Boston has the easiest road to the NBA finals ever

[GrandTheftRondo]

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Asterisk on the 2019 Raptors title you’re right

[Ritzo]

I don't care, they don't know how to finish the job. They ain't beating any of those West teams.

[Finchination33]

It's almost like as a one seed you get an easier road to the finals than you would as a 3 seed?

[shi-woo]

This Cavs team is better than any team LeBron faced from 2012 onward. Even without Allen there is still more talent on this squad than the Wizards/Celtics/Pacers of that era.

And why do we always act like Magic wasn't beating teams with losing records in the WCF on his way to the finals?

We can start with those before we even get talking about this Celtics team

[GrandTheftRondo]

I don't care, they don't know how to finish the job. They ain't beating any of those West teams.

Denver is the only team of concern

[___Rand___]

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Asterisk on the 2019 Raptors title you’re right

Troll. That eastern conference playoffs that year is 10x tougher than what we got this year. Fully healthy Bucks. Fully healthy Philly with Jimmy. Nah not like this year nor last year 8th seed in the ECF.

[___Rand___]

You play who you got in the playoffs. However you win it is legit.

[GrandTheftRondo]

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Asterisk on the 2019 Raptors title you’re right

Troll. That eastern conference playoffs that year is 10x tougher than what we got this year. Fully healthy Bucks. Fully healthy Philly with Jimmy. Nah not like this year nor last year 8th seed in the ECF.

Durant tore his Achilles in the finals.

Raptors don’t win otherwise.

That’s the stupid logic of this asterisk bull

You can talk down every title in NBA history. It’s garbage

[MugzZo]

Their’s way too many members writing pointless **** on this board just for a bit of attention at the moment.

Yeah the quality of threads seems like trolling. Even the titles are outlandish and baiting.

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[FrobeBryant]

Leastern Conference

[xAIRNESSx]

I was just joking

[MugzZo]

I've never seen a team that can just sleepwalk their way to the finals without any resistance. This makes the warriors path to the finals in 2015 look like murderers row.

In the end, no one remembers the strength or weakness of the conference from which a team comes. The 1987 Lakers are an example of this: easy path, Considered all time great team.

There have been easier paths, those conference championships were just also inferior making the path seem more difficult. See the early 2000s East.

LeBron has a whole legion of fans who drool over him making the finals for however many years it was straight when the East was certified trash most years

Exactly. If anyone faced weakest ever it can be argued lebron could be in that argument. Not saying to hate one lebron but those old east teams from 10 plus Years ago were like Exactly. 500

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[SweaterBae]

Heat without butler as an 8 seed.

Mediocre cavs no Allen and now without Mitchell

Injured Knicks without og, Robinson, or Randle or a pacers team that is soft.

Never had to face the 2nd or 3rd best teams in the east because embiid was injured so much and taken out, same with bucks not having Giannis

I've never seen a team that can just sleepwalk their way to the finals without any resistance. This makes the warriors path to the finals in 2015 look like murderers row.

The east has been garbage for decades and they still have fantastic NBA champions during that time.

[NO-KG-AI]

Boston is a great example of why you build a sustainable contender, even if you don’t have a 3 superstar super team. Boston has been a top team for years, and you’re always there ready for the weak years ro capitalize while other teams push in all their chips and hope that everything breaks perfectly in a 2 year stretch.

Boston’s built a sustainable, healthy mix that has a good chance to be there at the end every year. Not gonna count it against them that their roster is prepared to strike when others aren’t.

[GrandTheftRondo]

In the end, no one remembers the strength or weakness of the conference from which a team comes. The 1987 Lakers are an example of this: easy path, Considered all time great team.

There have been easier paths, those conference championships were just also inferior making the path seem more difficult. See the early 2000s East.

LeBron has a whole legion of fans who drool over him making the finals for however many years it was straight when the East was certified trash most years

Exactly. If anyone faced weakest ever it can be argued lebron could be in that argument. Not saying to hate one lebron but those old east teams from 10 plus Years ago were like Exactly. 500

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It’s wild how quickly people try and rewrite history.

Those Miami teams were miles above anything else in the East in terms of talent, particularly once Boston really got old.

The Cavs teams it was the same thing. Who could forget that Atlanta Hawks team with no actual star being seen as a threat to them?

[AussieCeltic]

The path has been made easier by injuries but let’s not forget they were 14 games over the 2 seed in the East and 7 games better than any West team. They also had the best record vs the West this season.

KP - who is extremely valuable to this team has been injured as well.

[ChuckChilly]

Didn't they say that about the Nuggets last year?

[GrandTheftRondo]

Boston is a great example of why you build a sustainable contender, even if you don’t have a 3 superstar super team. Boston has been a top team for years, and you’re always there ready for the weak years ro capitalize while other teams push in all their chips and hope that everything breaks perfectly in a 2 year stretch.

Boston’s built a sustainable, healthy mix that has a good chance to be there at the end every year. Not gonna count it against them that their roster is prepared to strike when others aren’t.

It’s almost like Brad Stevens is a smart GM and realises the value of depth too.

In the 2022 finals we fell apart and lost that series when Tatum couldn’t get going and nobody else outside of Brown really stepped up.

Of course luck plays a part in things but due to the depth of the starting five the Celtics are much better equipped than a lot of other contenders to deal with an injury concern.

Stacking a team with talent gives you insurance.

[whitehops]

Yup... if they win, it doesn't count lol.

Seriously speaking, you only control what's in front of you. The Celtics will definitely get tested in the finals assuming that team stays healthy.

yeah they can't control who they play and although they get an easier path to the finals, it kind of does them a disservice once they get there as they're less battle-tested/prepared for one of the beasts in the west.

[AussieCeltic]

Yup... if they win, it doesn't count lol.

Seriously speaking, you only control what's in front of you. The Celtics will definitely get tested in the finals assuming that team stays healthy.

yeah they can't control who they play and although they get an easier path to the finals, it kind of does them a disservice once they get there as they're less battle-tested/prepared for one of the beasts in the west.

I’d argue against that.

In 22 they went against KD/Kyrie in round 1, Giannis/Jrue in round 2, Butler/Bam and the 1 seed Heat the conference finals. By the time they hit the finals they were exhausted.

The easier path hopefully means a well rested team ready to play its best basketball at the right time.