Were the teams the Celtics faced/facing/will face overrated or are the Celtics just underrated?

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People have said:

Miami: Wade is too good and Celtics will probably lose in 7 (most people here can attest to saying that)
Cleveland: Lebron with Jamison and Mo are too strong and will sweep or win in 5 or 6 
Orlando: DH, Rashard Lewis, and VC are just too good and the bench is to deep, Orlando sweeps and Magic win in 4 or 5 (most people said that this team is too good, even much better than Cleveland)
Lakers: People say they are too good and match up better (than all teams Cs faced before)

People to me sound exactly as they did with predicting how Celtics are going to lose to the Lakers  as they did to the Cavs/Magic because the Lakers are "just too good" (a phrase I've heard too many times here describing teams Boston has annihilated the past 2 rounds). 

So are the Celtics just very underrated at what they do best, which is winning playoffs series regardless of what analysts say about the matchups and the regular season? And are the Lakers going to fall even if they are "too good," the same way people said about Cleveland and Orlando before they faced the Cs?

LuvTheMADNESS · Accepted Answer

People underestimated the Celtics because of the age factor and also being injury prone.  There was also talk that Rondo would not factor into any of the series in the playoffs.  As we have seen, none of these have been the case.  The Celtics are playing great team basketball and Rondo is delivering a PG performance like no other.  If they continue at this rate, they will be an extremely tough matchup for either the Lakers or Suns.

RED · Answer

Boston has a lot of firepower when their arthritis is not acting up, add Rondo's improved play and you have an extremely good team. Lakers are going to lose.

Rafael E · Answer

no they just thought they were old

Were the teams the Celtics faced/facing/will face overrated or are the Celtics just underrated?

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