Celtics Begin With Brandon Bass Guarding LeBron James

To open Game 7, Doc Rivers has Celtics power forward Brandon Bass guarding LeBron James to open the game. Bass handled James better than anyone else in Game 6, guarding him in the beginning of the second half. LeBron still led the Heat to a blow-out win in that game, so …

Bass forced LeBron into a tough miss on Miami’s first possession, but James got out into transition to draw a foul on Kevin Garnett the next time.