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Detroit will look to grind along at the NBA's slowest pace, and Boston will look to run more. Turnovers will be a key for both teams getting out in the open floor, because easy baskets will not be found in half-court sets.
Both team's benches played prominent roles in their three regular-season games, as well as in the playoffs so far, so look for Boston's coach Doc Rivers and Detroit's coach Flip Saunders to use a wide variety of players to try to find the right combinations from game to game.
Chauncey Billups will be a key early in this series, as the status of his hamstring injury will be tested in Game 1. During the regular season he was dominant. The Pistons will look for offense on endless screens and cuts from Richard Hamilton with looks into Rasheed Wallace in the post. Detroit's precision and execution in the half court will be tested on each possession against the NBA's best defense.
The disappearance of Ray Allen's offensive game in the playoffs will be of major concern for the Celtics in this series. With very little turnaround time between series, major adjustments to get Allen going may not be possible before Game 1. Kevin Garnett was the big gun for Boston against the Pistons in the regular season, and with Paul Pierce coming off a 41-point effort in Game 7 against the Cavs, look for these two to have most of the action run for them on the offensive end.
The Pistons come into this series with plenty of rest, having dispatched the running, 3-point shooting Orlando Magic in five games. Boston comes in tired from the physical pounding of seven games with Cleveland. If the Celtics cannot recharge and reload quickly enough, Detroit could come rolling into Boston and take Game 1 and do away with the Celtics' home-court advantage.