I can't believe the number of injuries we've had this season. It's just crazy, I've never seen anything like it in any sport and I've followed teams for many, many years now. Just crazy.
It's what happens when you have an older team -- at least the injuries last longer. As for cursed teams, take a look at last year's Red Sox.
Pierce, Allen and KG missed less than 15 games combined due to injury this season. The younger guys, save Shaq and JO (who came to Boston as damaged goods) were the ones to sustain injuries and miss time for the most part. Perk missed 40 games, Delonte missed more than 25 and even Rondo missed time. Pierce's injury is just bad luck. I saw that Allen came up with a bruised chest tonight.
If these guys had shown the same work ethic and desire in game one, this series would be different. The C's handed the Lakers game 1 in the Finals last season with a lax performance and left themselves littler room for error. Perk's injury sealed the deal.