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CELTS KNOCK EM OFF THEIR HORSES! NBA FINALS G1 VICTORY CIGAR VS DAL 6/6/24 (BOS LEADS 1-0)

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Who smokes the BIG FINALS CIGAR?

Tatum
3
1%
Brown
95
40%
White
1
0%
Jrue
4
2%
Horford
0
No votes
Kristaps
122
51%
Pritchard
1
0%
Hauser
0
No votes
Other/Coach/Team
12
5%
 
Total votes: 238

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Re: CELTS KNOCK EM OFF THEIR HORSES! NBA FINALS G1 VICTORY CIGAR VS DAL 6/6/24 (BOS LEADS 1-0) 

Post#261 » by lon3lytoaster » Fri Jun 7, 2024 9:50 pm

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He's still being defended the way Dubs and Heat defended him in the past. Main difference is he has more capable shooters and playmakers around him now.


If they do this the entire series we will rain three’s on their heads. They also gave us the switch too easily and we saw Luka getting smoked by Jaylen and putting them in rotation all game..except Luka is fat and lazy and doesn’t rotate. They have to find a way to avoid Luka guarding Jaylen.

I can’t recall a single playoff series where so many adjustments will need to be made by one team on both sides.


This is kind of what I’m thinking, too. Their only option really seems to be to go back to playing a more “modern” defense and not loading up inside the line but that was also not very successful for them earlier in the year.

Game 2s are terrifying to me, but I just think we pose so many problems for them as a team.
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Post#263 » by zoyathedestroya » Fri Jun 7, 2024 10:17 pm

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This happened more vs. DAL than it ever did vs. Heat/Dubs in past ECFs/Finals 'cos Mavs POA defense is ****.
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Post#264 » by sam_I_am » Fri Jun 7, 2024 10:32 pm

Dallas had no lob dunks and Luka had 1 assist. Incredible effort by Cs defense. They completely wiped away Dallas’ identity.
"I think the criticism's stupid," Stevens said. "So I don't care. I'm with Jaylen (Brown) on that. Those two had achieved more than most 25 and 26 year olds ever had. I'd rather be in the mix and have my guts ripped out than suck."
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Post#265 » by LewisnotMiller » Fri Jun 7, 2024 10:39 pm

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31to6 wrote:Just a reminder to win this **** for Al, and win this **** for Mike, and ALWAYS win this **** for William Fenton


Don't forget about Tom!


Thought about how I left him AND Bill Walton out as I pressed send


If they ever feel complacent during this series, a quick look at the black Walton band on their singlets will remind them a career can turn sideways quick, so make the most of the moment.

It'll also remind them to enjoy the ride.
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Post#266 » by Mr_Mojo_Risin » Fri Jun 7, 2024 11:50 pm

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This is great. I feel like they missed an opportunity to use KPs wrestling style entrance to TD garden at the start though.
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Post#267 » by zoyathedestroya » Fri Jun 7, 2024 11:55 pm

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Graphical representation of a team whose entire main rotation can bomb from 3 and are willing/able to make the pass.
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Post#268 » by philing00 » Sat Jun 8, 2024 12:00 am

Thank goodness for Kristaps!
We have to stop the JT, JB isos when the defence is set. That’s when our lead dwindled. Dallas are good guarding the key without over helping. Run some proper pick and rolls instead of just soft screens to get the switch.
I like how we defended Luka so he couldn’t get to his lethal step back left.
Next game Kyrie isn’t going to miss all his wide open 3s. And the team that gets blown out usually turn it around.
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Post#269 » by seiffert82 » Sat Jun 8, 2024 12:48 am

KP set us up offensively early, but Brown gets my vote for playing three elite quarters at both ends of the court.
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Post#270 » by BK_2020 » Sat Jun 8, 2024 1:13 am

seiffert82 wrote:KP set us up offensively early, but Brown gets my vote for playing three elite quarters at both ends of the court.

I mean, Porzingis was pretty elite defensively.
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Post#271 » by Mr_Mojo_Risin » Sat Jun 8, 2024 1:27 am

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Graphical representation of a team whose entire main rotation can bomb from 3 and are willing/able to make the pass.

Confirmation everyone but Jrue hates Sam. Poor Sam.
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Post#272 » by shackles10 » Sat Jun 8, 2024 1:30 am

I felt like the run happened for Dallas when we just missed shots. Easy, open 3’s we hit earlier in the game and again later when we stretched the lead back out to 25. Defense wasn’t as good that stretch, but it was mostly Luka ISO’s. The offense other than actually making the shot was fine then. I bet if you asked most Mavs fans to guess the Celtics 3pt% for the game they wouldn’t guess 38% and would probably say something 10%+ higher, and that’s basically because even on the misses it felt like we got great looks and exactly what we wanted. We may have a game where we’re cold for a longer stretch, but if that’s the kind of looks we’re going to get we could also have an even more lopsided game where we make almost all the open ones.
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Post#274 » by makubesu » Sat Jun 8, 2024 3:53 am

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I’ve seen this before with Durant in a few series, every so often a coach realized “he’s super tall, i should take advantage of that”. Tatum guarding bigs is a great wrinkle he won’t get enough he credit for.

Meanwhile, the Celtics give out is forcing Luka to protect the rim, and he’s the wrong kind of big for that.
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Post#275 » by KamikazeK » Sat Jun 8, 2024 7:52 am

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Graphical representation of a team whose entire main rotation can bomb from 3 and are willing/able to make the pass.

I hereby dub this playoff rotation "The Octopus".
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Post#276 » by exculpatory » Sun Jun 9, 2024 7:58 am

Simply MOTHER **** WOW!

GREAT D BY EVERYONE.
KRIS OUT OF THIS WORLD.
JT FOCUSED ON DISTRIBUTION & REBOUNDED. HIS GRAVITY OPENED UP EVERYTHING. CLEAN UP THE 6 TOVS!
JB PHENOM ON BOTH ENDS. MAKE YOUR DAMN FTs, DAMMIT!
JRUE, DERRICK & AL SUPER SOLID.

CLEAN UP THE LAPSE WHERE WE GAVE UP 29 POINT LEAD - BUT KUDOS FOR MAINTAINING POISE & STUFFING IT BACK DOWN THEIR **** THROATS.

3 W = #18.

JOE IS BECOMING A REAL NBA COACH!

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SamIam 2010: Truth's ability to play so incredibly efficiently is so UNDERAPPRECIATED. Bballcool 2012: Amazing how great Pierce has been for so long. Continues to defy age! KG 2013: P is original Celtic. Wherever he goes, we go. This is The Truth's house.
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Post#277 » by sam_I_am » Sun Jun 9, 2024 3:00 pm

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Joe Mazulla is a genius for his game 1 game plan. His coaching gutted the Mavs of their identity - lobs and corner 3s. Curious to see the adjustments that come tonight.
"I think the criticism's stupid," Stevens said. "So I don't care. I'm with Jaylen (Brown) on that. Those two had achieved more than most 25 and 26 year olds ever had. I'd rather be in the mix and have my guts ripped out than suck."

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