Celtics/Cavs Preview: LeBron versus the world

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 that way. The young Hawks were a different (i.e. good) team at home. The city of Atlanta, not known for supporting semi-lost causes, turned out in force and gave the Hawks an extra edge at home. While it was interesting to see the Celtics handle a tough series like that, none of these guys wants to play a seven-game series in the first round against a team with a losing record. Is Boston's confidence shaken? Maybe not shaken, but there are certainly some chinks in the armor. It remains to be seen whether or not they use the series to circle the wagons, utilizing this ubuntu thing I keep hearing about....