Celtics Defeat Heat, Become Super Bowl Champions! Victory Cigar vs MIA 2/11

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

The kings of ugly wins.

These kind of performances won't fly in the playoffs tho against a good team.

What, winning performances?

I'll take 16 ugly wins in the playoffs quite happily.

[Fierce1]

The kings of ugly wins.

These kind of performances won't fly in the playoffs tho against a good team.

What, winning performances?

I'll take 16 ugly wins in the playoffs quite happily.

True.

Joel Embiid ended up crying after that game winning shot from Kawhi that kept bouncing on the rim as time expired.

That was one of the ugliest ways to lose a Game 7.

Ugly wins happens a lot in the playoffs.

That's why this win is a great win for the Cs.

I know it's sounding like a broken record, but last season the Cs would have lost this game.

[BK_2020]

With Butler out the Heat needed someone to step up and Jaylen Brown answered the call. However, the Celtics were just a little too strong to overcome even with Jaylen's valiant efforts.

[Fierce1]

With Butler out the Heat needed someone to step up and Jaylen Brown answered the call. However, the Celtics were just a little too strong to overcome even with Jaylen's valiant efforts.

That's the good news.

Last season the Celtics would not have been able to overcome "Jaylen's valiant efforts".

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

The kings of ugly wins.

These kind of performances won't fly in the playoffs tho against a good team.

What, winning performances?

I'll take 16 ugly wins in the playoffs quite happily.

True.

Joel Embiid ended up crying after that game winning shot from Kawhi that kept bouncing on the rim as time expired.

That was one of the ugliest ways to lose a Game 7.

Ugly wins happens a lot in the playoffs.

That's why this win is a great win for the Cs.

I know it's sounding like a broken record, but last season the Cs would have lost this game.

Only time will tell whether we perform well in the playoffs and we'll lose some games before then too.

But the amount of whinging that goes on around here after win and another win and another win for a 41-12 team is out of balance with the reality of the situation.

I get people are worried after the last two seasons, nothing is a given and I have worries too, but really this team is doing a lot of things right and are finding different ways to win that we wouldn't have last season.

Sometimes it's best to enjoy the ride, appreciate that they're a really good team and save worrying for when the playoffs actually arrive.

[Fierce1]

The Celtics lost a similar game like this to the Heat last season.

Butler also didn't play in that game.

Bam Adebayo has 30 points, Heat rallies past Celtics 98-95
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Updated: Jan 25, 2023, 12:03 pm

[Fencer reregistered]

Probably going to end up as the biggest Eastern All-Star snub. Have to imagine he's next up if someone twists an ankle or comes down with a cough.

That Bam is the back-up C in place of KP is just politics. (I mean, throwing a bone to Miami and their fans politics.)

At the end of the day for All-NBA, assuming they get to the end of the regular season healthy - which, I agree is an assumption, weǘe just seen Embiid fall by the wayside - then it has to be Jokic, AD and KP for the 3 center spots - presumably Joker #1 and then kind of a toss up between AD and KP for second team All-NBA.

KP is on pace to play in 59 games this season, and I think the franchise might try to get him to 65, but hopefully not really.
If they win a title and he keeps playing like he has been (or reasonably close to it) I think his reputation will take the leap to 'of course' All Star guy. Which Bam, to me at least, is. And without Jimmy there, sure he's a fine pick this season.

I think all-NBA is going positionless this year. The main motivation is surely the influence it has on guys' salaries. A secondary reason was probably the sentiment that Jokic and Embiid should both be first-team.

[BK_2020]

I don't ever wish for players to get injured but I think it's actually not such a bad thing to wish for Bam Adebayo to be injured. We need to get him back for punching Kristaps in the balls.
Maybe that's why we got Tillman?

[Fierce1]

What, winning performances?

I'll take 16 ugly wins in the playoffs quite happily.

True.

Joel Embiid ended up crying after that game winning shot from Kawhi that kept bouncing on the rim as time expired.

That was one of the ugliest ways to lose a Game 7.

Ugly wins happens a lot in the playoffs.

That's why this win is a great win for the Cs.

I know it's sounding like a broken record, but last season the Cs would have lost this game.

Only time will tell whether we perform well in the playoffs and we'll lose some games before then too.

But the amount of whinging that goes on around here after win and another win and another win for a 41-12 team is out of balance with the reality of the situation.

I get people are worried after the last two seasons, nothing is a given and I have worries too, but really this team is doing a lot of things right and are finding different ways to win that we wouldn't have last season.

