Glen Davis acknowledged the skills of Amar'e Stoudemire. But the Celtics' power forward said guarding the Knicks' All-Star is no big deal.

"It's really not that hard," Davis said. "I don't know why. I've been tripping. I give him too much credit. I just have to make him react to me, not me react to him because it's too late. If he gets one step on you, he's too strong and too quick. You just have to make him play your game."

Davis pointed to Stoudemire's aggressiveness when asked what he hoped to take away.

"Just his aggressiveness," Davis said. "He's so aggressive. Make it hard on him. It's going to be a dogfight. I just let him know that every play."

Though the Celtics don't have Shaquille O'Neal for Game 1 and probably Game 2, Davis said it "most definitely" won't hurt them against the Knicks, who don't have a bona fide center.