BOSTON -- Riding high and fully rested in the final weeks of the regular season, the Celtics players were hesitant to name any weaknesses they wanted to shore up for the postseason. To a man, though, none could deny that defensive rebounding was one area in which they wanted to improve. Four games into their first-round playoff series with the Atlanta Hawks, the Celtics have shown signs of accomplishing that mission. Even as Josh Smith leads all playoff participants with 14.3 rebounds per game, the Celtics outrebounded the Hawks in two of those four games, cutting off one of Atlanta's...
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May 08, 2012