Sometimes it's best to enjoy the ride, appreciate that they're a really good team and save worrying for when the playoffs actually arrive.

100%.

I'm with you on enjoying the ride.

It's not just about the playoffs or championships.

Are we going to stop watching the Celtics if they don't win a championship?

I've endured the David Wesley, Dino Radja, Sherman Douglas, and Dee Brown era.

Same thing during the IT era.
We all knew IT and Al were never going to beat KD and GSW if the Cs made it to the finals.
But all Celtic fans were enjoying the ride with IT as the #1 guy.

And we can't belittle what this current Cs team has done because they're on pace for 63 or 64 wins and the last time the Cs won 60 games was back in 2009.

[Fierce1]

I don't ever wish for players to get injured but I think it's actually not such a bad thing to wish for Bam Adebayo to be injured. We need to get him back for punching Kristaps in the balls.
Maybe that's why we got Tillman?

Exactly!

One poster here, I forgot who, mentioned the Cs are a little soft.

Tillman is the solution for that softness.

X is perfect against this Heat team.

You can pair X with Al or KP in a double big lineup.
And besides guarding Bam, X can switch on anyone on the Heat without him being put at a disadvantage.

[BK_2020]

I don't ever wish for players to get injured but I think it's actually not such a bad thing to wish for Bam Adebayo to be injured. We need to get him back for punching Kristaps in the balls.
Maybe that's why we got Tillman?

Exactly!

One poster here, I forgot who, mentioned the Cs are a little soft.

Tillman is the solution for that softness.

X is perfect against this Heat team.

You can pair X with Al or KP in a double big lineup.
And besides guarding Bam, X can switch on anyone on the Heat without him being put at a disadvantage.

Oh I wasn't talking about guarding Bam.

[Fierce1]

I don't ever wish for players to get injured but I think it's actually not such a bad thing to wish for Bam Adebayo to be injured. We need to get him back for punching Kristaps in the balls.
Maybe that's why we got Tillman?

Exactly!

One poster here, I forgot who, mentioned the Cs are a little soft.

Tillman is the solution for that softness.

X is perfect against this Heat team.

You can pair X with Al or KP in a double big lineup.
And besides guarding Bam, X can switch on anyone on the Heat without him being put at a disadvantage.

Oh I wasn't talking about guarding Bam.

I know.

But come on, let's focus on the bigger picture.

It's true though, what Bam did was not good, to say the least.

[zoyathedestroya]

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[Memokerobi]

Miami's secret formula is to make you work hard.

Their talent level is not elite, but they will make you earn it.

Just like in last year's finals, the Nuggets had the superior team and there was nothing Miami could do about it because they were just facing a superior opponent.

That and Adebayo. The #1 reason Miami gives us trouble is Adebayo and its not close. I'm glad we got KP because he helps big time.

[GrandTheftRondo]

I’m actually glad Jaylen got a bit fired up against Robinson.

For three years we’ve allowed bums like Lowry, Robinson and Strus to play illegal defence by holding Tatum and Brown all the time.

About time someone got angry about it. Should have been done two years ago.

There’s nothing tough about Miami’s defence.

The Celtics playing with a bit of a mean streak would actually be beneficial.

[big-shot-ROB]

Brown carries us through December when Tatum is playing like poo-poo. The board: crickets.

Brown has a bad game mid February on a win. The board: in shambles.

Looks like a lot of posters here need a scapegoat in their own team to let go off a lot of personal frustrations.


VC to Tat and Porz btw

[Stan34]

Hating on Jaylen is always off the chart. He had a mediocre game because of TO but great D when we need, great baskets when we need at the end of the game and 9 boards.

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[zoyathedestroya]

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If I heard that right, JT had 17 potential assists in this game. Don't complicate it. Ball in JT or White's hands esp in the 4th. They're our two best decision-makers with the ball.

[Fierce1]

Brown carries us through December when Tatum is playing like poo-poo. The board: crickets.

Brown has a bad game mid February on a win. The board: in shambles.

Looks like a lot of posters here need a scapegoat in their own team to let go off a lot of personal frustrations.


VC to Tat and Porz btw

I can understand a rookie or a 2nd year vet making the mistakes that JB makes.

But JB committing mistakes that even college players don't commit, that's just inexcusable!

JB is still making rookie mistakes and this is his 8th season.

[Paija]

I was finally able to watch the game live, because of time zone differences. There was a moment where one could see that KP is injured and not moving well, especially back on defense, but coach did not ask for timeout for several possessions. And if I am not mistaken, Heat run started exactly then.