ECSF: P1 | (2) Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers (3) | BOS 1-0

[Sixerscan]

How many teams win in the 2nd round of the postseason while missing their top 3 players? This will not be the first. Unfortunate... could have been a great series.

Is brown out for the series? Did I miss something?

[GreenBloodedC]

As I said earlier, you can really tell Sixers fans haven't seen a good team in a while the way they're overrating their current team. They are far from a championship contender right now. They'll probably get there in a few years, but they're about the same level as last year's Wizards right now.

Sixers are 8-1 to win championship. I guess Vegas hasn't seen a good team in a while either

I think that might have something to do with Lebron having his worst supporting cast ever and the Raps being the only healthy contender in the East. The Sixers don't have a shot in hell of winning the title though. We all know this.

Don't be too hard on them. They haven't been in the playoffs in awhile. All of this is new to them.

[SMTBSI]

So did Miami. And Simmons averaged a triple double for the series.

Miami has no one like Celtics players #36 and #37.

I hope Smart defends like that pic all series long. He’ll be fouled out of every game.

What most Celtic fans don't understand when complaining about the calls players like Lebron/Giannis/Harden get on offense, is that Smart gets the same benefit of the doubt on defense. He gets away with a lot. In both cases, I can only assume the league views this as a feature-not-a-bug, so I wouldn't pin my hopes on it changing.

[pac213up]

How many teams win in the 2nd round of the postseason while missing their top 3 players? This will not be the first. Unfortunate... could have been a great series.

Is brown out for the series? Did I miss something?

Doubtful game 1....which means unlikely game 2 as well. At that point does it really matter...lol.

[K For Three]

How many teams win in the 2nd round of the postseason while missing their top 3 players? This will not be the first. Unfortunate... could have been a great series.

Is brown out for the series? Did I miss something?

Doubtful game 1....which means unlikely game 2 as well. At that point does it really matter...lol.

There is a good chance he's back for game 2 due to the days off between 1 and 2.

[Sixerscan]

Is brown out for the series? Did I miss something?

Doubtful game 1....which means unlikely game 2 as well. At that point does it really matter...lol.

There is a good chance he's back for game 2 due to the days off between 1 and 2.

Yeah who knows if he's even going to miss game 1. Embiid was doubtful for game 3 and he played.

[K For Three]

Doubtful game 1....which means unlikely game 2 as well. At that point does it really matter...lol.

There is a good chance he's back for game 2 due to the days off between 1 and 2.

Yeah who knows if he's even going to miss game 1. Embiid was doubtful for game 3 and he played.

I don't think it looks good for game 1, not much time between games. But we'll see as this goes on. He does claim he will not miss this series for the world but game 1 doesn't look good for him right now.

If Brown is out I would expect to see a lot more Marcus Smart.

[kingofthecourt67]

Sixers are 8-1 to win championship. I guess Vegas hasn't seen a good team in a while either

I think that might have something to do with Lebron having his worst supporting cast ever and the Raps being the only healthy contender in the East. The Sixers don't have a shot in hell of winning the title though. We all know this.

Don't be too hard on them. They haven't been in the playoffs in awhile. All of this is new to them.

Don't feel too bad. We've enjoyed every bit of it.

[kingofthecourt67]

Hopefully whenever Jaylen plays, he brings the performance he brought for my Cal Golden Bears against Hawaii in the NCAA tournament.

In all seriousness, he has improved way faster than even I would have imagined and am really impressed with him. Hats off to him and Tatum for showing up this year, and looking forward to a fun series.

[the_process]

Miami has no one like Celtics players #36 and #37.

I hope Smart defends like that pic all series long. He’ll be fouled out of every game.

What most Celtic fans don't understand when complaining about the calls players like Lebron/Giannis/Harden get on offense, is that Smart gets the same benefit of the doubt on defense. He gets away with a lot. In both cases, I can only assume the league views this as a feature-not-a-bug, so I wouldn't pin my hopes on it changing.

If Smart’s getting that call, then I have to figure Simmons is getting his forearm shiver move too. So it will even out IMO.

[Vlade Divac]

I cannot believe saying this but I want Celtics to win. And they will win in 6.

[jfs1000d]

I think it is phil!y I'm 6. But, if it gets game 7, Celtics will win at home.

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[Fencer reregistered]

How many teams win in the 2nd round of the postseason while missing their top 3 players? This will not be the first. Unfortunate... could have been a great series.

As long as Horford is healthy, the Cs aren't missing their top 3 players.

[titlebound1]

Yep, 83 Sixers were better. If you think 86 Celtics are the best ever than 86 Rockets must be up there, considering they gave Boston all they could handle.

That 86 rockets team had maybe the best big man of all time and Ralph Sampson. They hammered the showtime Lakers that year. You are not showing then enough respect.

Telhe 86 Celtics had 5 hall of famers including Larry legend...who btw was better than anyone on the 76ers

Hakeem was in his 2nd season. That Rockets team ranks pretty low on the totem pole of all time runner ups. Moses and Dr J would have shown Bird the 50 states like they did in 83.

Anyway the only reason I brought those teams up was to make fun of Celtics fans dwelling in the past and deflecting from the current series.

Literally no one agrees with this other than 76ers fans.

Malone + Irving is great. But Bird was better than Irving. And Parish is good enough to match up with Malone. McHale would have ruined that team. Like whatever he wanted. And what would they have done with Walton? The Celtics we're bigger at pretty much every position and had superior talent to go along with a top 5 player of all time.

That was not the real showtime Lakers that you guys beat. The Celtics and Lakers were great in 83 too...but neither team peaked at that point yet. You guys had your one year during a decade that LA and Boston doninated.

