2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0)

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Who wins and goes to the NBA Finals?

Poll ended at Tue May 28, 2024 4:26 pm

Celtics in 4
39
67%
Celtics in 5
8
14%
Celtics in 6
3
5%
Celtics in 7
0
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Pacers in 7
8
14%
 
Total votes: 58

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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#581 » by Nuntius » Tue May 28, 2024 3:08 am

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Nuntius wrote:Man, another close loss here. 3 out of 4 games, we lost at the very end. That **** sucks :(

Sadly, it doesn't matter. All that people are going to remember is the fact that it was a sweep. Doesn't matter how competitive those games were, people are only going to remember the final score.

Oh well. As I said at the start of the series, we had already exceeded expectations this year. Whatever happened in this series was just gravy. Let's hope that Haliburton's hamstring issues get resolved over the summer and come back next season healthy. That should be our primary focus.

Great series by the Celtics. Had it been any other team, we do not lose all 3 of those close games. Their execution down the stretch, especially on the defensive end, was unreal. Jrue and Derrick White are an incredible defensive duo.

The Celtics were the best team in the East by a considerable margin this year and they deserve to be in the Finals. I wish them the best of luck.


Itll say sweep but Indiana made the C’s work hard for it. Can’t ask anymore for a team missing its star.

Good luck y’all next season!


I know. I'm nothing but proud of this team. I just wanted us to avoid the sweep because that's what people are going to remember in the future. Well, unless we make the ECF again in the near future, of course. That would be cool :lol:

Good luck in the Finals!
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#582 » by G R E Y » Tue May 28, 2024 3:09 am

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I'm gonna say it didn't feel like Tatum led them. Brown, Holiday for me.

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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#583 » by Nuntius » Tue May 28, 2024 3:09 am

yoadknux wrote:Celtics with a post season record of 16-2 and people are like "oH tHe CeLtIcS sHoUlD bE eMbArRaSsEd"


It's really, really freaking weird, man.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#584 » by DaGawd » Tue May 28, 2024 3:10 am

let’s go luka and ky
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS leads 3-0) 

Post#585 » by Lalouie » Tue May 28, 2024 3:10 am

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Lalouie wrote:SECONDS winding down,,,ahead by 3

tatum chucks a 3 attempt


Idiotic basketball.


this is the effect of the 3 that NO ONE has ever talked about

i cannot be convinced that when ALL the data is in, that the 3 is a better shot than the 2
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#586 » by Najeem27 » Tue May 28, 2024 3:10 am

At least OG tried to play with his hamstring injury in game 7 unlike softy Tyrese.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#587 » by GotDaSauce » Tue May 28, 2024 3:10 am

eyeatoma wrote:Karma is going to be a #*!%$ for the Celtics.

Not only did they benefit from such a cake run of opponents, they're also allowed to get away with stuff like this.

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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#588 » by ForeverTFC » Tue May 28, 2024 3:10 am

bisme37 wrote:Congrats on a terrific season and thanks for a great series Pacers fans!


You're not fooling us with the fake humble stuff bisme. We're all rooting for your team's downfall.

All right, I'm done. Time to go reflect on what life on RealGM will be like if the Celtics win a chip this year. Very depressing.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#589 » by Riverwalk2021 » Tue May 28, 2024 3:11 am

DaGawd wrote:let’s go luka and ky


Gonna be a long summer for the haters unless we play Scam Hauser 40 minutes every game :lol:
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#590 » by Riverwalk2021 » Tue May 28, 2024 3:12 am

**** the haters and especially Bucks fans. Thanks for Jrue you clownshoes :lol:
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#591 » by Hoop Hunter » Tue May 28, 2024 3:13 am

Wow, we blew 3 games. Just a play or 2 each game and we could have been up 3-1. Would'uh could'uh should'uh doesn't matter.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#592 » by djsunyc » Tue May 28, 2024 3:14 am

i think what will be remembered in realgm is the easy path the celtics had to the finals.

if the celtics win the championship then the realgm stuff is just noise.

if they dont then expect holy hell to be released on the celtics around these parts lol.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#593 » by Nuntius » Tue May 28, 2024 3:15 am

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AussieCeltic wrote:I need to say congrats to Pacers and their fans - especially Nuntius. Great poster with a level head.

Pacers have a lot to look forward to. Young likeable team on the rise. They’ll be better for this experience and witnessed huge growth from Nembhard.


None of this matters because this was the Pacers best chance to make the Finals

Knicks/Bucks/Sixers/Heat will beat Pacers next season


We shall see. The fact is that we were the 8th youngest team in the league this season. We were a lottery team last year. Our starting back-court had never seen the playoffs before this playoff run.

But they did get this experience now. They got some extremely valuable experience. They went through a game 7 at an electrifying MSG against a Thibs-led team that was tough as nails (as expected from a Thibs-led team). They faced a great Celtics team in the ECF, pushed them in 3 of the 4 games and got to watch how a champion like Jrue Holiday closes out games. Steel sharpens steel. They're going to grow from that and they're not going to repeat the same mistakes they made in the clutch.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#594 » by LaLover11 » Tue May 28, 2024 3:15 am

:noway: Seriously If I'm the pacers I'm trading Haliburton for Reaves, Rui, Vando in the off season smh
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS leads 3-0) 

Post#595 » by SerialChiller » Tue May 28, 2024 3:16 am

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All your reg season crap you trying to keep bringing up is exactly what makes needing 5 games in the first 2 rounds embarrassing in the first place.

STFU yourself clown....


Only an idiot would think making the Finals in 14 games was anything other than impressive.

Too busy drowning in his own tears to think straight! :lol: :lol: :lol:


:roll: not even close....just pointing out some obvious things that are being ignored here.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#596 » by Najeem27 » Tue May 28, 2024 3:17 am

With all the injured teams the pacers faced this was their only chance to get to finals.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#597 » by Hoop Hunter » Tue May 28, 2024 3:18 am

LaLover11 wrote:
AussieCeltic wrote:I need to say congrats to Pacers and their fans - especially Nuntius. Great poster with a level head.

Pacers have a lot to look forward to. Young likeable team on the rise. They’ll be better for this experience and witnessed huge growth from Nembhard.


None of this matters because this was the Pacers best chance to make the Finals

Knicks/Bucks/Sixers/Heat will beat Pacers next season

We had a winning record against each one of those teams. So we'll see.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#598 » by D.Brasco » Tue May 28, 2024 3:18 am

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D.Brasco wrote:One of the worst ECF showings for a team that I can remember.


The Pacers competed hard, they just failed in the clutch. They have a decent showing.


For me failing in the clutch at least 3 games in a row is not a decent showing.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#599 » by IMF » Tue May 28, 2024 3:18 am

zshawn10 wrote:The Pacers:
-Had a 97.4% chance to win Game 1, with 10 seconds left in regulation.
-Had an 18-point lead midway through the 3rd quarter of game 3, with a 95.3% chance to win the game.
-Had a 90% chance to win game 4, with under 6 minutes left.
-Shot 53% from the floor in Game 1, 52% in Game 2, 50.5% in Game 3 and 46% in Game 4.

Lost all of them


This implies less that the Pacers are frauds and more that they’re inexperienced. Pacers have been better than anyone thought talent wise all year.

Maybe that changes if Boston gets waxed in the finals, but I don’t expect that.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #6 Indiana Pacers (BOS WINS 4-0) 

Post#600 » by LaLover11 » Tue May 28, 2024 3:18 am

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