KingDavid wrote:So, Celtics with the gentleman's sweep?
You've been the master of reverse jinxes all playoffs long.
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KingDavid wrote:So, Celtics with the gentleman's sweep?
phraoh wrote:Not sure why all the love for Heat...doubt they get past the first round...this is 2016 not 2006. .. I think Heat are either playing the Hawks or Celtics in the first round, a good chance without home court, and I doubt they beat either of those teams.
CoP wrote:
MHeat0279 wrote:CoP wrote:MHeat0279 wrote:why would i be crying, we got the win even after that horrible call which sent the game to over time.
I don't know why you would be crying. Why were you? Reminder:MHeat0279 wrote:That last foul called on the Heat to tie the game up, was a disgrace, that game should have been over in regulation.
Somebody has to bring you down from your team greatness cloud. Check the coments in this thread, everybody without green homer glasses saw such horrible call in favor of Boston.
fbalmeida wrote:Yup.
The Bucks were a 3-8 team since March 6th and all of their advanced stats fell off a cliff from that point on.
The Heat were a 5th seed for reasons that remain valid.
Dragic, Nunn, Herro, and Robinson, are a set of defensive vulnerabilities that Spo won't be able to hide 48 minutes per game.
This won't even be close.
fbalmeida wrote:Haddaway wrote:fbalmeida wrote:The more I dive into the numbers the more I get the sense of a Celtics blowout and potential sweep.
Supposedly, the Celtics' defensive weakness is Kemba Walker. He happens to have a 104 defensive rating this post-season. That would make him tied for 3rd best on the Heat.
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Well, you sure are going to be damned surprised this series then. I would bet a serious amount of money that the Heat don't lose in less than 6, I put the chance at perhaps 1 in 500, less than 7, 1 in 20.
You are seriously underestimating the Heat. I am sure you think that the Celtics would've swept the Bucks, while having just gone the distance against the Raptors! The evidence isn't there to back what you're saying.
These are of course calculated guesses on my part and differentials do tend to tighten in the playoffs. We'll find out soon enough. So far the Heat are resorting to zone-D to hide Dragic and stop Kemba's pnr but they are playing some piss poor zone D.
I'm sticking with Celtics in 5.
phraoh wrote:Not sure why all the love for Heat...doubt they get past the first round...this is 2016 not 2006. .. I think Heat are either playing the Hawks or Celtics in the first round, a good chance without home court, and I doubt they beat either of those teams.
aporel18 wrote:It's really cute to watch the chestbumping by some of the Heat fans... You should really enjoy it, Bam made a huge play and got the game for them. Good game and congratulations for that big win.
That said, the Heat played an almost perfect game with Dragic and Crowder playing out of their minds, and while Robinson couldn't play a lot due to foul trouble, that was a blessing in disguise for them as Herro was great.
It's really about the Celtics focusing on the game on both sides, and Brad adjusting rotations against a very good team, albeit beatable. They remind me of that 2008 team that went to 7 games against the Hawks, Cavs and then to 6 games against a very good Detroit team.
Celtics in 6.
phraoh wrote:Not sure why all the love for Heat...doubt they get past the first round...this is 2016 not 2006. .. I think Heat are either playing the Hawks or Celtics in the first round, a good chance without home court, and I doubt they beat either of those teams.
Mujakki wrote:MagicBagley18 wrote:Vlade Divac wrote:Boston needs way more from Brown and especially Kemba. They are lucky that they have excellent contribution from their bench, like they had in whole series with Toronto which is for me totally unexpected. Tatum is playing great and is also on a lucky hot shooting streak in last 5-6 games - some of his shot making is against the law of physics, but it is what it is.
Tatum was 10-24 last night and 0-7 down the stretch. he can be a a lot better particularly if he doesn’t settle down the end of the game. He’s master that side step, one dribble pull up 3 that’s what he does
That's 42% shooting which is actually higher than he averaged against Toronto last series.
aporel18 wrote:It's really cute to watch the chestbumping by some of the Heat fans... You should really enjoy it, Bam made a huge play and got the game for them. Good game and congratulations for that big win.
That said, the Heat played an almost perfect game with Dragic and Crowder playing out of their minds, and while Robinson couldn't play a lot due to foul trouble, that was a blessing in disguise for them as Herro was great.
It's really about the Celtics focusing on the game on both sides, and Brad adjusting rotations against a very good team, albeit beatable. They remind me of that 2008 team that went to 7 games against the Hawks, Cavs and then to 6 games against a very good Detroit team.
Celtics in 6.
Haddaway wrote:This has been my series prediction from the very beginning since the Celtics beat the Raptors in game 7.
Game 1: Heat win
Game 2: Heat win
Game 3: Celtics win
,Game 4: Celtics win
Game 5: Heat win
Game 6: Heat win
Heat in 6,
Mujakki wrote:The Corey's wrote:dean456 wrote:
Miami Crowder ain't Boston Crowder my man. Get used to seeing 3-5 threes from him a game in this series.
You think he didnt jack 5 to 7 a game here?
He can take those all game. Live with the results.
If that's your strategy then good luck in the offseason.
Since the trade to Miami he set an NBA record for highest 3pt % bump going from one team to another. Shot 44.5% from 3 the 20 games in the regular season and is 42% in 10 games in the playoffs. 30 games isn't a hot streak. Your coach might want to consider guarding him.
aporel18 wrote:It's really cute to watch the chestbumping by some of the Heat fans... You should really enjoy it, Bam made a huge play and got the game for them. Good game and congratulations for that big win.
That said, the Heat played an almost perfect game with Dragic and Crowder playing out of their minds, and while Robinson couldn't play a lot due to foul trouble, that was a blessing in disguise for them as Herro was great.
It's really about the Celtics focusing on the game on both sides, and Brad adjusting rotations against a very good team, albeit beatable. They remind me of that 2008 team that went to 7 games against the Hawks, Cavs and then to 6 games against a very good Detroit team.
Celtics in 6.
Paz wrote:CoP wrote:
I miss coach Bud. He would have said, "We are going to play how we play" and make no adjustments whatsoever. 28 coaches in the league could/should learn from this man.
aporel18 wrote:It's really cute to watch the chestbumping by some of the Heat fans... You should really enjoy it, Bam made a huge play and got the game for them. Good game and congratulations for that big win.
That said, the Heat played an almost perfect game with Dragic and Crowder playing out of their minds, and while Robinson couldn't play a lot due to foul trouble, that was a blessing in disguise for them as Herro was great.
It's really about the Celtics focusing on the game on both sides, and Brad adjusting rotations against a very good team, albeit beatable. They remind me of that 2008 team that went to 7 games against the Hawks, Cavs and then to 6 games against a very good Detroit team.
Celtics in 6.
MagicBagley18 wrote:Mujakki wrote:MagicBagley18 wrote:
Tatum was 10-24 last night and 0-7 down the stretch. he can be a a lot better particularly if he doesn’t settle down the end of the game. He’s master that side step, one dribble pull up 3 that’s what he does
That's 42% shooting which is actually higher than he averaged against Toronto last series.
42% shooting is a hot stretch?
Mujakki wrote:MagicBagley18 wrote:Mujakki wrote:That's 42% shooting which is actually higher than he averaged against Toronto last series.
42% shooting is a hot stretch?
Huh? You're saying Tatum can play a lot better and I'm just mentioning that in the last 8 playoff games that's precisely what Tatum has been.