NBA PLAYOFFS, Rnd 1, Gm 1 – Heat @ Celtics – 1PM, Sun, April 21, 2024

[sam_I_am]

No Jimmy. No Randolph. Biid & Giannis are impaired.

18 is right there for the taking.

Heat in 5 or Bulls in 5. Otherwise we should forfeit.
Cavs or Magic in 5. Otherwise we should forfeit.
Knicks in 6 (Biid is awesome but hurt & Giannis not right either). **** on Brunson’s head w DWhite & Jrue.
Nuggets in 6 or 7 in a classic.
Simple.

Celtics need to smoke everybody so Porzingas can stay healthy. There is no way this guy holds up for four 7 games series. Not only could he break down, but he is the one guy in their top 6 who may not be able to ‘step it up’ in playoff intensity…..yet this team needs what he does to be at its best. Taking care of business is essential.

[exculpatory]

No Jimmy. No Randolph. Biid & Giannis are impaired.

18 is right there for the taking.

Heat in 5 or Bulls in 5. Otherwise we should forfeit.
Cavs or Magic in 5. Otherwise we should forfeit.
Knicks in 6 (Biid is awesome but hurt & Giannis not right either). **** on Brunson’s head w DWhite & Jrue.
Nuggets in 6 or 7 in a classic.
Simple.

Celtics need to smoke everybody so Porzingas can stay healthy. There is no way this guy holds up for four 7 games series. Not only could he break down, but he is the one guy in their top 6 who may not be able to ‘step it up’ in playoff intensity…..yet this team needs what he does to be at its best. Taking care of business is essential.

Valid point as always.

I am equally or more concerned about 7’s TOV & FT shooting, JT’s dawg, Bubbles & lack of a TRUTH closer-

[zoyathedestroya]

If Butler can't go or if Heat are eliminated, Celtics will have 3 of the 4 players with the most playoff experience (minutes) in the East.

[brackdan70]

The Bulls won't be easy at all.

If the 9th seed is not easy, what is easy? Maybe we can convince Silver to give us a G League opponent for round 1?

Absolute cake walk. Not just round 1 but 1-3. Cake walk.

Wizards are easy

[Triple7]

No reason for us not to get to the finals, other than health and a really massive choke job. I just hope we play with that killer instinct to finish teams early. No clowning, no playing down to opponents, playing lazy. We have the tendency to give away a game or two every series. Shooting ourselves in the foot. I remember the bubble series against the raps. Instead of sweeping them, we gave a game away, then they confident and series extended. We won, but Tatum was dead tired facing the heat. We need to finish the series early. Avoid injury risks. We should sweep the bulls or heat. Jimmy playing or not.

[exculpatory]

No reason for us not to get to the finals, other than health and a really massive choke job. I just hope we play with that killer instinct to finish teams early. No clowning, no playing down to opponents, playing lazy. We have the tendency to give away a game or two every series. Shooting ourselves in the foot. I remember the bubble series against the raps. Instead of sweeping them, we gave a game away, then they confident and series extended. We won, but Tatum was dead tired facing the heat. We need to finish the series early. Avoid injury risks. We should sweep the bulls or heat. Jimmy playing or not.

RIGHT THE SPOT ON!

[Fierce1]

Really interesting that now the Cs will get to the finals, barring injury, after saying for the whole season the Cs have a bad coach, can't execute in the clutch, and Tatum is not an alpha.

If all 3 narratives are true, logic tells us Cs should be exiting in the playoffs this season.

[FlatearthZorro]

The association's top four in net rating are all Celtics:
1. Sam Hauser (14.2)
2. Payton Pritchard (13.6)
3. Derrick White (12.5)
4. Luke Kornet (12.1)

That's from Celtics official Facebook. Crazy.

[KillahGhostface]

[KillahGhostface]

Let’s gooooooo

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[zoyathedestroya]

Celtics over Heat/Bulls in 5.
Pacers over Bucks in 6.
Knicks over Sixers in 5.
Magic over Cavs in 7.

My East bracket looks very similar to this:

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[bisme37]

So who do we want to play? Heat or Bulls?

I guess I'd prefer Bulls just because if we play Heat the media will ignore anything good we do and spend the whole series painting a scenario where Butler returns mid-series like a WWE wrestler and "destroys" us again.

[lon3lytoaster]

Celtics over Heat/Bulls in 5.
Pacers over Bucks in 6.
Knicks over Sixers in 5.
Magic over Cavs in 7.

My East bracket looks very similar to this:

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West makes sense to me as well. Amazing year by OKC but could see them under performing due to a lack of experience. Definitely don’t see them coming out of the west. We beat everyone out that side except Denver me thinks.

[FlatearthZorro]

Celtics over Heat/Bulls in 5.
Pacers over Bucks in 6.
Knicks over Sixers in 5.
Magic over Cavs in 7.

My East bracket looks very similar to this:

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4th best net rating in league history... this is to me the best team in the nba in the last ~ 10 years... if they don't win, it's a huge choke... title or a bust

[MrGreenRunsDeep]

Either bulls or Miami! I’m not worried! We should sign Baynes for 5 day contract with insurance and start practicing dunking on his Face! We need to be aggressive

[zoyathedestroya]

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[leper-con]

Barring another Miami Heat collapse looks like destiny has the Celtics facing the heat and round one

[KamikazeK]

It's time for some payback

[playa-hater]

Just the thought we are playing the team that beat us last year to get to the Finals with 7 undrafted players is giving me PTSD all over again. And it isn't aging well. 500 years from now, someone will say, "how was that even possible??"

But with the addition of even MORE talent in KP and Jrue minus J Butler, what can go wrong??

[tfribs45]

Beat the Heat Beat the Heat! C’s about to sweep them Boys, and if Jimmy buckets was there it may have been a gentlemen’s sweep. Time for payback from last years choke job, how sweet it is! LFG