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Message: [QUOTE="huskypantz, post: 2732796, member: 65"] Great run by the Celtics - to get to game seven of the conference finals without two of their top 3 players was well beyond reasonable expectations. I'll be curious to see what happens with Smart - I like him off the bench more than Rozier and I don't think they can afford both, but 12-14m seems pretty steep. C's missed a LOT of shots - I cringed every time Rozier took a 3 in the second half. There was some good defense by the Cavs but lots of open misses and some poor decisions. Tatum was excellent - it will be fun watching him develop with Kyrie, Al and Hayward on the floor. Lebron was an absolute monster. The breakaway where he still got to the rim with someone trying to wrap their arms around him (and a goaltend) pretty much epitomized the game - strong, tough, unstoppable. There was nothing the C's could do. That is where the C's needed a go-to bona fide all star and both were sitting in street clothes on the bench. Tatum is going to be great and he might be a top 10-20 guy, but he's physically overmatched at times and the refs don't give him the star treatment yet. If the Rockets somehow pull out game 7 and Paul's not healthy for the finals I'd give the Cavs a shot to win it all. Otherwise GS or healthy Houston just has too much firepower for the King. [/QUOTE]