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In last year's playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers handed the Boston Celtics a gentleman's sweep with a 4-1 series victory. This year, Al Horford is a bit more confident in finally beating James and his crew.
As reported by Scott Souza of MetroWest Daily News:
#Celtics Al Horford: Last year was a unique group that played hard. This year we have a lot more size, more guys we can throw at LeBron James.
— Scott Souza (@Scott_Souza) May 11, 2018
In addition, as reported by Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald, Horford ruminated on how it's been a tough playoff run for the Celtics. First, they had to contain Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, then Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers, now they have to prepare for James:
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“LeBron poses all kinds of challenges. He’ll shoot, kind of a complete player. It’s a big challenge, but it’s not about the one-on-one matchup. Against a guy like LeBron it’s the team. We have to do a job of containing him as best a we can, and get the game to go the way we want it to go.”
His teammate Terry Rozier also chipped in his thoughts of James. According to him, James' brute strength and athleticism allows him to do whatever he wants. For the defense, they should do as much as they can to affect his shots.
“He’s out there doing whatever he wants. It’s nothing against the defense,” said Terry Rozier. “Sometimes you’re not tall enough to block his shot and things like that, but you can try to affect his shot as much as you can by showing hands, being long off the ball and being active, showing bodies and stuff like that. We understand he’s gonna make some crazy plays. That’s LeBron.
