Celtics vs. Heat Aug 4th

Metallikid · Post #1 » by **Metallikid** » Tue Aug 4, 2020 11:41 pm

So what do we think about this Celtics/Heat game that's going on right now?

I'm really unimpressed with Boston's offense. They're iso-ing a fair bit and taking a lot of contested threes. Allowing the Heat to score 60+ in a half without Jimmy Butler.

tecumseh18 · Post #2 » by **tecumseh18** » Tue Aug 4, 2020 11:57 pm

Without Jimmy, I think the Celts aren't concentrating. And perhaps they've given up on the 2-seed, and wouldn't mind falling to #4 to face the Bucks. The Bucks were lucky to beat them a few days ago. My preferred seeding: Bucks/Raps/Celts/Heat/Pacers/Sixers/Magic/Nets.

Mak · Post #3 » by **Mak** » Tue Aug 4, 2020 11:57 pm

Maybe Miami can hang on if they manage to hit more 3s

Son Goku 25 · Post #4 » by **Son Goku 25** » Wed Aug 5, 2020 12:01 am

Damn, I think I'd rather heat get 4th than 3rd for obvious reasons.

Mak · Post #5 » by **Mak** » Wed Aug 5, 2020 12:10 am

Nunn is done. He had a nice run surprising everybody earlier in the year but are they really going to start him in the playoffs? He looks awful.

JShuttlesworth · Post #6 » by **JShuttlesworth** » Wed Aug 5, 2020 12:32 am

5 fouls on Tatum

Metallikid · Post #7 » by **Metallikid** » Wed Aug 5, 2020 12:36 am

Celtics have bad shot selection.

Did Derrick Jones Jr. play a single minute against us?

LoveMyRaps · Post #8 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Wed Aug 5, 2020 1:04 am

Heat beat the Celtics on a second night of a back to back without Butler...

which begs the question... JUST HOW GOOD ARE THE TORONTO RAPTORS?

Asif16 · Post #9 » by **Asif16** » Wed Aug 5, 2020 1:05 am

2nd seed is pretty much all but locked up now

t54zhao · Post #10 » by **t54zhao** » Wed Aug 5, 2020 1:12 am

Damn are the Heat going to throw this game away?

The Saltics have a decent chance of pushing this to overtime

tecumseh18 · Post #11 » by **tecumseh18** » Wed Aug 5, 2020 1:12 am

Dragic hurt! Landed on a foot and turned his ankle. Should be back in a few weeks.

Perfect for the Raps, if it ensures that the Heat stay in 4th. I'd rather face the Celts than the Heat in round 2. OTOH, Tatum, Brown and Hayward look pretty dangerous when they're rolling. Celts are more talented than the Heat, but I just want to finally see a Raps-Celts series.

tradejosehesux · Post #12 » by **tradejosehesux** » Wed Aug 5, 2020 1:18 am

What’s the magic number to clinch 2nd?

DatHomieYouHaTe · Post #13 » by **DatHomieYouHaTe** » Wed Aug 5, 2020 1:19 am

SirKen · Post #14 » by **SirKen** » Wed Aug 5, 2020 1:25 am

DatHomieYouHaTe wrote:2

Could be just 1 if we win against Celtics (tiebreaker)

NinjaBro · Post #15 » by **NinjaBro** » Wed Aug 5, 2020 1:30 am

This is perfect. With 2 seed all but locked up, we can start resting our guys. Don't want anyone to get hurt. Give RHJ, Boucher, Thomas, Davis tons of minutes..........and hopefully get Mccaw back.

TheRealDeal · Post #16 » by **TheRealDeal** » Wed Aug 5, 2020 1:30 am

SirKen wrote:
DatHomieYouHaTe wrote:2

Could be just 1 if we win against Celtics (tiebreaker)

Could be 1 if we win tomorrow against Orlando

ontnut · Post #17 » by **ontnut** » Wed Aug 5, 2020 1:39 am

Celtics have looked really unimpressive so far.
Losing against the Heat tonight with Jimmy, on the back end of a back to back, is pretty bad. They played their big guys heavy minutes too, so no excuses that they weren't trying to win for seeding purposes.

Dennis 37 · Post #18 » by **Dennis 37** » Wed Aug 5, 2020 1:41 am

tradejosehesux wrote:What’s the magic number to clinch 2nd?

The magic cannot clinch 2nd.

Dennis 37 · Post #19 » by **Dennis 37** » Wed Aug 5, 2020 1:44 am

NinjaBro wrote:This is perfect. With 2 seed all but locked up, we can start resting our guys. Don't want anyone to get hurt. Give RHJ, Boucher, Thomas, Davis tons of minutes..........and hopefully get Mccaw back.

McCaw is still having knee issues. I was kind of hoping we would see growth in his game, I want to see more confidence to shoot the ball. When you are open, you have to shoot the ball even if you suck, otherwise the play collapses. If he has been hurt the entire time off, he might not be in good shape.

casual_raps_fan · Post #20 » by **casual_raps_fan** » Wed Aug 5, 2020 1:56 am

Who is the better matchup in the second round? Celtics or Heat?