EC FINALS, Gm 1 – Pacers @ Celtics – 8:00PM, Tues, May 21, 2024
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Was expected.
Maybe we pull a miracle and actually win our first two home games for once and can ease him in by the end of the series.
Maybe we pull a miracle and actually win our first two home games for once and can ease him in by the end of the series.
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London2Boston wrote:Was expected.
Maybe we pull a miracle and actually win our first two home games for once and can ease him in by the end of the series.
We haven't played them without porzingis even once all season, so there's nothing to look back on and feel positive about. I guess we'll see.
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We shouldn’t need Porzingis to beat any of these two teams. The Knicks are beat up and mediocre. The Pacers play no defense, their star player is the worst we have seen so far.
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Well at least the first two games are at home………………….
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BRUNiNHO91 wrote:We shouldn’t need Porzingis to beat any of these two teams. The Knicks are beat up and mediocre. The Pacers play no defense, their star player is the worst we have seen so far.
At one point during the regular season, some of the Celtic fans were wishing Tatum would be more like Haliburton.
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Those who want a KP update, realgm says KP will miss first 2 games of ECF.
So the 4-week return date seems accurate.
So the 4-week return date seems accurate.
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If Hart did indeed pull a muscle and misses time, that is just about a starting 5 that is out. Should be the easiest ride.to the finals in a decade or so..
Boston better capitalize this year..nothing is guaranteed in the future..
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If he doesn’t play at all in the ECF, I wonder if they would ride Al as the starter in the finals with KP off the bench..
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playa-hater wrote:If Hart did indeed pull a muscle and misses time, that is just about a starting 5 that is out. Should be the easiest ride.to the finals in a decade or so..
Boston better capitalize this year..nothing is guaranteed in the future..
If White re-signs with Boston, the next 2 seasons will be as close as a guarantee you can get.
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Only The Celtics could have a Game thread a week before the actual game and it's already 5 pages long.
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FUN STAT: The Celtics spent just 3.87% of the time in 1st two rounds trailing Miami and Cleveland.
Dominant. Still only counts as 8 wins though. We need 8 more.
Dominant. Still only counts as 8 wins though. We need 8 more.
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zoyathedestroya wrote:FUN STAT: The Celtics spent just 3.87% of the time in 1st two rounds not leading or tied w/ Miami and Cleveland.
Dominant. Still only counts as 8 wins though. We need 8 more.
7 more after Game 1.
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Well, having a Game 7 between Indiana and the Knicks is some great news for us. More rest for the team + more time for the Zinger to recover. I agree with the above, I don't think we'll need to rush KP return for the ECF. But I do think he should play at least the final games, to get his rythm back on track, even if means on limited minutes at first, for him to be at his fullest for the Finals.
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^^We were playing G1 on Tuesday regardless. Where this does benefit us, though, is that the winning team will only have 1 days rest. No excuse for us not to be up 1-0 by Tuesday night.
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zoyathedestroya wrote: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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islandkid12 wrote: No excuse for us not to be up 1-0 by Tuesday night.
home court disadvantage, though.
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If we win game 1 and 2, then its a sweep for the pacers, and 1 win for the knicks. If we lose one of the first two games, then its 5 games against the pacers, and probably 6 for the knicks. Brunson is just that good. If OG and Hart doesn’t play, we probably sweep the knicks.