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Madhouse · Post #961 » by **Madhouse** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:07 pm

iggymcfrack wrote:Can anyone even remember a Game 1 in the NBA where the road team was favored by 4.5 points? I certainly can’t. It must be close to a record. I know Shaq’s Lakers took it easy in the regular season sometimes but usually by the time they went on the road they were playing somebody pretty legit.

no the circumstances are rare. What was the Hawks vs Cavs line?

iggymcfrack · Post #962 » by **iggymcfrack** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:11 pm

Madhouse wrote:
iggymcfrack wrote:Can anyone even remember a Game 1 in the NBA where the road team was favored by 4.5 points? I certainly can’t. It must be close to a record. I know Shaq’s Lakers took it easy in the regular season sometimes but usually by the time they went on the road they were playing somebody pretty legit.

no the circumstances are rare. What was the Hawks vs Cavs line?

The article I found says Atlanta was favored by 2. It’s really hard to be a road favorite in the NBA playoffs under any circumstances.

kuclas · Post #963 » by **kuclas** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:11 pm

Embiid pretty much abused Horford in the last game in Boston. Embiid learns each time he plays an opponent. The Celtics other big guy baynes got in foul trouble early

This notion Horford can guard embiid is silly unless embiid gets lazy and settles for jump shots and he missed a ton of them in the first two games.

Stevens sends double teams (Stevens does it selectively and not all the time) to get Horford help.

Horford is a very good defender. But embiid is just way too big for Big Al to handle alone.

It’s gonna to be Baynes on embiid to save Al from fouls. Embiid has just got to play smart and hopefully his mask doesn’t bother him.

iggymcfrack · Post #964 » by **iggymcfrack** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:19 pm

iggymcfrack wrote:
Madhouse wrote:
iggymcfrack wrote:Can anyone even remember a Game 1 in the NBA where the road team was favored by 4.5 points? I certainly can’t. It must be close to a record. I know Shaq’s Lakers took it easy in the regular season sometimes but usually by the time they went on the road they were playing somebody pretty legit.

no the circumstances are rare. What was the Hawks vs Cavs line?

The article I found says Atlanta was favored by 2. It’s really hard to be a road favorite in the NBA playoffs under any circumstances.

I guess Cavs were 4 point favorites for Game 1 in Boston last year after sweeping the first 2 rounds. That’s probably about as close as you’ll get. Still not as high as this spread though.

Meeksology · Post #965 » by **Meeksology** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:20 pm

CeltsFlow wrote:
Raps in 4 wrote:
Sleep wrote:
Weren't they playing without Embiid down the stretch of the season and took one off Miami without him? Philadelphia are probably on as good a roll as anyone not called the Warriors right now. I think they take care of business in five or six at worst. Too many match up problems for the Celtics who will really have to slow them down because they won't have the points in them to keep up.

They were without Embiid, not Embiid and Simmons.

Celtics are without Irving and Hayward.

Nice to see Raps fans got us

Im not gonna lie, it's pretty weird to see raps fans n Celts fans on the same page throughout the thread lol

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basketballRob · Post #966 » by **basketballRob** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:27 pm

Just take your L like a man, no excuses!

Chris76 · Post #967 » by **Chris76** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:29 pm

kuclas wrote:Embiid pretty much abused Horford in the last game in Boston. Embiid learns each time he plays an opponent. The Celtics other big guy baynes got in foul trouble early

This notion Horford can guard embiid is silly unless embiid gets lazy and settles for jump shots and he missed a ton of them in the first two games.

Stevens sends double teams (Stevens does it selectively and not all the time) to get Horford help.

Horford is a very good defender. But embiid is just way too big for Big Al to handle alone.

It’s gonna to be Baynes on embiid to save Al from fouls. Embiid has just got to play smart and hopefully his mask doesn’t bother him.

Embiid looked very strong against Miami the last game. He was getting good position around 6 to 8 ft. 1 or 2 dribbles and a Shaq like dunk. I hope he continues to setup close to the basket. Less turnovers and more fouls against their bigs.

GoCeltics123 · Post #968 » by **GoCeltics123** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:49 pm

kuclas wrote:Embiid pretty much abused Horford in the last game in Boston. Embiid learns each time he plays an opponent. The Celtics other big guy baynes got in foul trouble early

This notion Horford can guard embiid is silly unless embiid gets lazy and settles for jump shots and he missed a ton of them in the first two games.

Stevens sends double teams (Stevens does it selectively and not all the time) to get Horford help.

Horford is a very good defender. But embiid is just way too big for Big Al to handle alone.

It’s gonna to be Baynes on embiid to save Al from fouls. Embiid has just got to play smart and hopefully his mask doesn’t bother him.

I think the Celtics will single-cover Embiid and Simmons and try to limit the Sixers' shooters.

In the regular season they also sagged off Embiid big-time as well...they employ a similar strategy against Draymond Green. Basically expect Embiid to have zero pressure at the three-point line in the hope that he gets lazy.

