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This week, the Boston Celtics and the Detroit Pistons did what really good teams are supposed to do... win when they need to win. After getting a scare from the upstart Philadelphia 76ers, the more experienced Detroit Pistons stopped goofing around, got serious, and won the series 4-2. I'm not surprised. Even though I'm from Philadelphia and a die hard Sixers fan, let's be for real... the 76ers were an under 500 team that only got to the playoffs because the rest of the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference in general was so weak.

The Atlanta Hawks managed to hang around and take Boston to a seventh game, not wanting to do a repeat of the Dallas Maverick's stunning collapse last year after having the NBA's best record and losing to a Golden State team that just squeaked into the playoffs. The Boston Celtics convincingly beat the Hawks and made it known that they are the true "Beasts of the East." Sorry, Dallas... that embarrassing collapse is yours and yours alone for now.

The young Philadelphia 76ers and the young Atlanta Hawks as well as the New Orleans Hornets and the Orlando Magic are serving notice to the NBA... that the balance of power is about to change and the old guard is going to have to give way to the new kids on the block... as is the normal progression and evolution of life. For now, the old guys with their "experience" prevailed.