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EC FINALS, Gm 1 – Pacers @ Celtics – 8:00PM, Tues, May 21, 2024

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EC FINALS, Gm 1 – Pacers @ Celtics – 8:00PM, Tues, May 21, 2024 

Post#1 » by Parliament10 » Thu May 16, 2024 12:30 pm

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Previously, With The BOSTON CELTICS . . .




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Playoffs Victory Count, 2023-24
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Victory Cigar

(3) Jayson Tatum
(2) Derrick White
(1) Jaylen Brown
(1) Jrue Holiday
(1) Al Horford



Ties go to the Team. – Cut-off Time, is when the next Game Thread is made.
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(3) Jayson Tatum
(2) Derrick White
(1) Kristaps Porziņģis
(1) Mike Gorman/Team
(1) Jaylen Brown


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Regular Season, Victory Count, 2023-24
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Victory Cigar

(19) Jayson Tatum
(14) Jaylen Brown
(11) Kristaps Porziņģis
(7) Derrick White
(5) Payton Pritchard
(4) Sam Hauser
(2) Jrue Holiday
(1) Al Horford
(1) Mike Gorman



Ties go to the Team. – Cut-off Time, is when the next Game Thread is made.
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(14) Jaylen Brown
(13) Jayson Tatum
(10) Derrick White
(8) Kristaps Porziņģis
(5) Al Horford
(4) Payton Pritchard
(3) Neemis Queta
(2) Jrue Holiday
(2) Luke Kornet
(1) Sam Hauser
(1) TEAM
(1) Marcus Smart


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Post#2 » by Romeiro Celtic » Thu May 16, 2024 12:42 pm

Any news on the Zinger return?
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Post#3 » by The Corey's » Thu May 16, 2024 12:53 pm

Celtics in 5.

Get used to it.
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Post#4 » by zoyathedestroya » Thu May 16, 2024 12:57 pm

Cs in 7. They love to prove me wrong and I just let them.
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Post#5 » by itrsteve » Thu May 16, 2024 1:01 pm

I just hope to f*cking god that there's nobody, even a fringe bench player to be injured on the opposing team so it "counts"
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Post#6 » by watsonthedragon » Thu May 16, 2024 1:09 pm

WLWWW

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Post#7 » by Romeiro Celtic » Thu May 16, 2024 1:10 pm

itrsteve wrote:I just hope to f*cking god that there's nobody, even a fringe bench player to be injured on the opposing team so it "counts"


Well... Randle is already injured... Brunson seems to be sustaining an injury as well
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Post#8 » by Homerclease » Thu May 16, 2024 1:10 pm

Cmon Indy force a game 7. After that don’t care
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Post#9 » by Celts17Pride » Thu May 16, 2024 1:17 pm

Hope no one is counting on a Game 2 win. Celtics in 5.
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Post#10 » by Triple7 » Thu May 16, 2024 1:36 pm

itrsteve wrote:I just hope to f*cking god that there's nobody, even a fringe bench player to be injured on the opposing team so it "counts"


Randle, bogdanovic, Robinson and OG already injured.
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Post#11 » by BK_2020 » Thu May 16, 2024 1:42 pm

itrsteve wrote:I just hope to f*cking god that there's nobody, even a fringe bench player to be injured on the opposing team so it "counts"

No Middleton so it won't count.
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Post#12 » by The Corey's » Thu May 16, 2024 1:43 pm

The Celtics still piss me off with some of this unacceptable lulls.

But you can't ignore the fact that at the end of the day they took care of business in both the first rounds when in the past they would extend series that had no business going 6 and 7.

Those extra games off really should help in the finals
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Post#13 » by brackdan70 » Thu May 16, 2024 1:45 pm

Put an asterisk next to it already. I’ve been saying Celtics in 5 all year…but feeling like 6 is a possibility here…unless Zinger is back to form, then 5.
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Post#14 » by tfribs45 » Thu May 16, 2024 2:06 pm

tired of hearing the BS about the injuries in the East. Keep shushing the haters along the way! Go C's, be ready for a "TRY HARD" team in the ECF
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Post#15 » by Fencer reregistered » Thu May 16, 2024 2:10 pm

All other considerations aside, the Knicks would be a better tuneup. It's definitely good rebounding practice to go up against them. And defending another elite attacking guard in Brunson might be good practice as well.
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Post#16 » by zoyathedestroya » Thu May 16, 2024 2:12 pm

Playmaking leap from JT. This with even more defensive pressure/attention he’s seen than past years though better spacing/teammates has helped.
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Post#17 » by WeLikeOurGuys » Thu May 16, 2024 2:24 pm

Knicks are a gritty team, and Brunson is playing out of his mind, but I don't think they'll have the secondary scoring to keep up with the Celtics. It's going to be tough to win a championship vs elite teams when your 2nd best option is Divincenzo.
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Post#18 » by Fierce1 » Thu May 16, 2024 2:32 pm

WeLikeOurGuys wrote:Knicks are a gritty team, and Brunson is playing out of his mind, but I don't think they'll have the secondary scoring to keep up with the Celtics. It's going to be tough to win a championship vs elite teams when your 2nd best option is Divincenzo.

In their minds, they don't have to win a champuonship, they just need to beat the Celtics.
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Post#19 » by Hal14 » Thu May 16, 2024 2:32 pm

Homerclease wrote:Cmon Indy force a game 7. After that don’t care

Agreed.

JUst want to see knicks/pacers go 7 so our guys (particularly KP) have a little more time to rest up.

Knicks seem perhaps like more of a threat, but they're so beat up and injured that I might prefer playing them instead of Indy.

Either way, the team we play will be pretty good, they will present some challenges but we should win the series pretty easily - especially if KP returns to the lineup.

I think we all know that the real test will be in the NBA finals..
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Post#20 » by Fierce1 » Thu May 16, 2024 2:35 pm

Pacers soft.

Would love a Game 7, but I think NY takes care of business in Game 6.

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