In Game 7, Paul Pierce had the defining performance of his career thus far.  He shot 56% from the floor and 91% from the line.  He scored 41 points, on top of that he had 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals.  Some pundits I heard this week talked about Paul's best days being behind him, but he showed them tonight.  He was dialed in and even called the final three minutes the toughest three minutes of his life.  Pierce beat them inside and he beat them outside.  He got to the line and he hit shots right in LeBron's grill.  The oddsmakers at SportsBook.com currently have the Boston Celtics -4.5 favorites to Detroit heading into this NBA Playoff betting matchup Game 1 Tuesday night.  

How about Eddie House making all the right moves?  Eddie House had 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal and a turnover in just under 15 minutes of time.  They need to use this guy more like they did all season or they won't win a road game.  How about Doc making all the right moves tonight?!  Sure, LeBron finally had the kind of game that we all knew he would eventually, but it wasn't enough.   

Home court matters.  So it's all over and Celtics win this series 4-3.  I'm really going to miss LeBron flopping and writhing around until he gets the flagrant call.   I still don't know which one I like better, the head whip face grab (when nobody touched his head) or the one minute throat grab (when he was barely grazed after running into an arm).  Oh well, congrats to the Cav's on a hard fought series.  Just remember, you have witnessed the Truth (Paul Pierce). 

C's will play Detroit in the Eastern Conference finals starting on Tuesday night.  Detroit's Chauncey Billups should be feeling a little better.  The Pistons can win one or two on the road, they finished off Orlando without dragging it on and on and on like they usually do.  They should be focused and playing to the top level of competition for this series. 

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