2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers (BOS WINS 4-1)

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Who wins and goes to the ECFs?

Celtics in 4
62
24%
Celtics in 5
122
47%
Celtics in 6
39
15%
Celtics in 7
4
2%
Cavaliers in 4
2
1%
Cavaliers in 5
6
2%
Cavaliers in 6
13
5%
Cavaliers in 7
10
4%
 
Total votes: 258

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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers (BOS leads 1-0) 

Post#781 » by SportsGuru08 » Fri May 10, 2024 12:57 am

Oscirus wrote:Whats with the celtics playing down to their competition? Of all the teams left, the celtics should be on cruise control.


As Urinating Tree would say, they rely too much on high end talent to bail them out.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers (BOS leads 1-0) 

Post#782 » by Reeko » Fri May 10, 2024 12:57 am

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If Ju & Mitch were healthy we'd be going to the finals for sure.

What's the word on OG?


Out for game 3...TBD from there *sigh*

Sorry about that. I would be surprised if he comes back in this series and when he comes back don't expect him to be playing at the same level, he usually takes some time to get back into a rhythm.
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Post#783 » by knicksfan974 » Fri May 10, 2024 12:57 am

This series suddenly got a lot more interesting.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers (BOS leads 1-0) 

Post#784 » by holdenwait » Fri May 10, 2024 12:57 am

All the stat-gasming about Celtics all time great this and that during regular season and they can't even put away Cavs without pssn their pants, western conference champs for the title imo
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers (BOS leads 1-0) 

Post#785 » by DaGawd » Fri May 10, 2024 12:58 am

keep that **** up cleveland… good job
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Post#786 » by FarBeyondDriven » Fri May 10, 2024 12:58 am

Tatum just might be Melo 2.0 with better defense.
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Post#787 » by azcatz11 » Fri May 10, 2024 12:58 am

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___Rand___ wrote:Tatum's 5-14. Who's guarding him all game?


I said Mitchell was better


Mitchell's guarding him? wow


Mitchell is better than Tatum
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Post#788 » by BigDan245 » Fri May 10, 2024 12:58 am

Cavs aren't a bad team lol...Magic's defense is just elite...Yes Boston should win this series, but it shouldn't be a dominant sweep. Cavs are good enough to win a game or 2.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers (BOS leads 1-0) 

Post#789 » by Reeko » Fri May 10, 2024 12:59 am

FarBeyondDriven wrote:Tatum just might be Melo 2.0 with better defense.

Melo with defense and passing is a terrific player.
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Post#790 » by basketballRob » Fri May 10, 2024 12:59 am

The Cavs have been playing competitive basketball for the last 2 weeks, and rge Celtics haven't.

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Post#791 » by FarBeyondDriven » Fri May 10, 2024 12:59 am

Jaylen Brown and losing his man...name a better duo
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers (BOS leads 1-0) 

Post#793 » by SweaterBae » Fri May 10, 2024 1:00 am

3 point variance makes things so volatile. It's not super fun.
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Post#794 » by nbafan38 » Fri May 10, 2024 1:00 am

Celtics don't like game 2's
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers (BOS leads 1-0) 

Post#795 » by cgf » Fri May 10, 2024 1:00 am

Reeko wrote:
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Reeko wrote:What's the word on OG?


Out for game 3...TBD from there *sigh*

Sorry about that. I would be surprised if he comes back in this series and when he comes back don't expect him to be playing at the same level, he usually takes some time to get back into a rhythm.


Weirdly that hasn't been an issue with us...at least not so far. When he came back at the end of the regular season he looked like he hadn't missed a game defensively, and his offense was no more streaky than usual.

But yeah, we'll see when/if he comes back :-(
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Post#796 » by jkvonny » Fri May 10, 2024 1:00 am

Woah, just chiming in on the game right now! :o

Cavs are up? I take it that the 3s aren't droppin for the Celtics.
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Post#797 » by jbk1234 » Fri May 10, 2024 1:00 am

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Yeah, i didn't understand that, unless Garland asked out.


I promise you didn't ask out after hitting those 3s. Also, TT only got on the floor due to Mobley's foul trouble.
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Post#798 » by The Real Dalic » Fri May 10, 2024 1:00 am

I hope the few people saying the Magic weren't clamping the Cavs in their series are watching them play the Celtics, who are a pretty good defense in their own right.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers (BOS leads 1-0) 

Post#799 » by FarBeyondDriven » Fri May 10, 2024 1:01 am

Reeko wrote:
FarBeyondDriven wrote:Tatum just might be Melo 2.0 with better defense.

Melo with defense and passing is a terrific player.


sure, but not a championship player imo and Tatum has been mentioned alongside league MVPs for several years now. I just don't think he quite belongs in that conversation.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers (BOS leads 1-0) 

Post#800 » by Reeko » Fri May 10, 2024 1:01 am

Did he call bank though?
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