The Boston Celtics / Can they do it ?
Warrior15
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In case you aren't an NBA fan, the NBA play-offs are happening. The Denver Nuggets have already qualified to get into the Finals. The Eastern bracket is currently the Celtics vs the Miami Heat. The Celtics have the better regular season record, thus the home court advantage in the seven game series.
The Heat won the first 3 games and Jimmy Butler has been playing out of his mind lately. In the history of the NBA play-offs, a team has gone up on the other team 3 games to zero 150 times in a seven game series. Not once has the team down 3-0 come back to win the next four games and win the series.
Last night, Boston won for the third time in a row. So the series is now tied 3-3. They play tomorrow in Boston. If the Celtics win, they will accomplish something that everyone has said was not possible. The Heat have a lot of injured players and with the game in Boston. So I'm thinking the Celtics might just do it.
If the Celtics win, will this be regarded as a great comeback by Boston. Or a choke job by the Miami Heat ?
The Heat won the first 3 games and Jimmy Butler has been playing out of his mind lately. In the history of the NBA play-offs, a team has gone up on the other team 3 games to zero 150 times in a seven game series. Not once has the team down 3-0 come back to win the next four games and win the series.
Last night, Boston won for the third time in a row. So the series is now tied 3-3. They play tomorrow in Boston. If the Celtics win, they will accomplish something that everyone has said was not possible. The Heat have a lot of injured players and with the game in Boston. So I'm thinking the Celtics might just do it.
If the Celtics win, will this be regarded as a great comeback by Boston. Or a choke job by the Miami Heat ?
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Butler was 5/21 - Adebayo was 4/16 - he’s been horrible this entire series. If Tyler Herro wasn’t injured this probably would have ended last night with a Miami win if it would have went that long.
From what I've heard; the consensus is that tfe Celtics were no-doubt the better team going-in but for some reason had not been playing that way.
I would assume the Celtics will win game 7 bc:
1) they finally figured it out and/or got the kick-in-the-butt they needed
2) the Boston crowd will probably be going wild and that has an effect and sometimes a significant effect
This was often the case in years back - but perhaps may not be the case today?
Also could’ve been different if the 2 key players on Miami could play vice being injured - you play with who you have.
Boston tends to shrink in pressure situations and “take their foot off the gas” a lot. But their biggest issue is they don’t have anyone with heart on that team and rely too much on beating you off sheer talent.
Main reason they loss in the finals last season is not having heart.
I think Denver’s reliance on Jokic can be used to the Heats advantage.
You just don’t know who steps up and who dries up under the bright lights of the Finals.
FWIW, I had Denver for $50 at +750 back in February. I wish I had done more.