In the video above, ESPN's Stephen A. Smith discusses the Celtics' Game 7 victory over the Sixers and looks ahead to the upcoming Eastern Conference finals between Boston and Miami.
"I see the Miami Heat basically steamrolling over the Boston Celtics," predicts Stephen A. "You don't mean to sound disrespectful by any stretch of the imagination. You know the Boston Celtics could compete with these guys, could give them a run for their money and possibly beat them if they were healthy. But Paul Pierce still looked a little bit gimpy. Even though Ray Allen seemed to be running well, his lateral movement seemed a bit shaky, not to mention the fact that his shot is not falling with any degree of regularity. ...
"But LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are averaging better than 65 points per game over their last three games of their previous series againist the Indiana Pacers. They're younger, they're more athletic, plus they're rough and rugged. They're not older, like the Boston Celtics, pretty much hobbling around. ...
"I would be shocked if this was a competitive series that goes 6 or 7 games. I would be very happy about it, but I don't expect it."
PODCASTS
Barry Melrose, NHL
Broussard And Virk On Another Gronkowski Surgery
Russillo And Virk On Bruins Over Leafs
Play Podcast ESPN NHL analyst Barry Melrose talks about big wins for the Bruins and Sharks on Thursday night and compares the end of Wayne Gretzky's career to the end of Michael Jordan's career.
Play Podcast Adnan Virk and Chris Broussard discuss another surgery on Rob Gronkowski's broken forearm and wonder if Gronkowski's inability to heal from this injury is a red flag for the rest of Gronkowski's career.
Play Podcast Ryen Russillo and Adnan Virk discuss the Bruins' incredible comeback against the Leafs, put the game in historical perspective and talk about how crushing the loss is for the people of Toronto.
TEAM LEADERS
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Paul Pierce
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| Rebounds | K. Garnett | 7.8 | ||||||||||
| Assists | R. Rondo | 11.1 | ||||||||||
| Steals | R. Rondo | 1.8 | ||||||||||
| Blocks | K. Garnett | 0.9 | ||||||||||





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