First Round Series

Well, the first round is over and, after a grueling 7 games, the Celtics move on to face the Orlando Magic. But any other series will pale in comparison after Chicago.

Out of the 7 games, only Game 3 and Game 7 didn't go into overtime, with the Game 3 blowout and a solid Game 7 closeout. There was a total of 7 individual overtimes throughout the series, several games going into multiple overtimes. Heart-stopping doesn't begin to explain it.

Rondo led the charge throughout the series, playing impeccable basketball all around and proving his abilities as one of the NBAs top young point guards. Glen Davis has taken over the starting spot in the absence of Garnett and Powe, and has held his own respectively.

We saw no Gabe Pruitt, no Bill Walker, no Giddens, but let's not kid ourselves. The bench was atrocious, often causing the C's to fall to sizable deficits. Tony Allen saw some playing time, but really disappointed and upset fans with his lousy ball-work and inability to score.

The series was by no way easy, but was very entertaining, needless to say. Unfortunately, with the lack of successful bench-play, the starters are worn down, tired, and it showed towards the end of the series.

With only a few days between Game 7 and Game 1 vs Orlando, it is going to be interesting to see how successful, and how rested, the Celtics will be.