2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Game 1: Thursday June 6th)

[Mr B]

They're acting like going big is going to be a problem as if the Celtics don't shoot 50 3s a game.

That's hilarious.

Wolves were + 36 in 3s in game 1 and it still wasn't enough to win the game. Mavs will let Celtics shoot 3s, if they shoot near 50% it will be blowout, if not Mavs will have a chance. Nice thing in best of 7 series is that you can be blown out 3 times and still win the series.

Okc fans were 100% sure they will win. Wolves fans were 100% sure they will win, saying that Zombie apocalypse is more likely than Mavs winning. Now Celtics fans saying Mavs having 0 chances. I see a trend here.

Nobody is afraid of Celtics. Mavs have lost only 2 away games in playoffs and Luka is playing far better on road than at home, so home court advantage means 0.

Celtics lost 4 times at home ALL year. 0 loses on the road in the playoffs.

Mavs arent even in the same universe as the Celtics. I think they and their fans are in for some serious price shock baby.

Celtics in 5. Maybe next year guys.

Am I wrong in saying that the Celtics haven’t faced a fully healthy team in the playoffs? Miami was without their best player in round 1. Then Donovan Mitchell got injured in round 2, and then Halliburton got hurt in the ECF (not to mention didn’t have to face the Knicks because they were also injured).

The Mavs with a healthy Kyrie and getting healthier Luka are a MUCH different animal than anyone Celtics have faced. The Mavs should be able to dominate the boards which will limit the Celtics shots.

[Mr B]

In fact let me go further. PJ, DJJ and lively are the three best defenders in the series. Kleber number 5, because I have a lot of respect for Jrue.

Categorically false. The Mavs have no one who's going to stop the Celtics from scoring.

Mavs are one bull foul from playing game 7 in OKC. The Celtics are light-years better than OKC.

If the Celtics didn’t have an easy road to the Finals by playing 3 injured teams they might not even be in the Finals.

[The Corey's]

Wolves were + 36 in 3s in game 1 and it still wasn't enough to win the game. Mavs will let Celtics shoot 3s, if they shoot near 50% it will be blowout, if not Mavs will have a chance. Nice thing in best of 7 series is that you can be blown out 3 times and still win the series.

Okc fans were 100% sure they will win. Wolves fans were 100% sure they will win, saying that Zombie apocalypse is more likely than Mavs winning. Now Celtics fans saying Mavs having 0 chances. I see a trend here.

Nobody is afraid of Celtics. Mavs have lost only 2 away games in playoffs and Luka is playing far better on road than at home, so home court advantage means 0.

Celtics lost 4 times at home ALL year. 0 loses on the road in the playoffs.

Mavs arent even in the same universe as the Celtics. I think they and their fans are in for some serious price shock baby.

Celtics in 5. Maybe next year guys.

Am I wrong in saying that the Celtics haven’t faced a fully healthy team in the playoffs? Miami was without their best player in round 1. Then Donovan Mitchell got injured in round 2, and then Halliburton got hurt in the ECF (not to mention didn’t have to face the Knicks because they were also injured).

The Mavs with a healthy Kyrie and getting healthier Luka are a MUCH different animal than anyone Celtics have faced. The Mavs should be able to dominate the boards which will limit the Celtics shots.

You're wrong if you think the Celtics lose any of those series healthy or otherwise, yes. If you don't believe that then your point irrelevant.

[Mr B]

In fact let me go further. PJ, DJJ and lively are the three best defenders in the series. Kleber number 5, because I have a lot of respect for Jrue.

Damn. I've got to read these NBA All Defensive teams again. Must have missed those guys on Dallas.

Just go back and rewatch the Dallas playoffs this year. You’ll see all the top defenders in the NBA before they went home.

[The Corey's]

In fact let me go further. PJ, DJJ and lively are the three best defenders in the series. Kleber number 5, because I have a lot of respect for Jrue.

Categorically false. The Mavs have no one who's going to stop the Celtics from scoring.

Mavs are one bull foul from playing game 7 in OKC. The Celtics are light-years better than OKC.

If the Celtics didn’t have an easy road to the Finals by playing 3 injured teams they might not even be in the Finals.

Ahh. Disregard my last post then. You obviously don't know what you're talking about then.

Miami and Cleveland combined for ONE win the entire season against the Celtics when fully healthy but by all means buy into the narrative the Celtics backed their way in instead of dominating start to finish.

[Mr B]

Celtics lost 4 times at home ALL year. 0 loses on the road in the playoffs.

Mavs arent even in the same universe as the Celtics. I think they and their fans are in for some serious price shock baby.

Celtics in 5. Maybe next year guys.

