Sure why not?
See, I never lost faith
Honestly Game 2 made it feel like the Celtics would get swept but the teams are 1 and 8 seeds for a reason. I figured play would even out.
I agree, it felt like a 4-5 game series after Game 2.
Must admit I wasn't very hopeful at that point that they'd figure it out.
I will say, the team has done a really good job coming back in this series. I didn't expect that they'd manage it (they still need to close it out, of course).
With that said, it's a totally different series without Rondo playing for the Bulls.
I know Rondo is far from a superstar these days, but the drop-off from him to the next man up at point guard for the Bulls is so huge that it has made a large and obvious difference.
That combined with Isaiah and the rest of the Celts getting further and further in time from the horrible tragedy that occurred the day before Game 1 has resulted in the total flip of the script in this series.
If the Celts manage to close out the Bulls, I guess we'll see how they fare in the next series (probably against Washington). Whether or not that's competitive will tell us how much stock we should put in Rondo's injury as an explanation for the outcome of this series.