Around the NBA (Non-Celtics) 2019-2020, Part 3 – "Playoff Version"

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #1261 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 3:34 am

I was going to say Murray was pooping himself up and down the court but he redeems himslef with 3 nasty plays.. Two 3 bombs and a dime. Sheesh dude has been phenomenal.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1262 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 3:34 am

The shotmaking ability between Murray and Jokic is ridiculous.

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #1263 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 3:37 am

Jeremi Grant for VC tonight.

Nugs x Celts finals I STILL BELIEVE.

NYCelticsfan136 · Post #1264 » by **NYCelticsfan136** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 3:38 am

BRUNiNHO91 wrote:Jeremi Grant for VC tonight.

Nugs x Celts finals I STILL BELIEVE.

I don’t care i just wanna get to the finals. The lakers are not unbeatable. I think we can beat them for the ship but the Celtics have to win tomorrow. They need to find away and win tomorrow.

KGboss · Post #1265 » by **KGboss** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 3:39 am

Rondo went crazy defensively for a while but glad Denver won

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TheMartian · Post #1266 » by **TheMartian** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 3:43 am

Celtics need to be resilient like the Nuggets tomorrow night in order to withstand the Foster/Brothers combo. They need to bring the same energy they had in game 3 and get a big lead again.

A 20 point lead isn't safe if the refs decide to take over. Just look at today's LA vs. Denver game.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1267 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 3:44 am

BRUNiNHO91 wrote:Jeremi Grant for VC tonight.

Nugs x Celts finals I STILL BELIEVE.

YESSS! LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN!

SMTBSI · Post #1268 » by **SMTBSI** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 5:05 am

Anyone still think the Lakers are unbeatable? I still think they'll win the series, but we're a Davis 3pointer away from the series having a very different narrative right now.

SMTBSI · Post #1269 » by **SMTBSI** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 5:13 am

By the way, if we do make it to the finals and face the Lakers, we should take something from how Denver weathered that final huge Lakers run. Yeah they looked a little shell-shocked for a minute, but they didn't tuck tail, they kept playing, and it worked out.

In every game, Lebron will have one of those runs where he drives six straight times and either scores or kicks out for an assist on every one. And you sit there thinking to yourself, "This guy is just on another level. He can turn it on and crush us whenever he wants."

Here's the secret about Lebron: He cannot do that whenever he wants. He can't go full-speed for 40 minutes a night. It's the trade-off of being that big and that fast and that powerful: heat production. It's the reason he had issues with cramps earlier in his career, before he learned to pace himself. There's a reason evolution doesn't make most humans with his physical capabilities: it's massively resource intensive to move that much mass that quickly and that explosively for long periods of time.

What Lebron does, is manage his energy output intelligently most of the time, and then, at a couple key moments in the game, he turns it on and has those explosive multi-possession outbusts, because they absolutely crush your team's morale. It delivers the impression that he can just turn it on and take it from you at any time. (The old "two points is not two points" quote.) A big part of his game is this mental aspect, hiding his limitations and convincing you he's inhuman.

Don't be fooled. He only has so many of those bursts in him on any given night. He may put a 10-0 run on you, but he won't put a 30-0 run on you. You just got to weather them when they come, and keep playing hard the whole way.

Bostondave · Post #1270 » by **Bostondave** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 6:03 am

I don't see Denver lasting even with a win. Lakers are on cruise. If we get past the Heat, which at this point is doubtful, we're going to get our hearts broken against the Lakers. But at least we can chalk up the experience and excitement for just getting there. But first Miami, which right now is doubtful. Not sure why we keep blowing large leads but it needs to be addressed. I'm no Hayward fan but perhaps we might need his contribution to get past Miami.

Go celts Go celts Go celts Go!!!

Cuban Pete · Post #1271 » by **Cuban Pete** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 6:50 am

Denver won because Jeremi Grant played out of his mind. I wouldn't count on that every game.

Post #1272 » by **Parliament10** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:05 am

Big Deal!!!

No Team has EVER gone 82-0.
No Team has EVER gone 16-0, in the Playoffs.

No Team is Unbeatable.

NYCelticsfan136 · Post #1273 » by **NYCelticsfan136** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:57 pm

Bostondave wrote:I don't see Denver lasting even with a win. Lakers are on cruise. If we get past the Heat, which at this point is doubtful, we're going to get our hearts broken against the Lakers. But at least we can chalk up the experience and excitement for just getting there. But first Miami, which right now is doubtful. Not sure why we keep blowing large leads but it needs to be addressed. I'm no Hayward fan but perhaps we might need his contribution to get past Miami.

Go celts Go celts Go celts Go!!!

Again the lakers are not unbeatable. If our players show up we can beat them. Need to defend lebron or david well. One of those guys. Frankly i feel its a 50-50 series assuming our guys show up.

itrsteve · Post #1274 » by **itrsteve** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 2:38 pm

I still worry about our ability to execute in those nail biter situations. Outside of raps G7, it's a very concerning issue. I'm a firm believer that Hayward will be that calming force needed to get over those streaky last minute runs.

With the remaining four teams, it looks wide open to me as there's a complete absence of a runaway front runner or a remaining team who only exists due to luck/circumstance.