Am I wrong in saying that the Celtics haven’t faced a fully healthy team in the playoffs? Miami was without their best player in round 1. Then Donovan Mitchell got injured in round 2, and then Halliburton got hurt in the ECF (not to mention didn’t have to face the Knicks because they were also injured).

The Mavs with a healthy Kyrie and getting healthier Luka are a MUCH different animal than anyone Celtics have faced. The Mavs should be able to dominate the boards which will limit the Celtics shots.

You're wrong if you think the Celtics lose any of those series healthy or otherwise, yes. If you don't believe that then your point irrelevant.

Maybe, maybe not. All I know is that this will be BY FAR the best team the Celtics have faced. They’re definitely not getting the easy road this time. Dallas has the best player in this series and has the two best closers. Brown is the only guy the Celtics have that can guard Luka. Holiday and White don’t have the size or girth to defend Luka. Are the Celtics ok with risking Brown getting in foul trouble early in the game?

[Mr B]

Categorically false. The Mavs have no one who's going to stop the Celtics from scoring.

Mavs are one bull foul from playing game 7 in OKC. The Celtics are light-years better than OKC.

If the Celtics didn’t have an easy road to the Finals by playing 3 injured teams they might not even be in the Finals.

Ahh. Disregard my last post then. You obviously don't know what you're talking about then.

Miami and Cleveland combined for ONE win the entire season against the Celtics when fully healthy but by all means buy into the narrative the Celtics backed their way in instead of dominating start to finish.

If you think regular season wins have any bearing on playoffs matchups then your opinion is irrelevant.

[chrisab123]

In fact let me go further. PJ, DJJ and lively are the three best defenders in the series. Kleber number 5, because I have a lot of respect for Jrue.

Damn. I've got to read these NBA All Defensive teams again. Must have missed those guys on Dallas.

Just go back and rewatch the Dallas playoffs this year. You’ll see all the top defenders in the NBA before they went home.

Sooo theres no substance to saying that Dallas has the three best defenders in the series. Just making sure I wasn't missing anything. Saying that Dallas could play better defense in this series isn't the same comment.

[The Corey's]

If the Celtics didn’t have an easy road to the Finals by playing 3 injured teams they might not even be in the Finals.

Ahh. Disregard my last post then. You obviously don't know what you're talking about then.

Miami and Cleveland combined for ONE win the entire season against the Celtics when fully healthy but by all means buy into the narrative the Celtics backed their way in instead of dominating start to finish.

If you think regular season wins have any bearing on playoffs matchups then your opinion is irrelevant.

I think you think the Celtics are easy cooking after beating 3 teams the Celtics would of easily walked through as well.

Mavs will be the best team the Celtics face. Celtics are leagues better than the wolves and OKC. If you don't believe that than you and I are on just different plains.

[chrisab123]

Ahh. Disregard my last post then. You obviously don't know what you're talking about then.

Miami and Cleveland combined for ONE win the entire season against the Celtics when fully healthy but by all means buy into the narrative the Celtics backed their way in instead of dominating start to finish.

If you think regular season wins have any bearing on playoffs matchups then your opinion is irrelevant.

I think you think the Celtics are easy cooking after beating 3 teams the Celtics would of easily walked through as well.

Mavs will be the best team the Celtics face. Celtics are leagues better than the wolves and OKC. If you don't believe that than you and I are on just different plains.

You'd think between the media and the comments here the Celtics would be better off not even showing up

[The Corey's]

If you think regular season wins have any bearing on playoffs matchups then your opinion is irrelevant.

I think you think the Celtics are easy cooking after beating 3 teams the Celtics would of easily walked through as well.

Mavs will be the best team the Celtics face. Celtics are leagues better than the wolves and OKC. If you don't believe that than you and I are on just different plains.

You'd think between the media and the comments here the Celtics would be better off not even showing up

What's confusing to me is these sensitive Dallas fans taken offense to my take and reminding me we haven't faced a team like Dallas before as if they're the team to beat.

It's the Mavs who haven't faced a team like the Celtics and they're in for a rude awakening if they think they're gonna hold us to under 100 like they did the Wolves.

[chrisab123]

I think you think the Celtics are easy cooking after beating 3 teams the Celtics would of easily walked through as well.

Mavs will be the best team the Celtics face. Celtics are leagues better than the wolves and OKC. If you don't believe that than you and I are on just different plains.

You'd think between the media and the comments here the Celtics would be better off not even showing up

What's confusing to me is these sensitive Dallas fans taken offense to my take and reminding me we haven't faced a team like Dallas before as if they're the team to beat.

It's the Mavs who haven't faced a team like the Celtics and they're in for a rude awakening if they think they're gonna hold us to under 100 like they did the Wolves.

