Tonight's game, I think Celtics will win

[jmc@ptc.com (Jonathan McIntyre)]

  I have a feeling the Celtics will win tonight, in an upset over 
the 16-9 Charlotte Hornets.  Why?  Because:

  - The Hornets have played 3 games in the last 4 days.  This will be 
    their 4th game in 5 days.  They just won a close game over Toronto 
    in the last minute last night, then flew up to Boston today. 

  - The Celtics have played well at home, especially on national TV, 
    and they'll be aware it's national TV because of the late start. 

  - The good teams with point gaurds that can get the pass upfloor to 
    beat the press have beaten the Celtics easily, and as good as David 
    Wesley is, he isn't good at the long passes upfloor.  His lack of height 
    makes it hard for him to see over the pressure.  He tends to try to 
    dribble out of trouble, which bodes well for the Celtics. 

  My only concern is that the Hornets have so many more good quality 
big, strong players than the Celtics, so if the game is at all slow, without 
turnovers, the Celtics will be in trouble.  I just have a feeling the 
Hornets will be tired, and the C's will run circles around them and 
not have to worry about halfcourt matchups so much. 

Jon Mc