Not to quote everybody, but a few thoughts after reading the last few pages:
-A large majority of 3 pointers that Rose is taking is within the flow of the offense. He needs to take those. Imagine if teams are sagging way off Lebron, you'd want him to take those 3s, right? If he makes them, the more 3s within the flow of the offense you want him to take. They're falling for Rose, so he's taking them. When the defense respects the shot, it opens up driving lanes.
-Mirotic won't be guarding Lebron without significant help. Pretty sure he'll play SF whenever Lebron gets a quick breather. If not I can see Snell playing a bigger role in that series.
-Butler can defend Lebron, much better than Deng. Lebron will still do damage, but Butler plays him about as good as you can hope. Don't use this regular season as an indicator, his defense was pretty bad, but he's back to playing elite defense in the playoffs.
-The Boston series is not a reason to worry about the next round. The same reason the Bulls should not be concerned that the Bucks are playing them tight. It's the playoffs, it's expected.
-Isn't it a good thing Lowry started instead of Irving? I believe there is some rule in the CBA where if Irving started, his max salary would have increased. Probably not by much, but you never know if it could impact a future decision.