Less rhetoric statements would be good. Boston just played 5 playoff teams in a row making a point. The point was they are a Great team They were also taking revenge on Denver. Note Denver never won a quarter.
The Clippers are not a playoff team. Randolph has never been able to play with Garnett. No Garnett. Camby can play against anyone. Gordon, Novack and Thorton if available can shoot the ball well. Their problem is with so many injuries they have never gotten on the same page on defense. They can not beat Boston. Boston can not get anything by playing them and Boston plays Indiana at home in 2 days. Indiana has been something of a problem for them this season so the situation strongly points to a no show ending in a win no cover by Boston. With the Clippers though would say wait till you see line ups. Too many surprises with that team. Under a real possibility here.