Boston's Big Three reign already over?

This post is originally published by yours truly in the blog site The Hotdog Stand, where I am one of the contributors. This post was edited as the series went on to Game 4.

Boston's Big Three in a tough situation

In a battle between two of the East superpowers, we may have seen a momentous change of dominance between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat.

As two of the league's best trio collide, this series has shown two different sides of the coin. One is a new, and still-at-their-prime trio, while the other seems to be seeing the sunset in their illustrious careers. For the Celtics "Big Three", this could be their last push for a championship crown, with Garnett nearing the end of his playing years. While, Miami's "Superfriends" is just seeing the start of what they are projecting to be a dominant trio that is looking to bring back the trophy to South Beach.

And in the first two games of the series, it seems like age has come up with the original Big Three. The Heat dominated both games all throughout the ball game, although not by a very big margin, with their youthfulness and athleticism. While the Celtics showed how hard it is for them to keep up with faster and younger legs.

Two of Miami's Big Three has also shared dominating performance in the first two games of the series. Dwayne Wade rampaged back in Game 1 with a whopping 38-point performance. While earlier, LeBron James shot the lights out with a 14-of-25 shooting, amassing him 35 points.

On the other hand, the Celtics' Big Three struggled to score heavily with the stingy defense of the Heat. In Game 2, Allen, Pierce, and Garnett scored 36 points, 1-point higher than James' performance. Overall, the Superfriends outscored the Big Three of Boston, 80-36.

In their two losses, the game was relatively close until the 4th quarter, where they just couldn't stop Miami's scoring. A strong 4th quarter defense from the C's will help their chances come Game 3. Injuries has also been a factor in this series. Rondo, Allen, and Pierce are all ailing right now. And a not-100-percent Big Three of the Celtics will be a major disadvantage to the already atletic and young Miami team.

In Game 3 though, Garnet showed up big for the Celtics. Turning back the hands of time, he led the Celtics to a big 97-92 win over the Heat. Garnett scored28 points on 13-of-20 shooting. The Celtics also got some inspiration from an injured Rondo, who got back in the 4th and played significantly after gaining a dislocated lebow injury in the 3rd quarter.

But come Game 4, it's Miami's Big Three in full force.The game earlier showed what Pat Riley has sowed in the off-season. As the Big Three of Miami delivered big numbers. Wade, James, and Bosh tallied

Is it time for them to wave the white flag? Not yet.


The most telling factor in this series is Rajon Rondo. If he's at his best, no one from the Heat can keep up with him. An aggressive Rondon, both on the offensive and defensive end, will giver headaches to the Heat. But a key elbow injury in Game 3 caused his game to be very limited. And his costly turnovers has doomed the Celtics earlier in Game 4.

All is not over for the Boston Celtics. But a 1-3 deficit is an insurmountable lead already for the Heat. And the age might be limiting them but I'm pretty sure that their hunger for the crown is still their. They just need to take it one game at a time.