Celtics Stuff Live, W/Mike Gorman-Sun. May. 11th- 7:00-9:00 PM, EDT.

[JB]

We're back to our regular time on Sunday night this week, to give  
Justin some "snuggle" time with new born, Alexandra.

We hope you will join us and our guest, the immortal Mike Gorman, 26  
years the television announcer for the Celtics, who will be filling in  
for Cedrick Maxwell tonight, as color man on the radio feed, with Sean  
Grande.

There are very few observers of as many Celtics' playoff games as Mike  
and he obviously has a good feel for this team as evinced by his  
glowing reports from training camp in Rome this summer, when most of  
the other commentators were hedging their bets.

Win or lose, Mike's the one who has seen it all.

The Associated Press is reporting that Ben Wallace is  "unlikely to  
play" tonight, as Wallace did not participate in today's workout.

     "The Cavs described his ailment as a combination of allergies and  
an infection in his left ear. They listed him as doubtful for Game 3,  
but following his team's workout at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland  
coach Mike Brown said his best interior defender "most likely will  
not" play against the Celtics."

Other than that, it's all hands on deck, as the Celtics try to save  
Coach Rivers’ job (do you doubt we will hear that again, if we lose 2  
in Cleveland?) with a  road win, while  the Cavaliers  will battle for  
their playoff lives.

The "wise guys"  have installed Cleveland as the favorite, with the  
spread at 1 1/2. This has to be the first time the Celtics are not  
favored this playoff season.

SBRForum.com , a wagering site, passes on this interesting aspect of  
the Celtics' road play, a penchant for taking (and making) three point  
shots.

     "Boston didn’t play a whole lot more poorly on the road this  
season than they did at home. Boston is 31-13 outside of Massachusetts  
and they outscore their opposition by over seven points a game in  
those contests. On the road, Boston gets things done from the 3-point  
line where they hit eight a game and over 39% of their attempts."

As for King James, the Globe's Michael Vega in today's edition ,  
quotes Wally Szczerbiak, in an almost pitying tone ..........

     "The poor guy has so much on his shoulders. You know, he's got to  
carry the weight of the team, the weight of the offense, and he's got  
everyone pointing fingers at him and trying to stop him. And they're a  
very good defensive team."

.......and gives us his own opinion on the betting line.

     "Odds are LeBron James is not going to have another bad game.  
After all, who would ever be bold enough to wager on that type of  
trifecta?"

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