NBA Playoff Games 2025, Non-Celtics

[Fierce1]

OKC's efficiency is the result of discipline on offense.

You don't see OKC going for heat checks.

OKC's shooters are also capable of driving to the basket.

They also force you into mistakes and they capitalize on mistakes.

Celtics also great on defense, but they have this tendency to force a turnover then just jack up a 3 and miss.

Joe's math will not beat the OKC brand of basketball.

Brad needs to think of 2028 because OKC will be hard to beat for the next 2 seasons.

[Fierce1]

You have to give credit where credit is due.

Last season OKC lacked size and needed someone better than Giddey.

They upgraded by getting Hartenstein and Caruso.

The perfect example of playing the right way is OKC.

[fallguy]

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[Fierce1]

Difference between guys like Cason Wallace and Sam Hauser is when Sam is not allowed by the defense to shoot a 3, Sam becomes a non-factor.

Guys like Cason Wallace, Isaiah Joe, and Aaron Wiggins drive to the basket when they get run off the 3pt line.

Brad needs to get players that can attack the basket.

The Celtic personnel is just too 3pt heavy.

[ThePigeon]

OKC's efficiency is the result of discipline on offense.

You don't see OKC going for heat checks.

OKC's shooters are also capable of driving to the basket.

They also force you into mistakes and they capitalize on mistakes.

Celtics also great on defense, but they have this tendency to force a turnover then just jack up a 3 and miss.

Joe's math will not beat the OKC brand of basketball.

Brad needs to think of 2028 because OKC will be hard to beat for the next 2 seasons.

Part of their success is their ability to hack and maul other teams without getting any calls (ridiculous - Caruso made multiple fouls each time he guarded Jokic but heralded as a Jokic stopper). And when they are stuck on offense they give the ball to Shai for a flop and a foul

I hate that the league endorses this anti-basketball type of play

They are too talented to resort to these actions. Just play ball

[Jellybeans]

If refs will do their job next game like they did in this game i might not watch a single game of series because its kinda hard to watch this crap.

[Fierce1]

OKC's efficiency is the result of discipline on offense.

You don't see OKC going for heat checks.

OKC's shooters are also capable of driving to the basket.

They also force you into mistakes and they capitalize on mistakes.

Celtics also great on defense, but they have this tendency to force a turnover then just jack up a 3 and miss.

Joe's math will not beat the OKC brand of basketball.

Brad needs to think of 2028 because OKC will be hard to beat for the next 2 seasons.

Part of their success is their ability to hack and maul other teams without getting any calls (ridiculous - Caruso made multiple fouls each time he guarded Jokic but heralded as a Jokic stopper). And when they are stuck on offense they give the ball to Shai for a flop and a foul

I hate that the league endorses this anti-basketball type of play

They are too talented to resort to these actions. Just play ball

Hack, maul, and flop aside, they play smart basketball.

Celtics more talented, but the bball IQ not very high.

I don't think the league endorses anti-basketball because OKC is one of the top teams in fouls committed.

[ThePigeon]

OKC's efficiency is the result of discipline on offense.

You don't see OKC going for heat checks.

OKC's shooters are also capable of driving to the basket.

They also force you into mistakes and they capitalize on mistakes.

Celtics also great on defense, but they have this tendency to force a turnover then just jack up a 3 and miss.

Joe's math will not beat the OKC brand of basketball.

Brad needs to think of 2028 because OKC will be hard to beat for the next 2 seasons.

Part of their success is their ability to hack and maul other teams without getting any calls (ridiculous - Caruso made multiple fouls each time he guarded Jokic but heralded as a Jokic stopper). And when they are stuck on offense they give the ball to Shai for a flop and a foul

I hate that the league endorses this anti-basketball type of play

They are too talented to resort to these actions. Just play ball

Hack, maul, and flop aside, they play smart basketball.

Celtics more talented, but the bball IQ not very high.

I don't think the league endorses anti-basketball because OKC is one of the top teams in fouls committed.

