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Celtics off to a Strong Start

Check out what LZ Granderson says at ESPN's Daily Dime: the truth is, barring injury, you'd be hard-pressed to find a team in the East that will get past Kevin Garnett's defense in the middle in a seven-game series. Sure, Andrew Bynum will give the Lakers more beef in the middle if the Finals repeat, but unless Pau Gasol undergoes a heart transplant between now and June, Leon Powe, Glen Davis and Kendrick Perkins will once again have their way down low. "Our bench has been phenomenal [and] has been the reason we've won games," Rivers said. "They play together, they share the ball and they've done all the things as a group that makes them a good group. There is no one guy that can carry them, but when they play together it makes them a really good basketball team." Tony Allen is looking like a candidate for 6th Man of the Year. Leon Powe is no flash in the pan. The team defensive commitment is still there. I'm not worried that Paul Pierce h...