Game 6 First Half

The Celtics lead the Cavs 51-49 at the half in front of a great crowd in Boston. Here are some first half thoughts.

• LeBron must be hurt...he has to be. He looks tentative and afraid to drive, either he really is throwing this series or he's hurt because LeBron James has never been this passive on offense.
• Mo Williams has poured in 20 points in the first half and is the reason this game is close. Although he has turned the ball over quite a few times and has failed to find LeBron twice on the break that would have been easy baskets he's played well. I really hope the Cavs do not expect 20 more from Mo in the 2nd.
• The Cavs are much worse with Shaq on the floor. I'm sorry but it's true. He slows the team down and just clogs the lane for his own team! An Anderson Varejao and J.J. Hickson combo would be more effective, it would present the less athletic C's with some tough matchups.
• Paul Pierce has more fouls (3) than points (2) in the first half. And the Celtics are winning? Okay.
• A big reason why the Celtics are winning is because of Tony Allen. He has been a spark off the bench with 10 in the first half as well as playing solid defense.
• Kevin Garnett looks like he went through a time machine and has come out for the last few games as the KG of two seasons ago. He is not working down low as much as he used to (which really wasn't that much) but he is more active defensively than we've seen in a long time.

The second half should be a good one. It comes down to this...Can LeBron suck it up? He appears hurt to me (which is not an excuse in the playoffs) and if he cannot put his head down drive into the lane and make some plays for the Cavs, they are done--and so might be his career in Cleveland.

Prediction: LeBron plays better in the second half, but the Celtics finally find the 3-ball (0-7) in 1st half and win by 8.