Perhaps intended as a warning to Boston, LeBron James indicated that he would respond to the Celtics' physical play if they try to exacerbate his elbow injury.

"That?s fine," James said. "I know a lot of those guys have injuries, too, so I?ll be fine."

Mike Brown thinks the Celtics will play their normal aggressive game.

"They?re a physical team anyways," Brown said. "Whether the elbow?s there or not, their mind-set is to be physical coming into the series."