CELTICS WHACK THE DON, BECOME NBA CHAMPIONS!! NBA FINALS G5 VICTORY CIGAR VS DAL 4/17/24 (BOS WINS 4-1!)

[TroubleS0me]

Please make sure we give Danny a ring

Udoka and Smart as well.

[skywalker33]

Congrat's C's fans, yet another piece of hardware for the old trophy case.

[Fierce1]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Love y'all, now lets get a stud in the draft.

2nd round pick?

Cs unlikely to use their 1st rnd pick.

Honestly we’ve had great luck in the top of the draft but one of these late rounders will eventually pop and be a star.

True.

It's just a matter of time.

[Parliament10]

2nd round pick?

Cs unlikely to use their 1st rnd pick.

Honestly we’ve had great luck in the top of the draft but one of these late rounders will eventually pop and be a star.

True.

It's just a matter of time.

Facts. Nikola Jokić, aka the "Joker", was pick #41.
He's been the MVP 3 times.

[Shak_Celts]

Can’t hide, I cried a few times last night, I have cried a few more times today! I’m so dang emotional and I didn’t see it coming!

I love my Bucs, have since I was a squirt because of Dad. I was emotional when we won it (both times), but it was nowhere like this feeling.

I feel like WE did something, like WE fought for years to get here, it feels like NIRVANA!!


I just teared up again watching the NBA season recap that Zoya posted (ty)! I’m not done yet because I can feel it coming up just talking about it!!

I was about 22 for Shaq’s last chip and of course I loved it and him, I was old enough to understand how wonderful it was, but I don’t think I grasped fully how hard it was and how the future may never bring another. I took it for granted.

Still, TODAY, I know so much more about ball than I did in 06, a mind blowing amount more. As you grow in understanding something and you hope for this moment for so long it does something to you. This chip brings a happiness inside that I can’t really explain. I know it’s just a game/entertainment but this ish means a lot to me!!

THIS MEANS A HELL OF A LOT TO ME!! I’M SO HAPPY FOR ALL OF US AND I LOVE YOU GUYS!! WE DID THIS ISH!! 18 BABY!!!!!

[Fierce1]

Being a 2nd apron team in 2024-25 will not allow the Celtics to combine player salaries in a trade.

For example, trading Springer(4m) and Walsh(1.9m) for a player with a salary of 5.9m is not allowed.

So the Celtic off-season could be a boring one.

[TheMartian]

Finally got the chance to get a longer post in (Been busy at work and it's nearing the end of day now here on the other side of the world.

I have a lot of crow that I am ever so glad to eat, particularly on the following points:

- I doubted Jayson Tatum. I constantly questioned his decision making, his toughness, and his ability to deliver especially in this game. He delivered and then some.
- I doubted Jaylen Brown, I said I thought he turned the corner after Games 1 to 3, but reverted back to his old self in Game 4. He did another 180 in Game 5.
- I doubted Derrick white. I called him out on game threads and post-game threads, and in Game 5 he showed what a Warrior he is despite getting a chipped tooth.
- And lastly, I doubted Joe Mazzulla. I have been one of Joe's biggest unbelievers in this forum. I always thought the Celtics could win a championship IN SPITE of him. This Finals showed Joe's growth as a coach, outcoaching JKidd, and even though he still had some questionable decisions in some games, he showed that he was a coach that the players can follow, and he did not let the team down.

4 servings of crow for me, that I will gladly eat because we won the BIG ONE with this squad.

LET's GO CELTICS! Do it again next year!

I got 3 more servings of crow I forgot to mention:

- To KP, who I believed would not be able to play in Game 5. He stayed true to his word and played his heart out despite his injury. Much respect.
- To Sam Hauser, who I called out for not being able to contribute the first two games of the Finals, he finally found his shot in Game 3 and was a pivotal role player with his timely baskets and good defense.
- To Payton Pritchard, who I also called out for not being able to contribute. Dude has balls the size of Jupiter. Hit two back breaking half-court heaves in games 2 and 5, with the Game 5 heave a demoralizer for the Mavs. They just never recovered after that buzzer beater.

These Celtics can only get better from here, especially the Jays, who got that monkey off their back.

damn ...with all that Crow, you gonna have black feathers coming out of you A**

LOL yeah. And like I said, I've never been more happy to be proven wrong in my life.

[Fencer reregistered]

A minor article reminds us that, in both years that the Celtics drafted a Jay at #3, the Sixers picked #1 and the Lakers #2.

https://www.si.com/nba/celtics-should-thank-lakers-76ers-for-latest-nba-title

I'd add for clarification that one year it was totally real, while the other year there was a trade down that didn't really add much vs. just taking Tatum #1. But both years are cases of Ainge outthinking those teams' front offices.

And yes -- it's cool that the teams in question are exactly the Sixers and Lakers.

[PierceFan4ever]

My #1 focus coming into the playoffs was protecting home court. The last 2 years we’ve done everything on the road to be a championship team but the disappointment at home was the most frustrating part. Right away we lost game 2 against the Heat, and I was like yup same ol’ Celtics not coming out with energy in our home floor. But we ended up closing them in 5 and once again against the Cavs, I got that reminder like damn the Celtics still struggling at home and I had some concerns. But then man after that, I kept **** saying win the first 2 at home, put all the pressure on the road team to win 2 straight home games and the Celtics played near perfect basketball the rest of the way at home. So I’m really damn satisfied how the team played at home and it’s a great sign moving forward in the coming years. They’ve always been amazing on the road but now they got back to being great at home again and it’s gonna be super hard for teams to beat us 4 times in a series.

[Fierce1]

My #1 focus coming into the playoffs was protecting home court. The last 2 years we’ve done everything on the road to be a championship team but the disappointment at home was the most frustrating part. Right away we lost game 2 against the Heat, and I was like yup same ol’ Celtics not coming out with energy in our home floor. But we ended up closing them in 5 and once again against the Cavs, I got that reminder like damn the Celtics still struggling at home and I had some concerns. But then man after that, I kept **** saying win the first 2 at home, put all the pressure on the road team to win 2 straight home games and the Celtics played near perfect basketball the rest of the way at home. So I’m really damn satisfied how the team played at home and it’s a great sign moving forward in the coming years. They’ve always been amazing on the road but now they got back to being great at home again and it’s gonna be super hard for teams to beat us 4 times in a series.

You should check out the Game 1 thread against Indiana in the ECF.

[TheMartian]

The shot that did the Mavs in:

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[Fierce1]

PP will get better.

Hauser will get better.

Walsh will get better.

Hopefully Queta will get better.

I'm still sticking with the Cs have a higher chance of winning next year.

Denver was the real obstacle this season, IMO.

Next year I think the Cs can handle Denver, as long as KP is healthy.

[TheMartian]

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[Fierce1]

So happy for Mike Gorman and Bob Cousy.

Bird made me a Celtic fan, but Bob Cousy was the one who introduced me to the Boston Celtics.

And Gorman and Tommy are the voices that educated me about what the Boston Celtics is all about.

[Fierce1]

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If those 2 stay with the Celtics for a long time, a lot of star players in the east will not get a shot at the finals.

[TheMartian]

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[Celts17Pride]

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If those 2 stay with the Celtics for a long time, a lot of star players in the east will not get a shot at the finals.

I've been saying that for years.

[fallguy]

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God I love this.