Can the Wizards 'steal' game 5 on the road?

The Washington Wizards lost the first two games in Boston and won both games in Washington. The question is can they do what they did in game 6 in Atlanta and beat Boston on their home court, and have a legit chance of making the Eastern Conference Finals to challenge the Cavaliers?

The Wizards showed their full potential in the two wins against Boston. Two easy blowout wins, for them, with passion, playoff intensity, an incredible John Wall, guards making shots, and grabbing offensive rebounds. On these two games, they limited Isaiah Thomas, the best player on the opposing team, scoring only 13 and 19 points. The Wizards were playing great defense on him, guarding him in the perimeter, bumping him, and being physical with him. This resulted in two bad nights for the Celtic's star. However, can the Wizards do that again in Game 5 against a great home team, the Boston Celtics? Can they go on this amazing 26-0(!) run in Boston? The Wizards will go to Boston tonight with the mentality of winning. It

will sure be a fantastic ball game, with two teams going at it. Isaiah Thomas will find his rhythm and make some big shots, but in the end, I'm sticking with the Wizards to 'steal' game five on the road.

In my preview for this series, my prediction was the Wizards in six games. I'm staying with the Wizards, because they have shown more passion, and they seem to want it more and believe they have a chance against the Cavs. John Wall has been averaging 29PPG and 11APG, becoming a superstar in the making, while Bradley Beal the last game made some big shots, tough, but also open shots and help John Wall in the early start where he could not get it going offensively. Defensive rebounding was the issue for the Celtics before the series even begun, and thus why I believe it will be crucial tonight. Gortat and Morris must be kept off the glass if the Celtics want to protect their home court advantage and take a 3-2 lead in the series. The fast break points especially in Game 4, and during the 26-0 run where huge for the Wizards, who must hold on to a run, or an early 1st quarter lead like they did in Game 3, and Game 4 after the 26-0 run. They have proved they are one of the best 1st quarter teams, so they have to keep this lead all through the 4th quarter and the final buzzer.

These few weaknesses for both teams will play a huge role tonight. If John Wall has help from the other guys, Morris, Beal and Gortat, the Wizards will steal game five on the road, and take it back to Washington to finish the job. The same applies to Isaiah Thomas and the Celtics. If he has help from Horford, Crowder and Bradley, they will take the 3-2 lead and protect home court. But, because of the different mindset, the mentality, and the two amazing home games the Wizards played, I'm sticking with the Wizards on winning game five on the road in Boston.

Prediction:

Washington Wizards @ Boston Celtics = Washington Wizards