Not enough
You can't watch this crap and if this will be the kind of basketball endorsed by the league, viewership will plummet

The BOS-ORL, BOS-NY, OKC-DEN were hard to watch because of the brutality of the physical play and the non calls of the refs on one side of the court

I don't take anything from OKC, and they deserve their success, but if an AI was calling the games, their results might be different

Either way, I can't watch this crap, and if not for BOS I would watch ORL, NY and OKC
It is not the 80's where everybody played physical and the refs were decent

IND is a different brand of basketball. Fun to watch. Let's see if NY will make it unwatchable

[Fierce1]

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/280474/TV-Ratings-Up-Three-Percent-Over-2024-Through-First-Two-Rounds-Of-NBA-Playoffs

TV ratings up for the first 2 rounds of playoffs, compared to 2024.

Guess only Celtic fans enjoyed the playoffs last season.

[ThePigeon]

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/280474/TV-Ratings-Up-Three-Percent-Over-2024-Through-First-Two-Rounds-Of-NBA-Playoffs

TV ratings up for the first 2 rounds of playoffs, compared to 2024.

Guess only Celtic fans enjoyed the playoffs last season.

I like these stats
They take into account everything - population, demographics, availability, technology, income etc
The product is bad right now IMO and getting worse

[itrsteve]

I could be wrong but my gut says Indiana makes this series look much easier than we did

[ConstableGeneva]

I could be wrong but my gut says Indiana makes this series look much easier than we did

They're much harder to defend than when we do our stagnant, mismatch-hunting stand around the perimeter thing. Knicks aren't a good defensive team that we turned into the Pistons 2004 in Game 6.

[itrsteve]

I could be wrong but my gut says Indiana makes this series look much easier than we did

They're much harder to defend than when we do our stagnant, mismatch-hunting stand around the perimeter thing. Knicks aren't a good defensive team that we turned into the Pistons 2004 in Game 6.

I feared facing Indy, they just have the efficiency this year to match the energy they already had.

So if Indiana wins this series does that mean our 2024 run was valid? Sort of curious how this works

[Fierce1]

I could be wrong but my gut says Indiana makes this series look much easier than we did

They're much harder to defend than when we do our stagnant, mismatch-hunting stand around the perimeter thing. Knicks aren't a good defensive team that we turned into the Pistons 2004 in Game 6.

I feared facing Indy, they just have the efficiency this year to match the energy they already had.

So if Indiana wins this series does that mean our 2024 run was valid? Sort of curious how this works

Whether Indy wins this series or not, the 16-3 postseason record that resulted in Banner 18 is as legit as they come.

Best regular season team in 2024 with 64 wins.

Dominated the playoffs and Finals.

End of story

[OnlyTheTruth]

Watching both these teams drive to the basket and hustle play after play...naaaah Celtics don't play this style of basketball.

[ConstableGeneva]

I could be wrong but my gut says Indiana makes this series look much easier than we did

They're much harder to defend than when we do our stagnant, mismatch-hunting stand around the perimeter thing. Knicks aren't a good defensive team that we turned into the Pistons 2004 in Game 6.

I feared facing Indy, they just have the efficiency this year to match the energy they already had.

So if Indiana wins this series does that mean our 2024 run was valid? Sort of curious how this works

Hah! Don't really care what others say about our 2024 run. A title is a title. No one can take that away. We weren't even fully healthy either if others are going to use the injury excuse. Al was our only big for most of it.

[Fierce1]

Watching both these teams drive to the basket and hustle play after play...naaaah Celtics don't play this style of basketball.

True!

But that's because of personnel.

Get players who will drive to the basket is the solution.

[NYCelticsfan136]

Pacers have no chance if they’re not gonna play defense. Knicks swept them i believe 4-0 in the regular season.

[NYCelticsfan136]

They're much harder to defend than when we do our stagnant, mismatch-hunting stand around the perimeter thing. Knicks aren't a good defensive team that we turned into the Pistons 2004 in Game 6.

I feared facing Indy, they just have the efficiency this year to match the energy they already had.

So if Indiana wins this series does that mean our 2024 run was valid? Sort of curious how this works

Hah! Don't really care what others say about our 2024 run. A title is a title. No one can take that away. We weren't even fully healthy either if others are going to use the injury excuse. Al was our only big for most of it.

Maybe they overachieved that year to get that title but again that year they were much more balanced. Maybe one title is all they had this group. They shot the ball well also.

[tfmiii]

What is this abomination of a halftime segment??