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 

Post#401 » by LaLover11 » Wed May 8, 2024 12:58 am

picc wrote:I still like Herro/Jovic/Jacquez for Mitchell this summer.


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Post#402 » by 3ddman23 » Wed May 8, 2024 12:58 am

Celtics vs magic would have been so much more entertaining....
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Post#403 » by azcatz11 » Wed May 8, 2024 12:59 am

ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
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Just a realist , you not telling me with a straight face if the Finals is Celtics vs Wolves you put any real money on the Celtics championship, do you ?

Yes because I’m not clueless like you

Your Boston posts have been embarrassing and pathetic all season


You still didn’t answer my question :lol:


Just want to say I think your posts are not haterish at all. Your opinions are refreshing
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers 

Post#404 » by Chuck Everett » Wed May 8, 2024 12:59 am

HoopsterJones wrote:Sam Merril is awful


Bad matchup for him. Is he really supposed to be able to defend Jaylen Brown, Derrick White or Jrue Holiday? Payton Pritchard is a point guard and he has no shot of staying in front of him. The Celtics have two-way guards rather than 3/D guards.
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Post#405 » by CelticSooner » Wed May 8, 2024 12:59 am

CS707 wrote:The way things look right now Boston vs. Minnesota would be a great finals matchup.

Both games in the regular season were great. Dog fights that went into OT.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers 

Post#406 » by shi-woo » Wed May 8, 2024 12:59 am

Bobbymcgee wrote:The Cavs have Kornet looking like an all-star center.


Just thought this, looking at boxscores a second ago I was shocked to see how little we have played Big Al tonight, and it's because Luke is matching Mobley when he's out there.

It's sad, anything other than a series win for the Cavs means this team needs to get blown the F up.

Can't win with no wing worth a damn and your most valuable asset playing like Kwame Brown. I feel bad for Evan really, dude just needs to be paired with a Porzingus type center, and he'd look so much better.
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Post#407 » by bmurph128 » Wed May 8, 2024 12:59 am

ChipotleWest wrote:How to make the East more competitive: Most Minnesota East.

I mean Minnesota is currently making the west look uncompetitive so....weird post.

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Post#408 » by Catchall » Wed May 8, 2024 12:59 am

The Cavs just don't have enough offense to keep up with real contenders. Mitchell can go for 40 every night. It won't make a difference.
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Post#409 » by ChipotleWest » Wed May 8, 2024 12:59 am

FarBeyondDriven wrote:NBA did NOT want ORL to face the Celtics. CLE can't compete talent wise. Easy path to the Finals per usual for the Celtics.


So the league made the Magic stand around while 21 year old Banchero did everything? Damn you league.
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Post#410 » by Riverwalk2021 » Wed May 8, 2024 1:00 am

The Cavs are complete ass when Mitchell goes out.
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Post#411 » by ChipotleWest » Wed May 8, 2024 1:00 am

bmurph128 wrote:
ChipotleWest wrote:How to make the East more competitive: Most Minnesota East.

I mean Minnesota is currently making the west look uncompetitive so....weird post.

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That's why I want them gone from the West.
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Post#412 » by ORLMagicGirl15 » Wed May 8, 2024 1:00 am

3ddman23 wrote:Celtics vs magic would have been so much more entertaining....

It probably would have been the same result though or worst because we're a worst shooting team then Cavs.
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Post#413 » by JujitsuFlip » Wed May 8, 2024 1:01 am

LaLover11 wrote:
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LaLover11 wrote:Lmao this Celtics team would get destroyed by 2009 LeBron Cavs
Heck no, that team was so dang slow in the front court and tiny in the back court.


Yeah but they had LeBron in beast mode

None of these soft players like Tatum/Brown and Celtic frontcourt would be able to stop him
I'll take the 2016 Cavs.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers 

Post#414 » by jbk1234 » Wed May 8, 2024 1:01 am

TT has owned Horford his entire career and JBB would rather surrender size at every position than try playing Mobley and TT together because he it got it into his head he could win a shoot out with the Celtics.
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Jarret Allen isn’t winning you anything. Garland won’t show up in the playoffs. Mobley is a glorified dunk man. Mitchell has some experience but is a liability on defense. To me, the Cavs are a treadmill team.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers 

Post#415 » by ITYSL » Wed May 8, 2024 1:01 am

I'm really liking the Celtics' intensity this second half. Definitely a lot more hustle on defense than we saw in stretches in the 1st half. The rust is off.

Gotta feel bad for Mitchell, there really isn't much going on for the Cavs beyond him going super saiyan every game.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers 

Post#416 » by LaLover11 » Wed May 8, 2024 1:02 am

Spida just sit down and let these scrubs play
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers 

Post#417 » by Rendei » Wed May 8, 2024 1:02 am

The Cavs need to find some offense that isn't Mitchell being great. Garland and Mobley need to step up in this series. Those two went out way too soft last year, and it needs to change now.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers 

Post#418 » by 3ddman23 » Wed May 8, 2024 1:02 am

Catchall wrote:The Cavs just don't have enough offense to keep up with real contenders. Mitchell can go for 40 every night. It won't make a difference.


I mean the only real real playoff team by that standard in the east is the celtics... maybe the knicks... casue they would Match up much better with the pacers I believe.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers 

Post#419 » by JujitsuFlip » Wed May 8, 2024 1:03 am

picc wrote:I still like Herro/Jovic/Jacquez for Mitchell this summer.
I'll do it!
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers 

Post#420 » by 3ddman23 » Wed May 8, 2024 1:03 am

ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:
3ddman23 wrote:Celtics vs magic would have been so much more entertaining....

It probably would have been the same result though or worst because we're a worst shooting team then Cavs.


I'm not saying we would win but and we may have seen a few blow outs but seeing the young magic face the Eastern conference Champs and giving them some fight is better then this dead in the water Cleveland team.
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