Pivotal: Game 5 Open Thread

Posted by Zach Lowe on May 11, 2010 8062218 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fcelticshub.com%2F2010%2F05%2F11%2Fpivotal-game-5-open-thread%2FPivotal%3A+Game+5+Open+Thread2010-05-11+21%3A41%3A22Zach+Lowehttp%3A%2F%2Fcelticshub.com%2F%3Fp%3D8062

If before this series you had offered me the option of eliminating all the uncertainty of the first four games and going into Game 5 at 2-2, I’d have signed up immediately. Sure, you’re eliminating the hopeful possibility of a 3-1 lead or a sweep in exchange for the guarantee of a 2-2 tie, but the odds were stacked against those hopeful scenarios anyway.

So here we are. Game 5 on the road in a 2-2 series. It’s been a long time since we’ve had one of these bad boys outside of Boston.

Cleveland has won the two games in which a loss would have meant falling behind in the series. They won the last one rather handily, as you might recall. Can the C’s actually take a lead in this series?

Consider this your open thread. Is LeBron actually guarding Rondo? If so, how are the C’s attacking that defense? Are the C’s trying anything new to spring Pierce? Have they tweaked the D to slow down Jamison on screen/rolls? Does Paul Pierce have 3 fouls yet?

Tell us what you’re seeing. Cross your fingers. Stay in that same seat you’re sitting in now if the C’s have the lead. Don’t freaking move.