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 (Series tied 1-1) 

Post#981 » by Vee-Rex » Fri May 10, 2024 1:32 am

Boston's defense was terrible. Like they thought they already won the series.

I mean, I sure as hell picked them in 4 but the players shouldn't be thinking it'll be a cakewalk.
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Post#982 » by canada_dry » Fri May 10, 2024 1:32 am

Leagues wide open , even moreso since the last time you played, and that's how you come out?

Sorry. Just sorry.

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Post#983 » by azcatz11 » Fri May 10, 2024 1:32 am

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

Post#984 » by The Real Dalic » Fri May 10, 2024 1:32 am

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3ddman23 wrote:Thats what's funny.. we where considering the boring series that no one watched but then u get a game like this and nobody questions it lol.


Any team blowing out the Celtics is not boring


Sure it is, when Boston plays like the magic on offense...

The Cavs never did this to us either. Lol.

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Post#985 » by ChipotleWest » Fri May 10, 2024 1:33 am

cgf wrote:lol Celtics fans already leaving the arena


They also left realgm I haven't seen a Celtic symbol on any post for several pages in this thread. :lol:
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Post#986 » by bisme37 » Fri May 10, 2024 1:33 am

Awesome win Cavs fans congrats! Cavs outshot and outworked the C's tonight and Donovan was electric in the 2nd half. See ya again Saturday.
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Post#987 » by Chuck Everett » Fri May 10, 2024 1:33 am

That game 3 is going to be bananas. The TD Garden sounded like a mausoleum even with the 2nd half starting with a tie score. Celtics got outscored 64-40 in the 2nd half. Burn the tape and come out with more effort. You're not going to win every game in a blowout.
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Post#988 » by Capn'O » Fri May 10, 2024 1:34 am

A lot of assumptions here. Like, that the Wolves will beat the Thunder, for example.
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Post#989 » by azcatz11 » Fri May 10, 2024 1:34 am

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Post#990 » by jkvonny » Fri May 10, 2024 1:34 am

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Reeko wrote:Not this level though.
And the amount of teams in the west was stacked those years. Denver was never the clear favorite like Boston has been the last few years

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Right. Denver was never favored to make it out of the west those years, it was always the Lakers.

The Spurs and others teams as well were usually in those Nuggets teams way.
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Post#991 » by Zeno » Fri May 10, 2024 1:34 am

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Post#992 » by drone3 » Fri May 10, 2024 1:34 am

Wait what ... Didn't even bother watching. Will have to go back and watch
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Post#993 » by Mk0 » Fri May 10, 2024 1:35 am

canada_dry wrote:Leagues wide open , even moreso since the last time you played, and that's how you come out?

Sorry. Just sorry.

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I feel like Brown is the only guy on that team with a killer instinct but he doesn't have the talent to be THE guy. Whereas Tatum has the talent but he just doesn't have the mentality.
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Post#994 » by bmurph128 » Fri May 10, 2024 1:35 am

Vee-Rex wrote:Boston's defense was terrible. Like they thought they already won the series.

I mean, I sure as hell picked them in 4 but the players shouldn't be thinking it'll be a cakewalk.

We had plenty of open looks in game one. They don't play with nearly the defensive intensity that Orlando does. Not even close.

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Post#995 » by mademan » Fri May 10, 2024 1:36 am

bmurph128 wrote:
Vee-Rex wrote:Boston's defense was terrible. Like they thought they already won the series.

I mean, I sure as hell picked them in 4 but the players shouldn't be thinking it'll be a cakewalk.

We had plenty of open looks in game one. They don't play with nearly the defensive intensity that Orlando does. Not even close.

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Id like to see the data, but shot quality from 3 looks like it was similar or even better in game 1 for the Cavs. Difference is Cavs hit their shots today and C's missed
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Post#996 » by Jadoogar » Fri May 10, 2024 1:37 am

Classic boston letdown. Minnesota needs to stay focused, they can beat this team

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Post#997 » by SportsGuru08 » Fri May 10, 2024 1:37 am

Out of all the series to be 1-1 after two games, this one is the most surprising.
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Post#998 » by The Real Dalic » Fri May 10, 2024 1:37 am

bmurph128 wrote:
Vee-Rex wrote:Boston's defense was terrible. Like they thought they already won the series.

I mean, I sure as hell picked them in 4 but the players shouldn't be thinking it'll be a cakewalk.

We had plenty of open looks in game one. They don't play with nearly the defensive intensity that Orlando does. Not even close.

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Post#999 » by cgf » Fri May 10, 2024 1:38 am

ChipotleWest wrote:
cgf wrote:lol Celtics fans already leaving the arena


They also left realgm I haven't seen a Celtic symbol on any post for several pages in this thread. :lol:

bisme37 wrote:Awesome win Cavs fans congrats! Cavs outshot and outworked the C's tonight and Donovan was electric in the 2nd half. See ya again Saturday.


These two posts coming back to back is why Bis is my favorite Celtic fan :lol:
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Post#1000 » by DaGawd » Fri May 10, 2024 1:39 am

bisme37 wrote:Awesome win Cavs fans congrats! Cavs outshot and outworked the C's tonight and Donovan was electric in the 2nd half. See ya again Saturday.

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