PLAYOFFS, Rnd 1, Gm 1 – Hawks (0) @ Celtics (0) – 3:30PM, Sat, April 15, 2023

[Celticsfan100]

Too early to discuss who starts? Obviously White, Horford, The Jays and Smart have started quite a bit lately. But will it surprise anyone if Timelord started??

I am not advocating it especially with Atlanta and their wide open attack.. and D White has been great.. But... Timelord makes our defense hit a whole other level..

I'm scared to start Rob. I'm scared to push him or play him too many minutes. The stakes are too high now - we NEED him to stay healthy. Just play it safe - play him 20-25 mins a game off the bench.

I'm afraid if we play him too many mins he'll get hurt and then we might be f&cked.

The smart/white/JB/tatum/al starting 5 has been working well.

Lol when exactly are we supposed to play him then? When the stakes are lower? Rob will play 25-30 whether off the bench or starting. Which I fully expect Joe to bring Rob off the bench as that’s been working.

[Feed Your Head]

I want a sweep or a Game 7.

Nothing in between.

This is an excellent post, I commend you.

[TheMartian]

Two things:

1. Don't play down to the competition.

2. Don't underestimate the Hawks.

[Froob]

It’s time

[Fencer reregistered]

Too early to discuss who starts? Obviously White, Horford, The Jays and Smart have started quite a bit lately. But will it surprise anyone if Timelord started??

I am not advocating it especially with Atlanta and their wide open attack.. and D White has been great.. But... Timelord makes our defense hit a whole other level..

I'm scared to start Rob. I'm scared to push him or play him too many minutes. The stakes are too high now - we NEED him to stay healthy. Just play it safe - play him 20-25 mins a game off the bench.

I'm afraid if we play him too many mins he'll get hurt and then we might be f&cked.

The smart/white/JB/tatum/al starting 5 has been working well.

Lol when exactly are we supposed to play him then? When the stakes are lower? Rob will play 25-30 whether off the bench or starting. Which I fully expect Joe to bring Rob off the bench as that’s been working.

In the past we've played double-big to start halves and not much thereafter. That was true in Horford/Baynes and Horford/Rob pairings alike. But we didn't have the potential of a perimeter lineup like Smart/White/Brown/Tatum when we did. So I'm fine with the base system being single-big, and double-big happening mainly because we have to find more than 48 minutes for Al and Rob combined.

[Feed Your Head]

[_Und3r][D4wg_]

And so it begins (in a few more hours)... at such an annoyingly inconvenient time.

[zoyathedestroya]

I don't say this often. Maybe just once a year, but...

[zoyathedestroya]

Starting the playoff run in jerseys dedicated to Bill.

Read on Twitter

[Fencer reregistered]

So the game is to be shown on ESPN.

Will it be shown on the usual NBC cable channel as well? That's my expectation for the first round of the playoffs. (But only the first round.)

[steefP2]

So the game is to be shown on ESPN.

Will it be shown on the usual NBC cable channel as well? That's my expectation for the first round of the playoffs. (But only the first round.)

Yea first round is on nbc sports Boston in its entirety

[zoyathedestroya]

Longest four hours of my life! Ugh!!

[Feed Your Head]

Outside of a handful of games, I’ve been so bored by the regular season the last few months.

It’s time.

[bisme37]

Read on Twitter

[Ben-N1ce]

To blow time in preparation for the game I'm going to shoot a terrible 9 holes of golf.

[Feed Your Head]

Here’s to hoping we don’t see much of NYCelticsfan, sprash, or the like these playoffs.

No offense to them as people, but they only show up after losses

[bigfoot_cryptozoology]

Starting the playoff run in jerseys dedicated to Bill.

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He knew about living,
He knew about dying.
He had all the bases covered...

[Celts17Pride]

I hope all of our players go on the best stretch of their career over the next two months.

and remain healthy

[bigfoot_cryptozoology]

Win it for Cigarettes After Sex...

Watch on YouTube

[Bill Lumbergh]

I love that "Unfinished Business" hype video that Parl posted.