I'd honestly be shocked if more than 5 people at ESPN picked the Celtics. You hear about Kyrie Luka and even LeBron constantly over them. Never really seen a team thats won 64 games be overlooked.

[Mr B]

Damn. I've got to read these NBA All Defensive teams again. Must have missed those guys on Dallas.

Just go back and rewatch the Dallas playoffs this year. You’ll see all the top defenders in the NBA before they went home.

Sooo theres no substance to saying that Dallas has the three best defenders in the series. Just making sure I wasn't missing anything. Saying that Dallas could play better defense in this series isn't the same comment.

I never said the Mavs have the 3 best defenders in this series. I’m saying the Mavs have faced better defenders than anyone the Celtics can throw at them. Jrue is their best defender. He alone is not stopping the Mavs especially if they put him on Luka.

[Mr B]

Ahh. Disregard my last post then. You obviously don't know what you're talking about then.

Miami and Cleveland combined for ONE win the entire season against the Celtics when fully healthy but by all means buy into the narrative the Celtics backed their way in instead of dominating start to finish.

If you think regular season wins have any bearing on playoffs matchups then your opinion is irrelevant.

I think you think the Celtics are easy cooking after beating 3 teams the Celtics would of easily walked through as well.

Mavs will be the best team the Celtics face. Celtics are leagues better than the wolves and OKC. If you don't believe that than you and I are on just different plains.

I’m not saying the Celtics will be an easy out. I’m saying they had an easy road to the Finals (which they did) and they haven’t faced anyone even close to being as good as this Mavs team is.

[The Corey's]

You'd think between the media and the comments here the Celtics would be better off not even showing up

What's confusing to me is these sensitive Dallas fans taken offense to my take and reminding me we haven't faced a team like Dallas before as if they're the team to beat.

It's the Mavs who haven't faced a team like the Celtics and they're in for a rude awakening if they think they're gonna hold us to under 100 like they did the Wolves.

I'd honestly be shocked if more than 5 people at ESPN picked the Celtics. You hear about Kyrie Luka and even LeBron constantly over them. Never really seen a team thats won 64 games be overlooked.

I'm mostly just boasting and being bombastic and having fun. We don't get to see our team here a whole lot and I wanna have fun with it.

Obviously no one has to agree with me but I'm not out here not picking post for takes I heavily disagree with.

Celtics should win in 5. It's their time. Luka will get his nut Irving should come back to earth, Celtics have a history of containing him.

I certainly do not buy into any narrative where the Celtics lose. It would blow my mind and be a choke job of historical if the Celtics lose.

They've only been the best team all year and played fully to their potential. People are acting like they struggled to get here. The Celtics are exactly where everyone thought they would be.

[Mr B]

If you think regular season wins have any bearing on playoffs matchups then your opinion is irrelevant.

I think you think the Celtics are easy cooking after beating 3 teams the Celtics would of easily walked through as well.

Mavs will be the best team the Celtics face. Celtics are leagues better than the wolves and OKC. If you don't believe that than you and I are on just different plains.

You'd think between the media and the comments here the Celtics would be better off not even showing up

I don’t know, based on the comments here from Celtics fans it seems they’re already celebrating a Finals win.

[web123888]

Idk who’s going to win, could go either way and both are elite teams, but Celtics have played completely irrelevant teams thus far. Their 12-2 playoffs record means nothing. This is their first legitimate test.

[The Corey's]

I think you think the Celtics are easy cooking after beating 3 teams the Celtics would of easily walked through as well.

Mavs will be the best team the Celtics face. Celtics are leagues better than the wolves and OKC. If you don't believe that than you and I are on just different plains.

You'd think between the media and the comments here the Celtics would be better off not even showing up

I don’t know, based on the comments here from Celtics fans it seems they’re already celebrating a Finals win.

They have the better team. They been the favorite all year. I would be shocked if they lost. Especially to that bum Kidd.

[UglyBugBall]

In fact let me go further. PJ, DJJ and lively are the three best defenders in the series. Kleber number 5, because I have a lot of respect for Jrue.

You’re not going to be taken very seriously with comments like this mate.

You'll take me plenty serious after the finals are over.

[UglyBugBall]

Categorically false. The Mavs have no one who's going to stop the Celtics from scoring.

Mavs are one bull foul from playing game 7 in OKC. The Celtics are light-years better than OKC.

If the Celtics didn’t have an easy road to the Finals by playing 3 injured teams they might not even be in the Finals.

Ahh. Disregard my last post then. You obviously don't know what you're talking about then.

Miami and Cleveland combined for ONE win the entire season against the Celtics when fully healthy but by all means buy into the narrative the Celtics backed their way in instead of dominating start to finish.

You mean the regular season, right? We already know Miami don't care about the regular season.