I wonder how Embiid will do guarding Horford at the three-point line...Al's pretty quick, but he has to make his threes for the Celtics to have a chance in this series. Embiid is definitely better than a lot of centers at guarding the perimeter, but he can also be fairly slow as well. A lot of times what happens with Horford is when he hits his threes, the big guarding him at the perimeter will overcommit and give him easy lanes to drive on. When he misses, they continue to sag...will be interesting to see how Embiid guards him.

With Simmons on Al, simply put he's gotta post him up a lot. Not much else to say. Simmons won't let him shoot a lot of threes with how quick he is, kinda like Giannis made Horford post up a lot since he denied the three...although he reached in way too much.

claycarver · Post #969 » by **claycarver** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:00 pm

kuclas wrote:Embiid pretty much abused Horford in the last game in Boston. Embiid learns each time he plays an opponent. The Celtics other big guy baynes got in foul trouble early

This notion Horford can guard embiid is silly unless embiid gets lazy and settles for jump shots and he missed a ton of them in the first two games.

Stevens sends double teams (Stevens does it selectively and not all the time) to get Horford help.

Horford is a very good defender. But embiid is just way too big for Big Al to handle alone.

It’s gonna to be Baynes on embiid to save Al from fouls. Embiid has just got to play smart and hopefully his mask doesn’t bother him.

Playoff Horford hasn’t resembled regular season Horford last season or this season. I don’t know how he’ll do with Embiid, but I wouldn’t expect their last regular season matchup to provide clues.

Wolfgang630 · Post #970 » by **Wolfgang630** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:02 pm

I really love reading stuff like this. Remembering the past and rivalries. It’s not another regular playoff series. Realizing the battles of Wilt vs Russell and Bird vs Dr. J.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23368254/philadelphia-76ers-watch-video-rivalry-boston-celtics

basketballRob · Post #971 » by **basketballRob** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:04 pm

Asif16 wrote:Celtics wouldve swept the Sixers if they were healthy

Now it looks like 76ers may make the finals.

CeltsfanSinceBirth · Post #972 » by **CeltsfanSinceBirth** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:11 pm

I'm really looking forward to seeing how Fultz plays in this round. That 1.7 ppg scoring average vs. Miami was amazing. Really wish Ainge could somehow find a way to trade Tatum and that Kings pick back to Philly for Mr. Chick Fil-A

Asif16 · Post #973 » by **Asif16** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:16 pm

basketballRob wrote:
Asif16 wrote:Celtics wouldve swept the Sixers if they were healthy

Now it looks like 76ers may make the finals.

Yeah its a possibility

Hipster Doofus · Post #974 » by **Hipster Doofus** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:17 pm

CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:I'm really looking forward to seeing how Fultz plays in this round. That 1.7 ppg scoring average vs. Miami was amazing. Really wish Ainge could somehow find a way to trade Tatum and that Kings pick back to Philly for Mr. Chick Fil-A

Madhouse · Post #975 » by **Madhouse** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:45 pm

CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:I'm really looking forward to seeing how Fultz plays in this round. That 1.7 ppg scoring average vs. Miami was amazing. Really wish Ainge could somehow find a way to trade Tatum and that Kings pick back to Philly for Mr. Chick Fil-A

Funny yet will probably have to be revisited in 2 years based on karma

Post #976 » by **Stanford** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:53 pm

I miss heat fans.

sfernald · Post #977 » by **sfernald** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:55 pm

Arsenal wrote:
genius- wrote:what's brown's status?

other than embiid, i actually like how boston matches up. Sixers in 5 if brown is out, celts in 6 if not.

It's my understanding Brown is doubtful for tonight. I would assume they'll hold him out because there are 3 days until game 2 on Thursday. Much more likely to see him back then, especially if the Celtics lose game 1. I bet if they win game 1 they hold him out of game 2 also.

Ainge needs to do his thing and push Brown to play no matter the cost.. Grind that hamstring to dust just like Isiah Thomas’ hip..

sfernald · Post #978 » by **sfernald** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:59 pm

Green89 wrote:
dukes_wild wrote:Why do people keep saying Semi Ojeleye is a good defender?

Because we watched the Bucks series. And someone named Stevens thought his D was good enough to start the rookie in a Game 7.

Watch on YouTube

I can already see Pelicans asking for Ojeleye as a throw in for Anthony Davis, and Celtics fans yelling no way, that guy’s upside is Gary Payton meets Dikembe Motumbo.

JAYZGOAT · Post #979 » by **JAYZGOAT** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:06 pm

Stanford wrote:I miss heat fans.

Dude, some of these Celtics fans are just plain unbearable.

sfernald · Post #980 » by **sfernald** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:06 pm

Slax wrote:
Admiral-Kizaru wrote:
KingCurry wrote:the real battle will be between Massholes and fans from the City of Brotherly Hate

OH you don't know how obnoxious Philly Fans are in person lol. I go to school here and it's so irritating.

Give us Bostonians a shot. We can be just as obnoxious and irritating as anyone when we try.

Smart way to grab for And 1’s from philly fans;)

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