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

Post#881 » by Potential » Fri May 10, 2024 1:15 am

HOLY **** LOOK AT THE CAVS. CELTICS ARE REALLY GETTING DESTROYED BY A TEAM THAT'S 0 FOR **** 7 TRYING TO SCORE 100 IN A ROAD PLAYOFF GAME
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Post#882 » by Chuck Everett » Fri May 10, 2024 1:16 am

___Rand___ wrote:Ok ok I'm watching now.


Levert has 16 points off the bench.
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Post#883 » by 3ddman23 » Fri May 10, 2024 1:16 am

I dont think the cavs looks this good vs orlando all series... maybe the second half of game 7?? Boston better hope they can put some better basketball together in games 3 & 4 on the road.
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Post#884 » by basketballRob » Fri May 10, 2024 1:16 am

JB Bickerstaff keeps his job.

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

Post#885 » by KGDirkTD_Fan » Fri May 10, 2024 1:16 am

Glad to see Miami Heat Strus is here
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Post#886 » by SerialChiller » Fri May 10, 2024 1:16 am

Boston resorting to dirty plays to slow Mitchell now...
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: East Semifinals: #1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers (BOS leads 1-0) 

Post#887 » by Reeko » Fri May 10, 2024 1:16 am

White and Holiday gotta live up to their reputations as lockdown defenders, cuz these Cleveland guards are running roughshod over them.
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Post#888 » by HoopsterJones » Fri May 10, 2024 1:16 am

Very quiet in the Garden tonight.
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Post#889 » by ___Rand___ » Fri May 10, 2024 1:16 am

20 point lead in 4th! for Cavs! LMAO. Oh man these celtics. When are they gonna grow up?
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Post#890 » by SOUL » Fri May 10, 2024 1:16 am

This would be JB Bickerstaff's first road playoff win
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Post#891 » by KnicksGadfly » Fri May 10, 2024 1:17 am

Man JB is coaching himself into a big fat extension right now!
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Post#892 » by basketballRob » Fri May 10, 2024 1:17 am

3ddman23 wrote:I dont think the cavs looks this good vs orlando all series... maybe the second half of game 7?? Boston better hope they can put some better basketball together in games 3 & 4 on the road.
Boston is playing some loose defense. They need to bring more intensity

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Post#893 » by iLLmatic860 » Fri May 10, 2024 1:17 am

jkvonny wrote:
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iLLmatic860 wrote:Melo never had a competent gm who built a great supporting cast like this Celtics team around him in his prime


He had one in denver

This.

The Nuggets were very good.
The West was just too damn stacked back then as well.

He was still young. Start of his prime but I was moreso talking about his Knicks prime

I dont think Iverson was a good fit with him. They were on to something with Billups tho. Reaching wcf. So if he wouldveh stayed im sure dudes would have talk about him differently
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Post#894 » by vulture » Fri May 10, 2024 1:17 am

I get that Mitchell has it going but why are the Celtics doubling him?
I’m surprised they don’t trust their guys to guard him.
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Post#895 » by ___Rand___ » Fri May 10, 2024 1:17 am

3ddman23 wrote:I dont think the cavs looks this good vs orlando all series... maybe the second half of game 7?? Boston better hope they can put some better basketball together in games 3 & 4 on the road.


Celtics haven't played tough defense since a certain coach left. Or got fired.
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Post#896 » by JujitsuFlip » Fri May 10, 2024 1:17 am

basketballRob wrote:JB Bickerstaff keeps his job.

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Nooooooooo.

I did like the play he drew up to start the 4th, i must admit.
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Post#897 » by ChipotleWest » Fri May 10, 2024 1:17 am

Celtics have home court over any team East or West but it seems it's not much of an advantage for them. They're like 15-15 at home in the playoffs the last few years. They were 37-4 in the regular season at home.
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Post#898 » by FarBeyondDriven » Fri May 10, 2024 1:18 am

Good for the Cavs. Everyone is making the right read and pass and guys are hitting shots. Since Brad Stevens rolled into town the Celtics have always seemed to lack the killer instinct and play with their food too much. This is par for the course for this team. No excuse for it. Happens no matter who the coach is. It's hard not to come to the conclusion that it's Tatum and Brown since they're the two constants besides Brad Stevens of course.
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Post#899 » by HoopsterJones » Fri May 10, 2024 1:18 am

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

Post#900 » by Doranku » Fri May 10, 2024 1:18 am

Porzingis gives the Celtics the added dimension that makes them title favorites. Without him, they're still the same chucking team with horrific shot selection of years past.

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