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EC FINALS, Gm 1 – Pacers @ Celtics – 8:00PM, Tues, May 21, 2024

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Re: EC FINALS, Gm 1 – TBD @ Celtics – 8:00PM, Tues, May 21, 2024 

Post#61 » by Deivork » Fri May 17, 2024 11:32 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:Which player's closeout game performance in ECSF was your favorite:
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Kelly Olynyk vs. Wizards, G7


Grant Williams vs. Bucks, G7


Al Horford vs. Cavs, G5


Olynyk was amazing, what a scrappy team. We don't hear the Garden roaring this loud anymore.

Also, is it the camera/display or they did change the tones of the hardwood and the green? Pretty sure it's the latter.
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Re: EC FINALS, Gm 1 – TBD @ Celtics – 8:00PM, Tues, May 21, 2024 

Post#62 » by zoyathedestroya » Fri May 17, 2024 11:32 am

BK_2020 wrote:
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BK_2020 wrote:Yeah the championship they won by beating 5th seeds and below. Imagine what the twitter/RGM narratives would be if the Celtics won in such a manner.

Their championship is as legit as the championship we will celebrate in June after beating exactly one healthy real team.

Exactly my point. But you won't hear that from Inside the NBA/ Twitter/ GB/ Celtics board. *Forgot to add Perk and Steven A Smith

The non-idiotic section of the media will recognize the legitimacy of the title after Cs beat one of Nuggets/Wolves/Mavs. 99% of the Celtics board will too. Many of the unfair discourse on here about the Cs stem from frustration of not having won a title in forever. Win, however which way, and they will be celebrated. No one should take Perk, Steven A, and even Shaq/Barkley seriously. Can't wait for NBA Twitter to burn if/when we win.
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Re: EC FINALS, Gm 1 – TBD @ Celtics – 8:00PM, Tues, May 21, 2024 

Post#63 » by Fierce1 » Fri May 17, 2024 11:53 am

Celtics in 4 against NY or Indy.
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Post#64 » by tfribs45 » Fri May 17, 2024 12:14 pm

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Riverwalk2021 wrote:Losing to the Nuggets in a competitive series is no disgrace but lets be honest about the ECFs. Both the Knicks and Pacers are scrub teams. If the Celtics lose to either even without Porzingis it would be far worse than year's meltdown against the Heat.

If it does happen I will be leading the call for Mazzulla's job and trading Brown.

I see enough of this **** in neutral fan boards, I don't need this crap on Celtics boards too. :roll:


agreed, that's some bush league poop..... I say toughen up pal and enjoy the ride! One series at a time!
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Re: EC FINALS, Gm 1 – TBD @ Celtics – 8:00PM, Tues, May 21, 2024 

Post#65 » by The Corey's » Fri May 17, 2024 12:26 pm

Celtics are the balls. There's no other reason why.

Celtics in 5.
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Re: EC FINALS, Gm 1 – TBD @ Celtics – 8:00PM, Tues, May 21, 2024 

Post#66 » by zoyathedestroya » Fri May 17, 2024 12:34 pm

Play Queta, so he can brag he has more ECF appearances than Joel Embiid.

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zoyathedestroya wrote:Play Queta, so he can brag he has more ECF appearances than Joel Embiid.

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Similarly ex-Sixer Springer.
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Post#68 » by brackdan70 » Fri May 17, 2024 1:13 pm

Bring on the Knicks . I can’t wait until Tuesday for another game.
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Post#69 » by Hal14 » Fri May 17, 2024 1:16 pm

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Homerclease wrote:Cmon Indy force a game 7. After that don’t care

Agreed.

JUst want to see knicks/pacers go 7 so our guys (particularly KP) have a little more time to rest up.

Knicks seem perhaps like more of a threat, but they're so beat up and injured that I might prefer playing them instead of Indy.

Either way, the team we play will be pretty good, they will present some challenges but we should win the series pretty easily - especially if KP returns to the lineup.

I think we all know that the real test will be in the NBA finals..

I pretty sure if one of either the T-Wolves or Pacers win and ECF won’t start until Tuesday.

Yeah, they announced game 1 of ECF is tuesday.

Still, I want knicks/pacers to go 7 because that way whatever team we play will be more beat up, more tired, more worn down and will have less time to prepare a gameplan for Boston..