The 86 Celtics are the best ever. Certainly better than some little Philly team

[TheBallsDeeper]

How many teams win in the 2nd round of the postseason while missing their top 3 players? This will not be the first. Unfortunate... could have been a great series.

As long as Horford is healthy, the Cs aren't missing their top 3 players.

I thought it was an interesting move playing Horford on Simmons during the year, was unexpected and seemed to work well.

Most teams have played a smaller wing to match Ben's speed, rather than a big to negate his power. I'm sure Brett Brown and Ben have done some work on that over the last month in anticipation of this match-up. Knowing Stevens he will come up with something totally different to catch them off guard. Maybe Smart?

Daniel Theis seemed to defend well against the Sixers during the year, I think he will be missed. If Horford goes to Simmons and Baynes to Embiid, I think the Celtics will have a massive issue if one of them gets in Foul trouble, I think they are a big man short on defense. Especially if Sixers use Embiid to drag Baynes out and isolate Dario down low against a much lighter Celtic wing.

Looking forward to this series, I think it will really test Brett Brown as a coach, coming up against the best. Sixers in Six.

[GeorgeMarcus]

That 86 rockets team had maybe the best big man of all time and Ralph Sampson. They hammered the showtime Lakers that year. You are not showing then enough respect.

Telhe 86 Celtics had 5 hall of famers including Larry legend...who btw was better than anyone on the 76ers

Hakeem was in his 2nd season. That Rockets team ranks pretty low on the totem pole of all time runner ups. Moses and Dr J would have shown Bird the 50 states like they did in 83.

Anyway the only reason I brought those teams up was to make fun of Celtics fans dwelling in the past and deflecting from the current series.

Literally no one agrees with this other than 76ers fans.

Malone + Irving is great. But Bird was better than Irving. And Parish is good enough to match up with Malone. McHale would have ruined that team. Like whatever he wanted. And what would they have done with Walton? The Celtics we're bigger at pretty much every position and had superior talent to go along with a top 5 player of all time.

That was not the real showtime Lakers that you guys beat. The Celtics and Lakers were great in 83 too...but neither team peaked at that point yet. You guys had your one year during a decade that LA and Boston doninated.

The 86 Celtics are the best ever. Certainly better than some little Philly team

I was going to respond until I read that last line.

Wasn't a good start when you referred to Dr J as "Irving".

[GrandTheftRondo]

You’d think after seeing the Thunder draft 3 MVPs and win absolutely nothing, with the core breaking up that Philly fans would be wary of getting too far ahead of themselves. But no, all I’m seeing is a thread full of ridiculous takes that involve **** on Boston’s talented roster.

You’ve got a good roster for now and the future, we get it. But making comments that you’re going to dominate the NBA etc is just completely laughable. Where do you think the Warriors are going to go?

You should win this series but I give us a fighting chance but I would not be shocked at all if things go horribly wrong for us and we get destroyed.

Long-term yes you’ve got Embiid and Simmons but there’s plenty examples of great teams winning titles without necessarily having generational talents. You can **** on Hayward and Irving all you want and say they’re not superstar talents but they don’t need to be. No idea why you’re so dismissive of Tatum and Brown’s potential either. Are they going to be top 5 talents, probably not but who knows? It was only last year people including our own fans were booing us for drafting Jaylen Brown. Then we were bashed for trading down to get Tatum and there were many calling him another Rudy Gay etc.

Show some **** respect for a good team that has fought adversity all year. If we lose so be it. We gave it our all and the future is bright. Only a fool would say otherwise.

[TheNewEra]

Boston has the bodies and wings to throw at Simmons, ill say Boston in 7.

So did Miami. And Simmons averaged a triple double for the series.

Miami has no one like Celtics players #36 and #37.

What’s the distance in talent between Smart and Josh Richardson? Richardson showed a lot of effort and skill on the defensive end. Then I’m assuming Boston will use Morris in the same way as James Johnson to be in Simmons face defense. Not sure what number 37 is suppose to do.

[SMTBSI]

I hope Smart defends like that pic all series long. He’ll be fouled out of every game.

What most Celtic fans don't understand when complaining about the calls players like Lebron/Giannis/Harden get on offense, is that Smart gets the same benefit of the doubt on defense. He gets away with a lot. In both cases, I can only assume the league views this as a feature-not-a-bug, so I wouldn't pin my hopes on it changing.

If Smart’s getting that call, then I have to figure Simmons is getting his forearm shiver move too. So it will even out IMO.

Certainly, if Simmons is already getting reputational calls consistently, it bodes well for you.

[Baller1234a]

Hakeem was in his 2nd season. That Rockets team ranks pretty low on the totem pole of all time runner ups. Moses and Dr J would have shown Bird the 50 states like they did in 83.

Anyway the only reason I brought those teams up was to make fun of Celtics fans dwelling in the past and deflecting from the current series.

Literally no one agrees with this other than 76ers fans.

Malone + Irving is great. But Bird was better than Irving. And Parish is good enough to match up with Malone. McHale would have ruined that team. Like whatever he wanted. And what would they have done with Walton? The Celtics we're bigger at pretty much every position and had superior talent to go along with a top 5 player of all time.

That was not the real showtime Lakers that you guys beat. The Celtics and Lakers were great in 83 too...but neither team peaked at that point yet. You guys had your one year during a decade that LA and Boston doninated.

The 86 Celtics are the best ever. Certainly better than some little Philly team

I was going to respond until I read that last line.

Wasn't a good start when you referred to Dr J as "Irving".

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Not one ranked ANY Phily teams over the 85-86 Celtics.
I challenge you to find me any non PHI sources that put the 83 sixers over the 85 Celtics.