CelticsBlog: Hopefully, The Big Three Will All Show Up At Once

Our Celtics blog, the appropriately-named CelticsBlog, shares Silver Screen and Roll’s interest in Andrew Bynum -- specifically, how much of an impact his aching knee will allow him to make during Sunday night’s Game 5.

When Bynum is in, the Celtics would be wise to push the tempo, which should take Bynum, and possibly another Laker or two, out of the picture for LA from a defensive standpoint. And when on defense themselves, the Celtics need to play Bynum in a physical manner, not in an attempt to cause further damage to the knee, but to exploit his weakness and create an increased level of discomfort.

CelticsBlog also notes that while the original Big Three (Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen) have each made their mark on this series, they haven’t quite done so in tandem.

If you’re a Celtics fan looking for an excuse to be optimistic, consider this: While each of the “Big Three” has submitted a somewhat substantial game in this series (Ray Allen’s 32 in Game 2, Kevin Garnett’s 25 in Game 3, Paul Pierce’s 19 in Game 4, including that clutch fadeaway in the final minutes), they have yet to click on all cylinders with each other during one single game, which is not the typical norm. And because it’s not the norm, one would assume that what tends to typically unfold will eventually do so.

Game 5 of the NBA Finals will be broadcast at 8:00 Eastern on ABC. Until then, click through to read the rest of the post at CelticsBlog.