Upcoming upsets

[jmc@ptc.com (Jonathan McIntyre)]

Well, so far the week has gone as I predicted in my email a few days ago.  
The Celtics were very motivated against Toronto and won easily.  They 
lost to New Jersey, which usually will happen when you play a good team 
on the road the night after playing another game. 

I still think the Celtics will come back motivated on Friday and win 
against New Jersey. 

Next week there's a good chance the Celtics could upset the Pistons 
or even the currently undefeated Lakers.  Detroit will play a game at 
home against currently undefeated Atlanta on Saturday night, then will 
hop on a plan to Boston to play on Sunday.  They should be quite drained 
of energy, and the Celtics should be motivated, so there's a good chance 
the Celtics can rattle them and win.  

The same is true for the LA Lakers.  They'll fly into Miami from LA for 
what should be a tough Tuesday night game, then hop a plane to Boston 
for a game the next night in the FleetCenter.  They should be quite tired 
by the time they reach Boston, and the Celtics will have had 2 days of 
rest (& hard practice, so no rust) at home.  Look for the Celtics to be 
much more motivated and energetic than all the Lakers except maybe Rick Fox 
on his homecoming night. 

Who knows, the Celtics might even do well against Phoenix next Friday. 
The Suns will hop a plane across the country to Boston the morning after 
having their Thanksgiving feasts at home on Thursday.

I think the Celtics will come away with 1, and possibly even 2 wins against 
Detroit, LA & Phoenix. 

Jon Mc