It depends on whether the goal is an entertaining series, or an easier team to beat. Both would be an entertaining series -- Boston would be a battle of 2 eastern conference heavyweights, and Cleveland would be an opportunity for the Pistons to enact revenge from last year.
In terms of an easier team to beat, I would honestly say the Boston Celtics. Garnett is their biggest threat, and we match up great against him with Sheed, Ratliff, and McDyess - as for Pierce and Allen, Tayshaun and Rip do a great job on them. But with Cleveland, there are problems with 7'4" ilgaulskas getting offensive rebounds, and the obvious threat of LeBron James.. even tayshaun can't stop him, he is too good of a player to find a defensive answer for. The only advantage to a Cleveland Series is that we would get the opening 2 games at home, and a game 7 at home.
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