ECF: (3) Boston Celtics vs Miami HEAT (5) - Part 3 (4-2 Miami)

ballup · Post #1701 » by **ballup** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 4:24 pm

I'd be more optimistic if he was shooting long 2s at a good clip. His 10-15 are shots in the paint and he's not exactly a mid range shooter.

You never know though, some guys go through drastic changes. I've been wrong about him before.

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vcdplaya3007 · Post #1702 » by **vcdplaya3007** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:27 pm

From a neutral perspective the most obvious thing after watching five games it’s pretty simple:
If Theis plays like a real big man defensively, Celtics don’t have to go small and their offensive talent is superior to whatever Miami has to offer. The key to the rest of this series is the play of the Celtics bigs.

Lakers LeBron · Post #1703 » by **Lakers LeBron** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:28 pm

Unbiased fan of the game here but I'm cheering hard for the Heat here as it's pretty clear they're the good guys and the closet thing to a homegrown team. Everyone complains about how stars like LeBron and Anthony Davis want to play for the Lakers because it's LA, but the reality is that no team in the league has stolen more star players from small market teams than the Boston Celtics

Kemba Walker - Left Charlotte for Boston in free agency
Gordon Hayward - Left Utah for Boston in free agency
Al Horford - Left Atlanta for Boston in free agency
Kyrie - Demanded a trade from small market Cleveland to a larger market which ended up being Boston

The Celtics were getting swept in the first round in the east before they started poaching these players from small markets

L3GEND4RY · Post #1704 » by **L3GEND4RY** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:37 pm

Go back into your hole, bud.

NoZoLakers · Post #1705 » by **NoZoLakers** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:51 pm

most stars that play physically will get away with it n actually get def fouls instead of O fouls

titlebound1 · Post #1706 » by **titlebound1** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:58 pm

Hahah what?

gom · Post #1707 » by **gom** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:00 pm

You left out Smart, Tatum, & Brown, who are probably the 3 best players on their team. LOL at Lakers fans calling out Boston for not being homegrown.

Saint_Killa · Post #1708 » by **Saint_Killa** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:07 pm

And yes, LeBron James is Lakers homegrown product..

AD too.. lol

thegreenlife · Post #1709 » by **thegreenlife** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:24 pm

Yeah I think officiating was horrible this game, on both sides, but there were 2 that really made me go, WHAT??

1. That layup by Dragic where he kneed Theis in the groin area and fouled out shouldn't have been an offensive foul at all, that's just a normal layup with normal range of motion- I don't see any intentional malignancy there
2. Dragic had Theis on him at the 3 point line, pump faked and got Theis in the air and initiated contact- shouldn't have been a foul on Theis. Theis had his hands down, leaning back, and didn't even step into the shooter's landing zone

Trippinskarlo · Post #1710 » by **Trippinskarlo** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:01 pm

Thanks for the insight Lakers Lebron.

Very self aware commentary.

RB34 · Post #1711 » by **RB34** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:15 pm

I honestly can’t believe a Lakers fan posted this without green font.

The Lakers are easily the biggest front running franchise the league has ever seen.

Your team was at the bottom dreaming about getting swept in the playoffs, wasting your picks on Lonzo Ball before LBJ and AD decided to save you.

Asian Celtic · Post #1712 » by **Asian Celtic** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 11:39 pm

I wonder what LeRecruit does. Hmmm

jfs1000d · Post #1713 » by **jfs1000d** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:15 am

A franchise that stole Wilt, Kareem, Shaq and now lebron wants to lecture on stealing players. Lol

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jfs1000d · Post #1714 » by **jfs1000d** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:51 am

Have the Celtics been favored in every game?

This is a weird series. Heat are up 3-2, but their 3 wins are a combined 11 points.

Celts have also have had 13+ point leads in 4 of 5 games and have had a fourth quarter lead in every game in this series.

I think, clearly, Boston is the better basketball team. That said, you have to win the games and Boston gave away 2 games.

Going to be very hard for Boston to overcome giving away 2 games. Essentially, for Boston to win the series they will have outplayed the heat in 6 of 7 games.

I think Boston wins a game 7 of it happens. But, for game 6, the heat are due for a ridiculous night from 3.

They could shoot the Celtics out of the playoffs Sunday night .

And before heat fans get made about me saying Celtics are better...I would rather be in Heat’s position now. They executed better late and win the games, which is why you actually play the games.

And secondly, I would rather advance and say the team I beat was better than me than be the better team and going home. Lol

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robbie84 · Post #1715 » by **robbie84** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 1:07 am

I didn't realize Jaw Crowder was averaging 20ppg in the playoffs before this series. That was bound to come crashing back to earth.
I Like Celtics 7 best players vs Heat's best 7 players.
Gonna be a fun last 2 games.

robbie84 · Post #1716 » by **robbie84** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 1:10 am

I know you're trolling but I'll bite anyway.
It's great knowing that the Lakers 16 championships have fake championships from Minneapolis. The Los Angeles Lakers are a looong way from touching Boston's true 17.

Post #1717 » by **G R E Y** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 1:19 am

The only NHL ref I know by name is Kerry helmet-coiffed Fraser, who didn't call a penalty on Gretzky when he clipped and cut Gilmour with a high stick and was then on the ice on the next shift to score the goal that put the Kings ahead in the playoffs.

So your point stands - we know the names of refs for the wrong reasons.

I'd also add Kane Fitzgerald as another ref making a name for himself.

mademan · Post #1718 » by **mademan** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 2:18 am

Boston the better and more talented team, but i can never be confident with them. They shouldve beat the Raps a lot easier; it coming down to a coin flip at the end was ridiculous. Same as this series; they lost the first 2 games and i think they were up 5 with less than 2 min in 1 of them.

For as talented as they are, they do a great job of making it hard on themselves. And Miami has experience, vets and is extremely well coached. All they need is 1 good shooting night out of 2

Higgs Boston · Post #1719 » by **Higgs Boston** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 2:26 am

Heat, that team that is closer to be a homegrown team than the celtics...

All Celtics players except kemba, hayward and kanter are players who only have played on the celtics in the NBA.
Heat only have adebayo, herro, nunn, robinson, silva, okpala and haslem as players that only have played on the heat in the NBA.

AussieCeltic · Post #1720 » by **AussieCeltic** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 2:44 am

Ahhh yes, how could we go without this great insight by the unbiased fan Lakers LeBron

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