Go Pacers tonight!
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Post#70 » by Hal14 » Fri May 17, 2024 1:20 pm

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Memokerobi wrote:I don't see us losing more than a game against the Pacers, they're fun and all but I don't think they're necessarily better than the Cavs.

The Knicks with a healthy OG is the first team that would have an actual shot us sending us home. That is a very good and well coached team and they leave it all out on the floor. MSG would be the most hostile environment we play in this season. That being said, if we take it seriously and don't f*ck around I don't see how they keep up with our scoring in a 7 game series. I'd guess 4-2 Cs


Agreed, but it should be 4-0 against the Knicks if KP comes back. We are that stacked and they are that depleted.

Let's be realistic here. As long as they've got Brunson healthy, there's a chance they could win at least 1 game.

The playoffs are hard. Especially on the road when the other team's fans are going nuts.

Sweeps are very rare this deep into the postseason.

Let's just win the ECF..I honestly don't really care how many games it takes lol.
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Post#71 » by zoyathedestroya » Fri May 17, 2024 1:26 pm

When this tips off, the Celtics top 6 (well, not KP) would have played just their 11th game in 40 days, only travelling out of Boston twice in that span. They will be fresh as fresh can be for the ECF.
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Post#72 » by King Of The 4th » Fri May 17, 2024 1:27 pm

Doesn't matter who we play, C's in 5. (we get blown out in G2 at home)
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Post#73 » by Celts17Pride » Fri May 17, 2024 1:28 pm

Fierce1 wrote:Celtics in 4 against NY or Indy.

I got Celtics in 4 against the Pacers and Celtics in 5 against the Knicks.
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Post#74 » by Fierce1 » Fri May 17, 2024 2:10 pm

Celts17Pride wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:Celtics in 4 against NY or Indy.

I got Celtics in 4 against the Pacers and Celtics in 5 against the Knicks.

Sounds about right.

I'm just sticking to Celtics in 4 because every series, so far, that I predicted Celtics in 4 ended up with the Cs winning in 5.
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Re: EC FINALS, Gm 1 – TBD @ Celtics – 8:00PM, Tues, May 21, 2024 

Post#75 » by Fierce1 » Fri May 17, 2024 2:14 pm

Party starts when JT scores 40 or more in a game.

Right now JT is just in warm up mode.
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Post#76 » by Parasite » Fri May 17, 2024 3:42 pm

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Fantaxp7 wrote:I’m on vacation in Turks and Caicos, the C’s win three straight games…do I even bother coming back?


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All Americans should be boycotting that place until they send the Americans home whom they arrested.

Having said that, I hope the Pacers win game 6. We need all the rest we can get for KP and Al.


Pretty sure it's irrelevant now that the Wolves won game 6. The Celtics series starts on the 21st regardless if the pacers win game 6 or not.


Thanks for the info. Didn’t realize that. Hopefully KP is good to go by then.
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Post#77 » by KamikazeK » Fri May 17, 2024 4:38 pm

Parasite wrote:
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All Americans should be boycotting that place until they send the Americans home whom they arrested.

Having said that, I hope the Pacers win game 6. We need all the rest we can get for KP and Al.


Pretty sure it's irrelevant now that the Wolves won game 6. The Celtics series starts on the 21st regardless if the pacers win game 6 or not.


Thanks for the info. Didn’t realize that. Hopefully KP is good to go by then.

It's still good though in the sense that game 7 means more games to play and less rest for whoever ends up facing us.
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Re: EC FINALS, Gm 1 – TBD @ Celtics – 8:00PM, Tues, May 21, 2024 

Post#78 » by brackdan70 » Fri May 17, 2024 4:44 pm

I need some Zinger updates.
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Post#79 » by zoyathedestroya » Fri May 17, 2024 5:21 pm

brackdan70 wrote:I need some Zinger updates.

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Re: EC FINALS, Gm 1 – TBD @ Celtics – 8:00PM, Tues, May 21, 2024 

Post#80 » by zoyathedestroya » Fri May 17, 2024 5:54 pm

Fun Al Horford & Jaylen Brown trivia: Horford has made the ECF in 5 of the 6 seasons he's played for the Celtics with 4 different point guards in the playoffs -- IT, Rozier, Smart (2x), White. Brown has made the ECF in 6 of the 7 seasons he's been healthy/available with 5 different points guards in the playoffs (add Kemba to previous list). The one ECF they missed, they had Kyrie as the PG lol.

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