Age Catches Up With You

The only explanation I can see for the Hawks pushing the Celtics to a seventh game in their first-round series is that Boston is relying too much on players with a lot of mileage. Still, I didn't see this coming. Unless the Celtics get strong bench play, allowing Pierce, Allen, and Garnett to rest, I don't think they're going to do much in the playoffs. I'm fairly confident they'll close out Atlanta, but not as confident as I was before tonight's game.