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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2024 11:57:50 GMT -5
Per masslive.com
The Celtics have four total players listed on the injury report, including two starters. Jaylen Brown (left hand sprain), Kristaps Porzingis (right hamstring injury management) and Jaden Springer (left knee tendinopathy) are all questionable. Two-way guard JD Davison is out with a left ankle sprain.
With the Celtics already clinching the East at 58-16, these final eight games of the season don’t have too much juice. They’re also a few games away from locking up the best record in the NBA, which gives them home-court advantage throughout the entire playoffs. So these final eight games will be about resting their starters and putting the final touches ahead of the postseason.
The C’s will get to see old friend Grant Williams, who was traded from Dallas to Charlotte at the deadline. The Hornets are 18-55 and they’ll be on the second game of a back-to-back when they face the Celtics on Monday.
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2024 12:37:14 GMT -5
Basketball Reference projects Philly as Boston's most likely first-round opponent as of April 1, and there's a good reason why.
Barring a late surge from the Heat or Sixers or a Pacers slip-up, Miami and Philly are on a collision course to meet in the No. 7 vs. No. 8 play-in tournament matchup, with the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks facing off in the 9-10 matchup.
If the Heat win the 7-8 matchup -- the higher seed would have home court -- the Sixers would just have to beat the winner of Bulls-Hawks at home to land the No. 8 seed and draw the Celtics.
Of course, anything can happen in the play-in tournament; we saw the Hawks upset the Heat in last season's 7-8 matchup, only for Miami to beat the Bulls to secure the No. 8 seed and surge all the way to the NBA Finals.
But both Miami and Philly would be favored over either the Trae Young-less Hawks or Zach LaVine-less Bulls, so if you're playing the odds, the Celtics' most likely playoff opponent is probably the loser of that 7-8 matchup -- which means Jimmy Butler and the Heat or Embiid and the Sixers.
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Post by kyceltic on Apr 1, 2024 12:51:45 GMT -5
Basketball Reference projects Philly as Boston's most likely first-round opponent as of April 1, and there's a good reason why.
Barring a late surge from the Heat or Sixers or a Pacers slip-up, Miami and Philly are on a collision course to meet in the No. 7 vs. No. 8 play-in tournament matchup, with the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks facing off in the 9-10 matchup.
If the Heat win the 7-8 matchup -- the higher seed would have home court -- the Sixers would just have to beat the winner of Bulls-Hawks at home to land the No. 8 seed and draw the Celtics.
Of course, anything can happen in the play-in tournament; we saw the Hawks upset the Heat in last season's 7-8 matchup, only for Miami to beat the Bulls to secure the No. 8 seed and surge all the way to the NBA Finals.
But both Miami and Philly would be favored over either the Trae Young-less Hawks or Zach LaVine-less Bulls, so if you're playing the odds, the Celtics' most likely playoff opponent is probably the loser of that 7-8 matchup -- which means Jimmy Butler and the Heat or Embiid and the Sixers.
The Pacers have lost the same amount of games as the Heat. They are very much in play for the 7th spot! Anything can happen!
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Post by cole on Apr 1, 2024 18:39:45 GMT -5
I'd not seen Thor yet.
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 1, 2024 19:07:30 GMT -5
Let's see if my jinx will be over........
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2024 19:24:29 GMT -5
C's +10 in Q3:
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2024 19:35:24 GMT -5
Celtics lineup change (Jrue Holiday, Payton Pritchard, Kristaps Porzingis, Jayson Tatum, Sam Hauser) TIME OUT CELTICS ... 2:53 LEFT IN Q3 ... 83-76 BOS after the Bridges DUNK
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Post by elvissurfs on Apr 1, 2024 19:40:18 GMT -5
Watching the women's college...gotta say, I don't know who I like less, LSU's coach or Reese...I am thinking the coach...Go Iowa!...
Some say it is about race, I say it is about class...as in Reese has none, just as most Trumper's are white and have none!...
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2024 19:45:11 GMT -5
C's pulled away in Q3 95-79 for the 16pt lead ...
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Post by cole on Apr 1, 2024 19:45:42 GMT -5
Are they celebrating St Patrick's day tonight in Charlotte?
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2024 19:46:28 GMT -5
65-52 Hawkeyes!
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2024 19:48:37 GMT -5
Are they celebrating St Patrick's day tonight in Charlotte?
Too much green in the stands for you?
Nobody goes to their games but when the C's show up the green teamers turn out ... C's doing their part to keep Hornets abuzz!
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2024 19:55:10 GMT -5
Howitzer (7-10) w/ 25pts (9-13 overall)
C's play-by-play announcer (Drew) doing away games w/ Scal has picked up on my calling Hauser "Howitzer." Another guy reading these pages or just coincidence?
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2024 19:57:16 GMT -5
C's longest possession ever with 3 ORs off 3 missed threes before White makes a floater instead of joining the missed threes party ...
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2024 19:58:29 GMT -5
Grant with 21pts now ...
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2024 20:01:32 GMT -5
Haha ... Grant w/ an airball three now! Sam leads all scorers w/ 25pts
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2024 20:02:37 GMT -5
JT just tied Sam w/ 25 ...
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2024 20:05:17 GMT -5
Thor blocks Payton
Hornets lineup change (JT Thor, Marques Bolden, Nick Smith Jr., Aleksej Pokusevski, Bryce McGowens)
Celtics lineup change (Luke Kornet, Payton Pritchard, Oshae Brissett, Svi Mykhailiuk, Xavier Tillman)
Game Over: 118-104 BOS
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2024 20:07:45 GMT -5
Of note: J Holiday 1-11 (0-8)
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2024 20:09:13 GMT -5
Magic number is "2" for PO HCA ...
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Post by cole on Apr 1, 2024 20:13:46 GMT -5
Grizzlies and Pistons locked in deadly battle
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Post by cole on Apr 1, 2024 20:15:52 GMT -5
Magic number is "2" for PO HCA ... No team in the west leader board is dumb enough to sprint to catch it. I expect okc and Milwaukee to finish 1 and 2 while Denver and Clippers get some rest
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2024 20:22:26 GMT -5
and we finish at home w/ these final games so it s/b elementary ...
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Post by elvissurfs on Apr 1, 2024 20:36:43 GMT -5
and we finish at home w/ these final games so it s/b elementary ... It is effing pathetic that it has taken so long...wankers, per usual... Not making me confident moving forward...
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Post by Cabutan on Apr 1, 2024 21:40:54 GMT -5
Howitzer (7-10) w/ 25pts (9-13 overall) C's play-by-play announcer (Drew) doing away games w/ Scal has picked up on my calling Hauser "Howitzer." Another guy reading these pages or just coincidence? why do you say?
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