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Of course they did.... It IS about the money after all. I for one could not care less if they never come back. I feel the same about the NFL and MLB. Politics has no place in sports, the same way politics has no place in The Boneyard.
 
alphasigko said:
Of course they did.... It IS about the money after all. I for one could not care less if they never come back. I feel the same about the NFL and MLB. Politics has no place in sports, the same way politics has no place in The Boneyard.
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So NBA players watch their fellow Black Americans getting slain by the police week after week, finally decide that they’re sick of it enough to where they won’t play the game they love and have sacrificed for, and you call that “politics”.
 
Rocktheworld said:
So NBA players watch their fellow Black Americans getting slain by the police week after week, finally decide that they’re sick of it enough to where they won’t play the game they love and have sacrificed for, and you call that “politics”.
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There's a lot of trashbags on here but it's honestly less than any other fan board. The country is unfortunately full of trashbags.
 
the morris foul against luka tho

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Did not watch but Celtics owned Toronto. I think Boston wins this thing.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Did not watch but Celtics owned Toronto. I think Boston wins this thing.
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I think they beat the Raptors.

I doubt they get past the Bucks in the ECF or the Clips/Lakers in the finals. This coming from the biggest Celtics homer their is.

If any 1 of Brown/Tatum/Kemba/Smart has an off game, they are going to lose. Today all 4 were firing on all cylinders. Having Hayward allowed one of them to have a bad day and still compete at a high level.

The celtics also just don't have a very good bench. Can't expect 10/5/2 out of Robert Williams every night. And Kanter is basically unplayable after the first round outside of very specific matchups because of his defense.

Stevens is a wizard in late game situations. If the Celtics can keep it within 5 pts in the last 2 minutes, I like our chances to beat anyone.
 
husky429 said:
I think they beat the Raptors.

I doubt they get past the Bucks in the ECF or the Clips/Lakers in the finals. This coming from the biggest Celtics homer their is.

If any 1 of Brown/Tatum/Kemba/Smart has an off game, they are going to lose. Today all 4 were firing on all cylinders. Having Hayward allowed one of them to have a bad day and still compete at a high level.

The celtics also just don't have a very good bench. Can't expect 10/5/2 out of Robert Williams every night. And Kanter is basically unplayable after the first round outside of very specific matchups because of his defense.

Stevens is a wizard in late game situations. If the Celtics can keep it within 5 pts in the last 2 minutes, I like our chances to beat anyone.
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I think they'll have a fight with Toronto for the reasons you mentioned - not much of a margin for error if one or two guys has an off night. If they beat Toronto I think they'd have a better shot at Milwaukee this year but I'd still be surprised if they come out of the East. I don't see them beating either one of the LA teams - certainly not the Clips.
 
The defense was so bad in the Utah/Denver game that it actually took away from great performances by Donovan Mitchell and Jamal Murray. That would be bad difference for a YMCA pickup game, there are not words for how terrible it was for an NBA playoff game.
 
husky429 said:
I think they beat the Raptors.

I doubt they get past the Bucks in the ECF or the Clips/Lakers in the finals. This coming from the biggest Celtics homer their is.
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Agreed. Celts match up well with Raps, but horrendously against the Bucks. Celtics play a lot of drop PnR coverage and so Lopez can kill them. Nobody really has a good matchup against Giannis, but the Celts don't have that Adebayo type that is probably the best choice (mobile, thick waist, 6'9+, and long arms). That and Middleton becomes a raging inferno every time he plays the Celtics in the playoffs.

Think the Celts could hang with the Clips (underdogs but 6 or 7 game series). Lakers would probably be a tougher matchup because they have nobody to bang against LeBron and Timelord isn't ready for primetime, although I think eventually he could become a guy that could guard AD.
 
I wouldn't read too much into the Celtics margin of victory. There are so many injuries in the bubble that players do not want to risk an injury down 20 late in the second half of a game 1. Toronto may have put up a little more fight if that was a Game 5.

