PLAYOFFS, Rnd 1, Gm 5 – Heat(1) @ Celtics(3) – 7:30PM, Wed, May 1, 2024

[KillahGhostface]

Yeah, getting out of the East is far from a given with KP out

Cant win the title without him, but the East is caca.

[Bar Fight]

Yeah, getting out of the East is far from a given with KP out

Cant win the title without him, but the East is caca.

We would be the favorites, but a Knicks series is losable with no KP. Would it really be that different than our Miami loss last year?

[SLCceltic]

Tillman will surprise and open the eyes of a lot of people. Kornet will be solid as he's been the entire season. Having said that, I prefer not to play the Magic in the 2nd round and Knicks are gonna be feisty and frisky if both advance to the ECF. Joe got to be open to going deeper in his roster with KP out. Can't afford to tire out Horford at his age.

I hope Tillman surprises !

Hope Jays surprise too, BoTH find another gear of intensity, get hot, BaLL OUT

Big Al should be just fine playing HeAVY mins after being well-managed all season.

its the POs !

[SLCceltic]

Yeah, getting out of the East is far from a given with KP out

Cant win the title without him, but the East is caca.

We would be the favorites, but a Knicks series is losable with no KP. Would it really be that different than our Miami loss last year?

and a dang Cleveland series is losable too if Jays don't step up !

[zoyathedestroya]

These RS numbers mean very little in the context of matchup-dependent playoffs against good teams but posting them anyway:

• Horford ON, no other big: +8.6, 1593 possessions
• Kornet ON, no other big: +11.3, 1038 possessions
• Tillman ON, no other big: +0.9, 206 possessions
• Kornet and Horford ON: +6.7, 473 possessions
• Kornet and Tillman ON: +29.0, 100 possessions
• Horford and Tillman ON: +12.9, 99 possessions

Didn't include Queta. I doubt he gets significant, meaningful minutes unless Joe is in throwing darts mode.

[KillahGhostface]

Cant win the title without him, but the East is caca.

We would be the favorites, but a Knicks series is losable with no KP. Would it really be that different than our Miami loss last year?

and a dang Cleveland series is losable too if Jays don't step up !

C’mon lol.

And as for the bolded, sure any series is lousable, but we match up really well with the Knicks either way.

Hopefully he’s back for the ECF and it doesn’t matter.

[Fierce1]

We all expected this.

That's why Brad got Tillman.

X just needs to do his thing.

We know X can do it, he did it against AD last year.

[SLCceltic]

We would be the favorites, but a Knicks series is losable with no KP. Would it really be that different than our Miami loss last year?

and a dang Cleveland series is losable too if Jays don't step up !

C’mon lol.

And as for the bolded, sure any series is lousable, but we match up really well with the Knicks either way.

Hopefully he’s back for the ECF and it doesn’t matter.

I'm worried about Cleveland ! iirc they swept us reg season
Donovan always kills us and the game he was out, we blew a 25-30 pt lead in that loss

Cleveland scares me, esp if Jays aren't RiGHT !

[Fierce1]

and a dang Cleveland series is losable too if Jays don't step up !

C’mon lol.

And as for the bolded, sure any series is lousable, but we match up really well with the Knicks either way.

Hopefully he’s back for the ECF and it doesn’t matter.

I'm worried about Cleveland ! iirc they swept us reg season
Donovan always kills us and the game he was out, we blew a 25-30 pt lead in the loss

Cleveland scares me, if Jays aren't RiGHT !

Cs won the season series against the Cavs this season.

[zoyathedestroya]

Tatum is 7/27 from 3 in this series so far. 25.9%. Hasn't mattered against the offensively-challenged Heat but we need him to shoot better. He's gotten to the line, so that's a good thing. Playoff Jrue has been atrocious -- 33% from 3, 30% from 3 -- on limited shots.

[SLCceltic]

C’mon lol.

And as for the bolded, sure any series is lousable, but we match up really well with the Knicks either way.

Hopefully he’s back for the ECF and it doesn’t matter.

I'm worried about Cleveland ! iirc they swept us reg season
Donovan always kills us and the game he was out, we blew a 25-30 pt lead in the loss

Cleveland scares me, if Jays aren't RiGHT !

Cs won the season series against the Cavs this season.

Weren't there 2 early season OT losses ??!
Is my memory is failing me ?? getting OLd

[KamikazeK]

I'm worried about Cleveland ! iirc they swept us reg season
Donovan always kills us and the game he was out, we blew a 25-30 pt lead in the loss

Cleveland scares me, if Jays aren't RiGHT !

Cs won the season series against the Cavs this season.

Weren't there 2 early season OT losses ??!
Is my memory is failing me ?? getting OLd

Looks like we went 2-1 against them, and the 1 was a 1-point loss where the c's stopped playing at the end.

[KillahGhostface]

I'm worried about Cleveland ! iirc they swept us reg season
Donovan always kills us and the game he was out, we blew a 25-30 pt lead in the loss

Cleveland scares me, if Jays aren't RiGHT !

Cs won the season series against the Cavs this season.

Weren't there 2 early season OT losses ??!
Is my memory is failing me ?? getting OLd

That was last season lol.

[playa-hater]

Long term Boston certainly needs k p.. But there is one benefit to him not playing. Boston's starting five sometimes does not have enough basketballs to get everyone in rhythm. All throughout this season our offense seemed to excel when one of our starters were out.. Not saying we are better with one less starter, but just simply pointing out All of our other starters will now have a lot more opportunities to get it gone..

That and I am a big believer that tillman can hold it down even Kornet For a few weeks for sure..

[zoyathedestroya]

Cs won the season series against the Cavs this season.

Weren't there 2 early season OT losses ??!
Is my memory is failing me ?? getting OLd

That was last season lol.

"Imma make em both," he said.

[Fierce1]

Weren't there 2 early season OT losses ??!
Is my memory is failing me ?? getting OLd

That was last season lol.

"Imma make em both," he said.

Come on, I don't want to remember that.

That has got to be one of the stupidest moments in Grant's time as a Celtic.

Please delete that post.

[KamikazeK]

That was last season lol.

"Imma make em both," he said.

Come on, I don't want to remember that.

That has got to be one of the stupidest moments in Grant's time as a Celtic.

Please delete that post.

To be fair, if he had made them both, then we'd all be talking about it as the game that grant williams punked the cavs

[Fierce1]

"Imma make em both," he said.

Come on, I don't want to remember that.

That has got to be one of the stupidest moments in Grant's time as a Celtic.

Please delete that post.

To be fair, if he had made them both, then we'd all be talking about it as the game that grant williams punked the cavs

True.

But Grant is just so annoying.

Poking the bear in Game 2 of that Heat series last year really cost us the series.

It would've been a different story if the Cs won Game 2 heading to Miami for Game 3 tied 1-1.

[KillahGhostface]

No Grant slander allowed.

[Fierce1]

No Grant slander allowed.