The Bulls-Celtics series is shaping into classic (it must go 7 games before we can call it a classic). The Rondo-Rose match up has been fantastic to watch and in two to three years these two point guards may pass up Deron Williams and Chris Paul as the top lead guards in the NBA. In my opinion (which means a lot), if Rajon Rondo had a reliable jump shot, he would already be the best point guard in the NBA. He's as good a passer as Paul, a better defender, and a better rebounder, but his suspect jump shot allows the defense to sag off of him and help onto Ray Allen and Paul Pierce. Nevertheless, he sees to be a smaller, quicker version of Jason Kidd.
Also, you can't overlook the Gordon-Allen match up. One thing that seems to be overlooked in this match up though is the lack of help Ray Allen is getting from Paul Pierce, this is forcing Allen to be more efficent because the Celtics are getting a limited contribution from Pierce (he's scoring, but his shot attempts haven't decreased) and he's having to carry the Celtics offense in addition to chasing Ben Gordon around on the defensive end. This series has really helped both Allen's and Gordon's legacies (well Gordon doesn't really have one, but I digress). This series has led many to wonder (by many I mean me and Bill Simmons) if Ray Allen is indeed the best shooter of all time over Reggie Miller. As for Gordon, he's in a contract year and can now be considered a top 20 scorer in the NBA, when he's hot he almost unguardable, also, he's only about 6-2 which makes his scoring ability even more impressive.
In the end, I think the Celtics experience coupled with a Doc Rivers continuing to outcoach Vinny Del Negro will allow the Celtics to win in 7 games.
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