Nice game by the Celtics though. They looked good.
 
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nelsonmuntz said:
I wouldn't read too much into the Celtics margin of victory. There are so many injuries in the bubble that players do not want to risk an injury down 20 late in the second half of a game 1. Toronto may have put up a little more fight if that was a Game 5.

Nice game by the Celtics though. They looked good.
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That and Toronto shot horrendously and Celtics well, but I do think some of that is due to Celtics excellent D prep. They've known this matchup was coming for a while and Stevens is one of the best.
 
Not sure how or why but 538sports, an analytical sports web site, has the Celtics with the 2nd best chance of winning the NBA Championship.

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HooperScooper said:
Not sure how or why but 538sports, an analytical sports web site, has the Celtics with the 2nd best chance of winning the NBA Championship.

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Bucks and Lakers seem really low to me. 6% and 7%? I'd put those 2 just below the Clippers with the Celts and Raps 4th/5th.

I wonder if they are taking into account the loss of Hayward. Or maybe overrating the Celtics bench. IDK
 
nelsonmuntz said:
I wouldn't read too much into the Celtics margin of victory. There are so many injuries in the bubble that players do not want to risk an injury down 20 late in the second half of a game 1. Toronto may have put up a little more fight if that was a Game 5.

Nice game by the Celtics though. They looked good.
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The Celtics were up by like 17 in the second quarter. They also beat Toronto in the bubble by 22 the last time they played.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
I wouldn't read too much into the Celtics margin of victory. There are so many injuries in the bubble that players do not want to risk an injury down 20 late in the second half of a game 1. Toronto may have put up a little more fight if that was a Game 5.

Nice game by the Celtics though. They looked good.
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Is the bubble the reason for injuries or maybe the injured players, to some degree, did not prepare properly for the season restart?
Is the enclosed environment more conducive to injuries? I happen to think not
 
gtcam said:
Is the bubble the reason for injuries or maybe the injured players, to some degree, did not prepare properly for the season restart?
Is the enclosed environment more conducive to injuries? I happen to think not
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Think I speak for everyone on the board that we groan reading your posts.
 
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gtcam said:
Is the bubble the reason for injuries or maybe the injured players, to some degree, did not prepare properly for the season restart?
Is the enclosed environment more conducive to injuries? I happen to think not
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You are right. No one has gotten hurt in the restart. My bad.
 
auror said:
That and Toronto shot horrendously and Celtics well, but I do think some of that is due to Celtics excellent D prep. They've known this matchup was coming for a while and Stevens is one of the best.
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expect a reverse blowout game 2. so predictable
 
how is middleton an all star?

looks like a glorified danny green who can’t take over a game
 
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Ratso said:
how is middleton an all star?

looks like a glorified danny green who can’t take over a game
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I didn't watch the game but MIddleton had 28. The Bucks are your just your classic regular season team, they put up gaudy win totals every year but build a wall around Giannis come playoff time and they just aren't that good, they're all really predictable and mechanical.
 
Man, the Rockets are losers. Paul and Galinari are the only guys who can score on OKC's whole team and it's going to a game 7.
 
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superjohn said:
Man, the Rockets are losers. Paul and Galinari are the only guys who can score on OKC's whole team and it's going to a game 7.
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The real question is which contender bites the bullet on Paul's contract this off season?
 
superjohn said:
Man, the Rockets are losers. Paul and Galinari are the only guys who can score on OKC's whole team and it's going to a game 7.
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From an NBA standpoint few things make me quite as happy as watching Russell Westbrook take a big dump down the stretch of a playoff game.
 
Bucks choked last night. The just wasted 5 possessions in the last 4 minutes or so with long, contested pullups or stupid turnovers. That said, if they had 30 minutes of Bledsoe, the Game 1 outcome would have probably been different.

I think Houston vs. OKC is just a great series.
 
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