2008 05 06 Gil Santos Commentary

[0:28] ..." is similar to that Chicago team because they have their young superstar LeBron James. Last year we got them to the NBA finals before there were swept by San Antonio it was an extraordinary effort by James to get them that far the team really wasn't that good but the caught lightning in -- bottle. The Celtics team of 8586 to beat the Jordan led bulls -- one of the very best in NBA history. They had the Big Three bird parish and McHale but also great supporting cast. Dennis Johnson Denny and bill Walton Scott Wittman Jerry she's the sole. This year is Big Three of Kevin Garnett Paul Pierce Ray Allen they're not as good as the Big Three twenty years ago over the darn good. The bench and supporting players not a"...

[0:00]" And handicap the Celtics cavaliers series makes me think back to a similar type series in the mid eighties between the Celtics who went on to win the world championship that season and the Chicago Bulls and their at the time rising young star Michael Jordan. It was the opening round best three out of five series the Celtics wanted in three straight. But in game two of that series Jordan put on a show that was a sign of things to come. He scored 63 points in a magnificent performance so which eventually won the game in double overtime. This Cleveland team is similar to that Chicago team because they have their young superstar LeBron James. Last year we got them to the NBA finals before there were swept by San Antonio it was an extraordinary effort by James to get them that far the team really wasn't that good but the caught lightning in -- bottle. The Celtics team of 8586 to beat the Jordan led bulls -- one of the very best in NBA history. They had the Big Three bird parish and McHale but also great supporting cast. Dennis Johnson Denny and bill Walton Scott Wittman Jerry she's the sole. This year is Big Three of Kevin Garnett Paul Pierce Ray Allen they're not as good as the Big Three twenty years ago over the darn good. The bench and supporting players not a strongest forty years ago but they're also darn good. Cleveland has James there was is an extraordinary talent but after that no one really scares me. So while it's possible and probably even likely LeBron will carry his team a couple of wins in this series. I think the Celtics matchup better against Cleveland than they did against the younger more athletic hawks shall I like the Celtics and -- Auditors are -- to answer those WB's exports"