Well, if Pierce works better in a team setting then Kobe, I'd rather him work with Olajuwon and develop an unstoppable one-two punch which effectively would make a merry go-round defense of Ewing, Odom, and Bynum being unable to stop Olajuwon as they'd be too concerned about the ball going back and forth between PP and HO. My prediction, PP goes to the line 15-18 times per contest, Hakeem scores 30+ on Dream Shake, he blocks 5-8 shots by Laker's frontline, grabs nearly 18 boards per game, and Kobe is held to 24 by Pierce. Ewing is held to his customary 38FG% by Olajuwon. Celtics in 5.