6.01.2010

Good Analysis Coming Out of Long Beach

How effectively can Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo and (if healthy) Tony Allen keep Kobe Bryant from scoring as readily as he did against Utah and Phoenix?

Can the Lakers consistently stay in front of Rondo, especially in transition?

Will the much more physical nature of the Celtics' post players, and the team's vast defensive superiority over the first three teams the Lakers faced, hamper the effectiveness that Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum have displayed this spring?

If the answers prove: "Very," "No" and "Yes," to those questions, the Celtics will win the series in six games.

If two of those answers favor the Lakers, though, the Lakers could wrap it up as quickly as five games.

--Press-Telegram

I might add, as I will suggest later, one more question:

Does KG elevate his game close to 100%?

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