jeff Sack guest blogs with a cautionary tale.