NBA FINALS, Gm 5 – Mavericks (1) @ Celtics (3) – 8:30PM, Mon, June 17, 2024

Post #181 » by **shackles10** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 5:02 pm

Jammer wrote:The referees will determine who wins.

If they have the balls to call Fat Boy Luka’s blocks on Jaylen Brown, he could have 3 fouls in Q1 if Jaylen is in attack mode,

If they have the balls to call all the moving screens rookie Derek Livingston sets he won’t play very much. Plus, Livingston is a textbook case of illegal use of hands in basketball. Dallas has been getting favorable whistles all season, but Livingston is obvious and the Celtic should have sent a tape of him and Luka’s blocking of drives into the league office,

For some reason they call Washington’s moving screens, but not so much with Gafford.

Idk who Livingston is, but Lively seems to be guilty of the hands and illegal screening you mentioned lol. Old friend Kyrie has picked up a lot of the handsiness too. Regarding he and Luka it's literally a case of being told to play better defense so their response is, "let's just foul a lot and they can't call them all". Not the reason we lost last game, but frustrating to watch even before the game got out of hand.

Jammer · Post #182 » by **Jammer** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 5:10 pm

Thanks for correcting Livingston to Lively. Served me right for posting while eating in a restaurant
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bigfoot_cryptozoology · Post #183 » by **bigfoot_cryptozoology** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 5:10 pm

Whomever knows fear, burns at the hands of the Swamp Thing...

Celts17Pride · Post #184 » by **Celts17Pride** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 5:26 pm

Bohemian wrote:
Romeiro Celtic wrote:How yall feeling about tonight? I'm really nervous about it... I really wish Porzingis can play to night, because he can be the X factor for us.

We're winning tonight

My nephew and I are going to the game tonight. It better be tonight! Seriously, Good Luck all Celtics fans and Enjoy the game. Tonight is the night!!

Let's Go Celtics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fallguy · Post #185 » by **fallguy** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 5:28 pm

Parasite wrote:If we lose tonight this board will rightfully melt down. I predicted Celtics in 7 before the series started but I didn’t envision being up 3-0. If we go to a game 7 after being up 3-0 that will be a colossal failure. We MUST win tonight.

Yeah, if they lose tonight the meltdown will be appropriate.

Should be a lot of pressure on Tatum to take and make good shots. His shooting has been awful.

Romeiro Celtic · Post #186 » by **Romeiro Celtic** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 5:34 pm

Does Porzingis plays tonight?

Slax · Post #187 » by **Slax** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 5:51 pm

Romeiro Celtic wrote:Does Porzingis plays tonight?

Celtics aren't tipping their cap right now and will probably list him as available, but I would be extremely surprised to see him actually play. I strongly suspect the hints that he may come back are probably just gamesmanship. That said, we don't need him to beat the Mavs.

tfribs45 · Post #188 » by **tfribs45** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 6:01 pm

today is 6/17 , Mass area code 617, you already know what's coming!!!!

Post #189 » by **SuperDeluxe** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 6:05 pm

Romeiro Celtic wrote:Does Porzingis plays tonight?

He'll probably just play a couple of minutes once banner #18 is in the bag.

(If you ask me, I wouldn't even play him a second -- no need to risk further injury and compromise banner #19.)

Boston508 · Post #190 » by **Boston508** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 6:10 pm

tfribs45 wrote:today is 6/17 , Mass zip code 617, you already know what's coming!!!!

Correction: area code.... and yes it is coming. Can you feel it?

Post #191 » by **Parliament10** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 6:24 pm

Read on Twitter

Romeiro Celtic · Post #192 » by **Romeiro Celtic** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 6:55 pm

Man I am nervous about it. Damn, haven't felt this way in a long while about a game.

LarryBirdsFingr · Post #193 » by **LarryBirdsFingr** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 7:08 pm

bigfoot_cryptozoology wrote:Whomever knows fear, burns at the hands of the Swamp Thing...

If we keep our cool and just play basketball, we'll be okay.

Post #194 » by **shackles10** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 7:09 pm

My fiance (who is often in the room for basketball but never watches) told me last game, "You know that Luka guy looks the least like a professional basketball player out of any professional basketball player I've ever seen. He looks like a farm kid I would have went to high school with." We CANNOT lose to this guy! End it tonight men!! Do it for the dozen people 31to6 already mentioned in here in another thread!!! Then do it for a dozen more!!!!

Post #195 » by **SuperDeluxe** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 7:15 pm

shackles10 wrote:My fiance (who is often in the room for basketball but never watches) told me last game, "You know that Luka guy looks the least like a professional basketball player out of any professional basketball player I've ever seen. He looks like a farm kid I would have went to high school with." We CANNOT lose to this guy! End it tonight men!! Do it for the dozen people 31to6 already mentioned in here in another thread!!! Then do it for a dozen more!!!!

She's probably unaware of Brian Scalabrine, or of that goofy tall guy from Accounting, Zydrunas.

Dainis · Post #196 » by **Dainis** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 7:23 pm

We definitely have to win this one. Let's get the chip and start enjoying the summer.

Post #197 » by **shackles10** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 7:27 pm

SuperDeluxe wrote:
shackles10 wrote:My fiance (who is often in the room for basketball but never watches) told me last game, "You know that Luka guy looks the least like a professional basketball player out of any professional basketball player I've ever seen. He looks like a farm kid I would have went to high school with." We CANNOT lose to this guy! End it tonight men!! Do it for the dozen people 31to6 already mentioned in here in another thread!!! Then do it for a dozen more!!!!

She's probably unaware of Brian Scalabrine, or of that goofy tall guy from Accounting, Zydrunas.

True, but they don't look like they went to a small county school in rural Indiana with total enrollment of less than 400.

Larry_Russell · Post #198 » by **Larry_Russell** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 7:28 pm

LEss than 12 hours from now we will have banner #18

tfribs45 · Post #199 » by **tfribs45** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 7:45 pm

Boston508 wrote:
tfribs45 wrote:today is 6/17 , Mass area code 617, you already know what's coming!!!!

Correction: area code.... and yes it is coming. Can you feel it?

my bad posting while working haha

Tyakack · Post #200 » by **Tyakack** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 7:50 pm

Game 4 I was mentally prepared to lose. I even thought we would lose. This game though.....It will bring out a side of me that hasn't been here for quite some time if we lose...

Spoiler: