NBA Playoff Games 2025, Non-Celtics

[doogie_hauser]

Feels extremely satisfying that our Rick and his Pacers are about to eliminate the Knicks

Once a Celtic, always a Celtic ☘️

[Celts17Pride]

Feels extremely satisfying that our Rick and his Pacers are about to eliminate the Knicks

Once a Celtic, always a Celtic ☘️

Honestly, watching this series gets me more upset with the Celtics. These two eastern teams left are not good. Very mediocre. OKC can start their parade planning now.

[OnlyTheTruth]

Feels extremely satisfying that our Rick and his Pacers are about to eliminate the Knicks

Once a Celtic, always a Celtic ☘️

Honestly, watching this series gets me more upset with the Celtics. These two eastern teams left are not good. Very mediocre. OKC can start their parade planning now.

I was thinking the same until I realised Celtics are a one timensional 3 point chucking team. When they go in they win, when they don't Celtics lose.

Both Indiana and NY have higher IQ as a whole team than the Celtics. Both have superior coaches to the Celtics.

And even when healthy, Mr. 4x all first team Tatum disappears in the playoffs. We got exposed plain and simple.

[Celts17Pride]

Feels extremely satisfying that our Rick and his Pacers are about to eliminate the Knicks

Once a Celtic, always a Celtic ☘️

Honestly, watching this series gets me more upset with the Celtics. These two eastern teams left are not good. Very mediocre. OKC can start their parade planning now.

I was thinking the same until I realised Celtics are a one timensional 3 point chucking team. When they go in they win, when they don't Celtics lose.

Both Indiana and Pacers have higher IQ as a whole team than the Celtics. Both have superior coaches to the Celtics.

And even when healthy, Mr. 4x all first team Tatum disappears in the playoffs. We got exposed plain and simple.

Neither the Knicks or the Pacers play a lick of defense. I'm predicting you got a OKC 4-0 NBA Finals coming up.

[Fierce1]

I'm disappointed with the Cs.

But I can't be upset with them because it was their own doing.

Cs didn't deserve to advance.

A case of they got too cocky.

JT was really disappointing, especially in Game 1.

The Cs lost the series because of that Game 1 collapse.

The shot selection of the Cs in that Game 1 was just bad.

JT even had at least 2 chances to give the Cs the lead and potential game winner.

So getting the old Tatum back will not be good enough.

Tatum needs to come back a smarter bball player.

The standard now is OKC.

You will not beat OKC relying on talent alone.

[OnlyTheTruth]

Honestly, watching this series gets me more upset with the Celtics. These two eastern teams left are not good. Very mediocre. OKC can start their parade planning now.

I was thinking the same until I realised Celtics are a one timensional 3 point chucking team. When they go in they win, when they don't Celtics lose.

Both Indiana and Pacers have higher IQ as a whole team than the Celtics. Both have superior coaches to the Celtics.

And even when healthy, Mr. 4x all first team Tatum disappears in the playoffs. We got exposed plain and simple.

Neither the Knicks or the Pacers play a lick of defense. I'm predicting you got a OKC 4-0 NBA Finals coming


But Celtics do, giving up 2 games with 20 point lead.

We need to be honest and admit we are not as good as we thought we were going to be.

I will live by the gun, die by the gun and say Celtics dont have a TRUE closer. How the **** we have two players who eat the biggest of our salary cap yet cant score at their own will.

[OnlyTheTruth]

I'm disappointed with the Cs.

But I can't be upset with them because it was their own doing.

Cs didn't deserve to advance.

A case of they got too cocky.

JT was really disappointing, especially in Game 1.

The Cs lost the series because of that Game 1 collapse.

The shot selection of the Cs in that Game 1 was just bad.

JT even had at least 2 chances to give the Cs the lead and potential game winner.

So getting the old Tatum back will not be good enough.

Tatum needs to come back a smarter bball player.

The standard now is OKC.

You will not beat OKC relying on talent alone.

Wish I could of liked this 100x BUT

Tatum is not SGA. Never will be. And Hali is also turning into a superstar it seems like. You still need true stars to win..stars that deliver in big moments....tatum disappears when its time to show why he was compared to Kobe.

[GreenBloodedC]

Feels extremely satisfying that our Rick and his Pacers are about to eliminate the Knicks

Once a Celtic, always a Celtic ☘️

Honestly, watching this series gets me more upset with the Celtics. These two eastern teams left are not good. Very mediocre. OKC can start their parade planning now.

If we lost with a healthy Tatum I would be more upset.

But now I can just tell myself that we would likely lose to OKC without Tatum (assuming we can get past the Pacers).

[Fierce1]

I was thinking the same until I realised Celtics are a one timensional 3 point chucking team. When they go in they win, when they don't Celtics lose.

Both Indiana and Pacers have higher IQ as a whole team than the Celtics. Both have superior coaches to the Celtics.

And even when healthy, Mr. 4x all first team Tatum disappears in the playoffs. We got exposed plain and simple.

Neither the Knicks or the Pacers play a lick of defense. I'm predicting you got a OKC 4-0 NBA Finals coming


But Celtics do, giving up 2 games with 20 point lead.

We need to be honest and admit we are not as good as we thought we were going to be.

I will live by the gun, die by the gun and say Celtics dont have a TRUE closer. How the **** we have two players who eat the biggest of our salary cap yet cant score at their own will.

JT is a closer.

He just needs to be put in a situation where he will have a good chance to score.

The current style where JT goes iso has a low chance of getting a score.

Joe needs to tweak his system.

More player movement and ball movement should be emphasized.

It's time the Jays make a sacrifice by agreeing to score less points and get lesser playing time.

The personal goals of the Jays should take a back seat to team goals.

[GreenBloodedC]

Before I root and be happy for Nesmith, does he still hate us? I Understand he hated the Celtics when we traded him. Lol

[Celts17Pride]

Feels extremely satisfying that our Rick and his Pacers are about to eliminate the Knicks

Once a Celtic, always a Celtic ☘️

Honestly, watching this series gets me more upset with the Celtics. These two eastern teams left are not good. Very mediocre. OKC can start their parade planning now.

If we lost with a healthy Tatum I would be more upset.

But now I can just tell myself that we would likely lose to OKC without Tatum (assuming we can get past the Pacers).

Celtics were down 1-3 with a healthy Tatum. Celtics should have won the series in 5. Once Tatum went down the Celtics were never winning against OKC.

[Fierce1]

I'm disappointed with the Cs.

But I can't be upset with them because it was their own doing.

Cs didn't deserve to advance.

A case of they got too cocky.

JT was really disappointing, especially in Game 1.

The Cs lost the series because of that Game 1 collapse.

The shot selection of the Cs in that Game 1 was just bad.

JT even had at least 2 chances to give the Cs the lead and potential game winner.

So getting the old Tatum back will not be good enough.

Tatum needs to come back a smarter bball player.

The standard now is OKC.

You will not beat OKC relying on talent alone.

Wish I could of liked this 100x BUT

Tatum is not SGA. Never will be. And Hali is also turning into a superstar it seems like. You still need true stars to win..stars that deliver in big moments....tatum disappears when its time to show why he was compared to Kobe.

Tatum does not need to be SGA.

Putting Tatum in a better position to be more efficient is the missing piece.

Kobe became great when Phil Jackson became coach of the Lakers.

Before Phil, Kobe was not efficient as well.

Joe is just not maximizing JT's talent.

[OnlyTheTruth]

Neither the Knicks or the Pacers play a lick of defense. I'm predicting you got a OKC 4-0 NBA Finals coming


But Celtics do, giving up 2 games with 20 point lead.

We need to be honest and admit we are not as good as we thought we were going to be.

I will live by the gun, die by the gun and say Celtics dont have a TRUE closer. How the **** we have two players who eat the biggest of our salary cap yet cant score at their own will.

JT is a closer.

He just needs to be put in a situation where he will have a good chance to score.

The current style where JT goes iso has a low chance of getting a score.

Joe needs to tweak his system.

More player movement and ball movement should be emphasized.

It's time the Jays make a sacrifice by agreeing to score less points and get lesser playing time.

The personal goals of the Jays should take a back seat to team goals.

I like your posts bro and agree with many but JT is not a true closer. Look at Luka, SGA, Jokic, the tier 1 of superstars, these players can score at will..meaning you're not guarding them....how many times does Tatum run to the basket only to lose ball handle, or is unable to finish under the rim ?

Tatum was never a true slasher, someone that can go to the rim and finish with ease. Sure he can do flashy ISO moves but HE is not IT to lead a team. This team has two Robins and for the sake of salary cap they should remove one.

[Fierce1]

Honestly, watching this series gets me more upset with the Celtics. These two eastern teams left are not good. Very mediocre. OKC can start their parade planning now.

If we lost with a healthy Tatum I would be more upset.

But now I can just tell myself that we would likely lose to OKC without Tatum (assuming we can get past the Pacers).

Celtics were down 1-3 with a healthy Tatum. Celtics should have won the series in 5. Once Tatum went down the Celtics were never winning against OKC.

Even with JT healthy, Cs were not beating OKC.

OKC is a bad matchup for the Cs.

[Fierce1]

Neither the Knicks or the Pacers play a lick of defense. I'm predicting you got a OKC 4-0 NBA Finals coming


But Celtics do, giving up 2 games with 20 point lead.

We need to be honest and admit we are not as good as we thought we were going to be.

I will live by the gun, die by the gun and say Celtics dont have a TRUE closer. How the **** we have two players who eat the biggest of our salary cap yet cant score at their own will.

JT is a closer.

He just needs to be put in a situation where he will have a good chance to score.

The current style where JT goes iso has a low chance of getting a score.

Joe needs to tweak his system.

More player movement and ball movement should be emphasized.

It's time the Jays make a sacrifice by agreeing to score less points and get lesser playing time.

The personal goals of the Jays should take a back seat to team goals.

I like your posts bro and agree with many but JT is not a true closer. Look at Luka, SGA, Jokic, the tier 1 of superstars, these players can score at will..meaning you're not guarding them....how many times does Tatum run to the basket only to lose ball handle, or is unable to finish under the rim ?

Tatum was never a true slasher, someone that can go to the rim and finish with ease. Sure he can do flashy ISO moves but HE is not IT to lead a team. This team has two Robins and for the sake of salary cap they should remove one.

Reason why JT is not a true closer yet is because he's transitioning.

The Tatum that came out of Duke is a totally different player now.

Slashing and dribbling to the basket was not something JT did in college and early in his NBA career.

When JT was drafted, he was more of a KD type of player.

Now JT is trying to be like Lebron.

It's like a boxer moving up in weight class.

JT has yet to find his sweet spot with his bulked up bigger body and handling the ball more.

The good news is he's just 27 years old.

So the ending to this story is still a work in progress.

[celticgreenie]

A little too much Tatum apologizing here. Efficiency in star players during crunch time is usually a product of natural talent and or countless hours to developing a go to shot or shots with minimal variance. What I don't understand is there were HOF players in this league like Dwayne Wade who practiced dumb shots and pulled it out in very rare circumstances during the course of a season. It must be much easier to perfect a go to shot as a star player as you practice it with much more frequency. Reading what Wade did makes more me upset with Tatum. A NBA star should work on one more shot besides the side step three, which I don't think is too much to ask. Plus, I don't see why Brad Stevens would be standing in the way. Here's a 24 year old Wade talking about his dedication to the game, leaving nothing to chance:

Since his rookie season, ‘Flash’ earned a reputation as a fearless slasher - often charging straight into the paint despite the presence of towering big men. But Dwyane never panicked when defenses collapsed, and the paint turned into a crowd. Instead, he relied on those unconventional shots that made him nearly impossible to stop.

A perfect example came in Game 4 of the 2006 Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons, when ‘Flash’ hit a jaw-dropping trick shot off the backboard from a nearly impossible angle late in the fourth quarter. It wasn’t luck - it was muscle memory built from hours of practice.

On the ‘Club 520 Podcast,’ Wade opened up about those moments, sharing that these weren’t flukes. He trained for them, no matter how ridiculous they might have seemed to others during workouts. Put simply, he understood that when nothing else works, those rare attempts will make a difference in the chaos of a real game.

“I practice dumb shots all the time. I’m a firm believer in the moment where you like, in the gym by yourself, and you really use your imagination. This is the time to do all the dumb stuff,” Wade said. “You never know when you’re going to need it. So, I would fall a lot and I would go to the gym and I’d find angles on a backboard. You might hear that with guys like Kyrie and guys that are really good at it. If I find myself in trouble, I need to find a crack on the backboard that gives it an opportunity.”

[Fierce1]

Blame Brad Stevens.

Tatum was a mid-range assassin in his first 2 seasons in the NBA.

Brad then converted JT into a 3pt shooter when Kyrie and Al left in 2019.

Right now it's true JT's favorite go to move is that side step 3-pointer.

That needs to change

JT needs to be shooting 47% from the field and 38% from the 3pt line.

Minimize the 3s and go back to some mid-range Js.

Hoping that the old Tatum is what we'll see when he returns from injury will not be good enough.

We need a more efficient and smarter Tatum from here on out.

[flintsky21]

Pacers are winning this year's title. There's "something" about this team. OKC has had their share of bad games. It seems the Pacers hasn't really had a bad offensive game. And their defense is underrated.

[tfribs45]

Honestly, watching this series gets me more upset with the Celtics. These two eastern teams left are not good. Very mediocre. OKC can start their parade planning now.

I was thinking the same until I realised Celtics are a one timensional 3 point chucking team. When they go in they win, when they don't Celtics lose.

Both Indiana and Pacers have higher IQ as a whole team than the Celtics. Both have superior coaches to the Celtics.

And even when healthy, Mr. 4x all first team Tatum disappears in the playoffs. We got exposed plain and simple.

Neither the Knicks or the Pacers play a lick of defense. I'm predicting you got a OKC 4-0 NBA Finals coming up.

That's crazy talk man. Pacers D is legit and Nesmith is doing a better job on Brunson then Jrue/White combined... Their battle tested and will give OKC all they can handle. C's obviously weren't 100% with KP, Brown, JT in the end plus their AAU coach = why we're all at home watching Conference Finals without the C's.

[Parliament10]

Looks like an OKC vs Pacers Finals.