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CELTS BRING THE MALICE TO DALLAS! NBA FINALS G3 VICTORY CIGAR VS DAL 6/12/24 (BOS LEADS 3-0!)

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Who smokes the BIG FINALS CIGAR?

Tatum
57
23%
Brown
123
49%
Jrue
8
3%
White
16
6%
Horford
2
1%
Pritchard
1
0%
Hauser
17
7%
Tillman
16
6%
Other/Brad/Joe/TEAM
13
5%
 
Total votes: 253

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Post#421 » by LewisnotMiller » Fri Jun 14, 2024 7:27 am

shi-woo wrote:I hope Brown wins the fMVP, he deserves it, and needs the praise from the national media. It's been lacking for years, and he clearly wants it. If Tatum gets it after the media dogged him for the first 2 games, and he was trash in the 4th of game 3 id be shocked, even if I think he's had a better series than people think and the stats say.

Right now it's Browns, and only Jrue coming out and putting up a 40 piece or hitting a game winning shot could sway it. Browns made all the clutch baskets, he's had ALL the highlight plays, and has been our most consistent offensive player while also being a stand out defender in his own right. He;s had some crazy blocks so far, and has picked everyones pocket.

He deserves t, and I expect a monster game from his to close it out in game 4


Jaylen has had his game face on for a while now. I don't think that changes tomorrow AT ALL.
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Post#422 » by zoyathedestroya » Fri Jun 14, 2024 7:59 am

Mazzulla somehow Jedi mind-tricked Kidd to call a timeout 'cos he wasn't calling another after the initial Mavs 10-0 run lol.

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Post#423 » by Birdon » Fri Jun 14, 2024 8:13 am

Truth killing it

Jrue, White, JB, JT, KP. Brad’s Masterpiece.
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Post#424 » by Triple7 » Fri Jun 14, 2024 8:27 am



I don’t think he plays. He shouldn’t.
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Post#426 » by Deivork » Fri Jun 14, 2024 9:10 am

The Celtics have won 10 consecutive games, the longest postseason winning streak in franchise history by three games. They are the ninth team in NBA history to win at least 10 straight games in a single postseason.
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Post#427 » by Slax » Fri Jun 14, 2024 10:15 am

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It's always really humbling to watch these videos and see Ben Taylor explain the ways NBA players and coaches are operating at a completely different level from us in real time. Really incredible level of execution.
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Post#428 » by BK_2020 » Fri Jun 14, 2024 10:17 am

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BK_2020 wrote:Dallas's defense has been very good. They are holding us to 116 ORtg which is a massive dropoff from where we were in the playoffs up until the finals and the regular season.

I think their D has had a few min spurt each game where they have been solid (without Luka at times) but I don't think it's been good. I think what's happening to our offense is our defense, we are exerting a lot of energy there. It's hard to stop them even if they aren't passing a lot, Cs are out there really working hard on defense, and then having to come down and score is taxing. Two series in a row with great offense/offenders always coming, it takes a lot that our guys aren't getting credit for. Sure, Pacers don't have one superstar offender, but they have a top-tier offense that runs teams ragged. We are fighting our butts off.

Yeah the officiating has been night and day from the early parts of the regular season to the playoffs. But the Mavs did hold OKC to 113 ORtg for a series and no one else had been capable of stopping us so I'm willing to give Jason Kidd some of the credit. Kidd might be the 2nd most maligned coach in the league after Joe but he's really shown his mettles.
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Post#429 » by FlatearthZorro » Fri Jun 14, 2024 11:07 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:Non-Celtics NBA Twitter is complaining about having to watch one of the least entertaining playoffs/Finals in NBA history.

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Celtics, just too good, nobody is a match.
Good assessment:

PLO wrote:Tatum played OK - took advantage of a few mismatches - decent on the defensive end. He is what we thought he was going into the season - a technically very proficient player operating close to his career ceiling as a rookie.

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