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Post by Admin on May 25, 2022 22:31:55 GMT -5
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Post by kyceltic on May 25, 2022 22:46:09 GMT -5
This playing every other day is killing the Heat!
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Post by Admin on May 25, 2022 22:48:47 GMT -5
Al can taste the Finals ... he'll be a monster in Boston ... won't want it going back to Miami for a Game 7 when he's this close.
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Post by Admin on May 25, 2022 22:51:19 GMT -5
Well, my gut feeling at halftime proved accurate with the C's having a monster Q3 and we have B2B wins going home looking to close it out with 3 in a row! Congrats to Players, Team and Fans! Someone said they felt we’d lose and then win 2 in a row as we did 6 &7 against Mil. I copy and paste what I posted in response: I’d like our 2 in a row to be now turned into a 3 in row. Don’t want to lose tonight and chance doing what we did vs. Mil winning games 6 and 7. Glad the Warriors lost so they have at least another game & less time to rest.
That was me but I changed my mind at the Half. Said if we could hold serve in Q3 we could steal this one in Q4.
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Post by Admin on May 25, 2022 23:00:30 GMT -5
FINAL STATS: JB high scorer with 25pts
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Post by fierce on May 25, 2022 23:06:36 GMT -5
JT led the team in rebounds, 12, and led the team in assists with 9.
The superstar just missed out on a triple-double.
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Post by Admin on May 25, 2022 23:07:55 GMT -5
In case you missed it Fierce, guess who shot 50% tonight ... Brown. Tatum was 7-20 Oh! TOVs? JB 4 but outdone by the Superstar with 5 ... Congrats to both JT and Fierce!
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Post by Admin on May 25, 2022 23:12:37 GMT -5
Boston coach Ime Udoka said the Celtics aren’t just about getting to that final stage. Nope, they want to win it all — just like the 2008 team.
“For us, I don’t think anybody’s looking at getting to the Finals,” Udoka said. “We know what the deal is, what the task at hand is.”
“Nothing changes,” Udoka said of Game 6. “We had to come out with the right mentality after a win, and we did that. We wanted to do the same, close it out at home. Know the urgency of not coming back here. For our guys, it’s just one more step, continue to grind it out. We wear teams out defensively and make it extra hard on them mentally and physically. If we do that, we put ourselves in good shape.”
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Post by fierce on May 25, 2022 23:30:21 GMT -5
In case you missed it Fierce, guess who shot 50% tonight ... Brown. Tatum was 7-20 Oh! TOVs? JB 4 but outdone by the Superstar with 5 ... Congrats to both JT and Fierce!
What's important is the Cs won and JT showed up. Yes, JT had more TOs than JB, but JB only had 1 assist. Superstars contribute in other ways when they're not shooting the ball well.
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Post by Cabutan on May 25, 2022 23:40:10 GMT -5
I hope mavs win another one. These Cs need a few days rest
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Post by fierce on May 25, 2022 23:43:53 GMT -5
I hope mavs win another one. These Cs need a few days rest It's a fixed schedule, unlike the playoffs. So it doesn't matter if GSW ends their series first because the Finals schedule is set.
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Post by Cabutan on May 25, 2022 23:57:22 GMT -5
I hope mavs win another one. These Cs need a few days rest It's a fixed schedule, unlike the playoffs. So it doesn't matter if GSW ends their series first because the Finals schedule is set. well i know that but if mavs win, it means less rest for GSW and more the Cs.
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Post by Cabutan on May 25, 2022 23:59:50 GMT -5
Tatum, Smart, RWill are beat up. They desperately need rest.
The others could use rest as well. I can already see miami fans and players arguing that they didnt have herro and that butler and lowry were injured. We came from a gruesome second round. So ..
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Post by Admin on May 26, 2022 0:28:05 GMT -5
Horford for ECF MVP
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Post by Admin on May 26, 2022 0:29:43 GMT -5
See ya Friday @ 8:30 PM (EST) back in Boston at TD Garden for a Game 6 win ...
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Post by fierce on May 26, 2022 1:13:25 GMT -5
Every Celtic fan knows it's going to Jayson Tatum.
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Post by fierce on May 26, 2022 3:01:02 GMT -5
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Post by hedleylamarr on May 26, 2022 5:53:11 GMT -5
Some of you guys will never learn not to sell JB short ... since he was drafted too!
Oh look ... An MJ comparison
Well, I think I asked a question earlier in the thread, so I'll ask it again Right now, today, who would you rather have, Simmons (#1 pick), Ingram (#2) or Brown???
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Post by fierce on May 26, 2022 6:27:15 GMT -5
Some of you guys will never learn not to sell JB short ... since he was drafted too!
Oh look ... An MJ comparison
Well, I think I asked a question earlier in the thread, so I'll ask it again Right now, today, who would you rather have, Simmons (#1 pick), Ingram (#2) or Brown??? If it's today, Ingram goes #1, Brown #2, and Simmons #3.
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Post by fierce on May 26, 2022 6:35:22 GMT -5
I think we need a couple more seasons to really know who's better between Ingram and Jaylen.
Right now Ingram is just more polished offensively.
But when Ingram was a Laker, I had Jaylen ranked higher than Ingram.
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Post by hedleylamarr on May 26, 2022 6:42:50 GMT -5
Well, I think I asked a question earlier in the thread, so I'll ask it again Right now, today, who would you rather have, Simmons (#1 pick), Ingram (#2) or Brown??? If it's today, Ingram goes #1, Brown #2, and Simmons #3. I disagree. Jaylen is a 2 way player who has improved every year, Ingram may be a better scorer, but he's soft and doesn't play D. And Simmons is a waste of space
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Post by Cabutan on May 26, 2022 6:52:35 GMT -5
If it's today, Ingram goes #1, Brown #2, and Simmons #3. I disagree. Jaylen is a 2 way player who has improved every year, Ingram may be a better scorer, but he's soft and doesn't play D. And Simmons is a waste of space Accurate.
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Post by Cabutan on May 26, 2022 6:54:38 GMT -5
Ingram is good but man JB is all around and has some serious cojones on top of his heart. Plus physically stronger imposing his way at times. That separates him from the other. Like Hedley said, 2 way player.
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Post by kdp59 on May 26, 2022 7:21:31 GMT -5
This playing every other day is killing the Heat! I think the Celtics defense has been what's wearing teams down in the playoffs. when they get all -in they are playing some of the best defense I have seen in the NBA as a team, I really think they are rivaling the Pistons of 1980's fame.
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Post by hedleylamarr on May 26, 2022 7:35:18 GMT -5
Brown’s 19-point, 0-turnover second half — coupled with an 18-point second half from Jayson Tatum — allowed Boston to finally break open what was a rock fight in the first half, as the Celtics went on to win 93-80 over the Heat, moving Boston to within one more win of its first trip to the NBA Finals in 12 years. – via Tim Bontemps @ ESPN Top Rumors, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat
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