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Message: [QUOTE="Dogdeacon, post: 2703343, member: 1026"] Celts - Bucks game 5 and 6 were really interesting case studies of player performances home vs away and clutch or must-win. Its weird how the defenses of each team were so much better at home, maybe its a side effect of when your offense is going well you play harder on D? Game 5: This was really the Marcus Smart game, he had at least 10 hustle plays that had a profound impact (steal/dive on the floor the moment he entered, blocked lob to Giannis, blocked someone else's dunk, couple key buckets, game sealing pass to Horford). Game 6: Giannis & Middleton controlled this one, a couple stretches where Celtics perfect ball movement had them looking good, but they needed to be perfect the whole game whereas Bucks had guys that could make plays when offense broke down. Celtics D could not stop them unlike the prior game. For game 7 I think its a given that Horford and Giannis will play well. Will it come down to who has the most efficient or consistent 2-4 guys, cuz offense of Celtics bench is likely to offset Giannis' star power? Or will it be whoever is playing well on offense plays better defense and wins the game? I like the Celtics at home, but if Giannis & Middleton shoot the ball well - which they likely will (5/6 games so far) the Celtics need to be committed on defense regardless of what is happening on the other end. Not confident in this, but equally when the Bucks have offensive lulls they have to stay in it mentally and their knuckleheads Bledsoe, Parker, Maker slightly more likely to fall asleep on D or make dumb plays. [/QUOTE]

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