IF (emphasis) Boston makes it to the finals, Toronto and Miami would have set them up for success by playing at a blistering pace. If I took away anything from last night was that the two LAL stars were completely gassed in the 4th now that games are stacked at a reasonable cadence. They're easily beatable.

Post #1275 » by **Parliament10** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:06 pm

NYCelticsfan136 wrote:
Bostondave wrote:I don't see Denver lasting even with a win. Lakers are on cruise. If we get past the Heat, which at this point is doubtful, we're going to get our hearts broken against the Lakers. But at least we can chalk up the experience and excitement for just getting there. But first Miami, which right now is doubtful. Not sure why we keep blowing large leads but it needs to be addressed. I'm no Hayward fan but perhaps we might need his contribution to get past Miami.

Go celts Go celts Go celts Go!!!

Again the lakers are not unbeatable. If our players show up we can beat them. Need to defend lebron or david well. One of those guys. Frankly i feel its a 50-50 series assuming our guys show up.

Exactly. They're not infallible. And they're not insurmountable.

itrsteve wrote:I still worry about our ability to execute in those nail biter situations. Outside of raps G7, it's a very concerning issue. I'm a firm believer that Hayward will be that calming force needed to get over those streaky last minute runs.

With the remaining four teams, it looks wide open to me as there's a complete absence of a runaway front runner or a remaining team who only exists due to luck/circumstance.

IF (emphasis) Boston makes it to the finals, Toronto and Miami would have set them up for success by playing at a blistering pace. If I took away anything from last night was that the two LAL stars were completely gassed in the 4th now that games are stacked at a reasonable cadence. They're easily beatable.

I wouldn't say "easily" beatable. But, they definitely aren't perfect.
It's gonna be a Battle. And, they can be defeated.

CeltsfanSinceBirth · Post #1276 » by **CeltsfanSinceBirth** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:42 pm

Smitty and Kevin O'Connor reporting that Mike D'Antoni could be hired by the Sixers. Smitty saying that they are open to some deals if it happens.

I think we can all agree that Embiid would be a bad fit in Mike Dan Tony's system. So what do we say when Brand offers up Embiid for Jaylen and Kemba?

Smart/Langford/Hayward/Tatum/Embiid

Hmmm.....

jirrit · Post #1277 » by **jirrit** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:28 pm

Bender signed a contract in Israel. Imagine we drafted him? I'm pretty sure many of the Ainge haters have been on Jackson / Bender / Fultz / trains but they still blame him for picking Kelly over the Greek Freak. Ainge is by far the best drafter but I'm so glad he nails his top picks. It's not an easy task, drafting.

jirrit · Post #1278 » by **jirrit** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:29 pm

CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:Smitty and Kevin O'Connor reporting that Mike D'Antoni could be hired by the Sixers. Smitty saying that they are open to some deals if it happens.

I think we can all agree that Embiid would be a bad fit in Mike Dan Tony's system. So what do we say when Brand offers up Embiid for Jaylen and Kemba?

Smart/Langford/Hayward/Tatum/Embiid

Hmmm.....

I don't want that injury prone crybaby ;-)

He's not a winner imo.

jirrit · Post #1279 » by **jirrit** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:30 pm

Parliament10 wrote:
NYCelticsfan136 wrote:
Bostondave wrote:I don't see Denver lasting even with a win. Lakers are on cruise. If we get past the Heat, which at this point is doubtful, we're going to get our hearts broken against the Lakers. But at least we can chalk up the experience and excitement for just getting there. But first Miami, which right now is doubtful. Not sure why we keep blowing large leads but it needs to be addressed. I'm no Hayward fan but perhaps we might need his contribution to get past Miami.

Go celts Go celts Go celts Go!!!

Again the lakers are not unbeatable. If our players show up we can beat them. Need to defend lebron or david well. One of those guys. Frankly i feel its a 50-50 series assuming our guys show up.

Exactly. They're not infallible. And they're not insurmountable.

itrsteve wrote:I still worry about our ability to execute in those nail biter situations. Outside of raps G7, it's a very concerning issue. I'm a firm believer that Hayward will be that calming force needed to get over those streaky last minute runs.

With the remaining four teams, it looks wide open to me as there's a complete absence of a runaway front runner or a remaining team who only exists due to luck/circumstance.

IF (emphasis) Boston makes it to the finals, Toronto and Miami would have set them up for success by playing at a blistering pace. If I took away anything from last night was that the two LAL stars were completely gassed in the 4th now that games are stacked at a reasonable cadence. They're easily beatable.

I wouldn't say "easily" beatable. But, they definitely aren't perfect.
It's gonna be a Battle. And, they can be defeated.

You always gotta believe. But I remember what Rondo alone gave us a few years ago. Now add LBJ & AD and it's gonna be a hard day at the office to grind out four wins. But some wise guy once said: anything's possible!

itrsteve · Post #1280 » by **itrsteve** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:43 pm

Parliament10 wrote:I wouldn't say "easily" beatable. But, they definitely aren't perfect.
It's gonna be a Battle. And, they can be defeated.

Good correction. I meant easy relative to how front runners of previous years were treated.

Not to say the C’s aren’t flawed also, but LA is very far from perfect.

With a gun to my head, I couldn’t tell you with confidence who of the 4 I think would win.