BOSTON CELTICS vs. Washington Wizards (Eastern semi-finals)

[rochrist]

20% Chance.. Lebron is not only physically unstoppable but incredibly smart at being a Basket ball player. The Celtics have no chance against him.... you will understand when you watch him tear through our defense and set other guys up or just hit a step back 3 pointer.. Lebron has it all.

Especially when they aren't allowed to call anything on him.

 

[mosey threetupu]

What odds do you give them to beat Cleveland?

Series I wouldn't be shocked at Cleveland +1500

Edit I don't see reliable lines yet

 

[Jackson 2]

The goal is to win a game.

Agree and winning 2 would be a nice step forward.

 

[mosey threetupu]

OT Popovich - ex Celtic Bruce Bowen was the master at that move when he played for Pop and he definitely did it on purpose

 

[IcyPatriot]

The goal is to win a game.

.... at a time.

 

[TB_Helmet]

Happy for the Celtics. They are now on the national stage and will have a good challenge in going up against the second best player currently in American sports. Should be fun.

 

[Jackson 2]

Interesting stat on TV right now: Celtics are 35-0 in 7 game series when they've taken a 2-0 lead.

 

[IcyPatriot]

I have to tune in to Felger tomorrow just to witness all the green teamers give Felger a big wad up his ass again and again and again.

 

[IcyPatriot]

Celtics bench had 5 points in game 6 and 45 points tonight ... they took it personal and held themselves accountable.

 

[IcyPatriot]

Wizards bench scored 5 points all by Bogdanovic.

 

[rochrist]

Jaylin Brown played well tonight. Good to see in a game 7.

 

[PatriotReign]

It's not just Lebron that needs to be kept under control. Who's going to keep Tristan Thompson and Kevin Love off the boards.

 

[VrabelJr]

Jaylin Brown played well tonight. Good to see in a game 7.

What an incredible athlete. I'm going to enjoy watching him grow up and LeBron James grow old

 

[IcyPatriot]

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[VrabelJr]

It's not just Lebron that needs to be kept under control. Who's going to keep Tristan Thompson and Kevin Love off the boards.

Yeah this is a matchup nightmare for us. Giving guys like LeBron and Kyrie easy second and third chances is going to be painful to watch. I think we'd all rather be playing Golden State.

I expect Cleveland to play slow on offense and let LeBron do his thing. We need to play fast on offense and take advantage of their weak defense.

Oh, and runs when our bench is on. Just like I said back in game 1 of the Wizards series. Smart, Olynyk, Brown, Rozier are/can be better than D Will, Korver, and Jefferson.

We'll know whether we stand a chance or not at all if the Cavs starters are getting tired in the 4th quarter of game 1.

 

[The Gr8est]

What odds do you give them to beat Cleveland?

Pretty good actually.....


when compared to the Rats' chances of winning a SB in our lifetimes.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

Danny could have dealt away current and future assets to have a better shot now, but IMO the choice was to move the C's peak of talent to a couple of years from now when (hopefully) Lebron is past his peak. I understand the logic and I hope it works out. This team has a lot of heart but I think the talent is a little underwhelming.

 

[VectorPrime]

Danny could have dealt away current and future assets to have a better shot now, but IMO the choice was to move the C's peak of talent to a couple of years from now when (hopefully) Lebron is past his peak. I understand the logic and I hope it works out. This team has a lot of heart but I think the talent is a little underwhelming.

There was no move at the deadline that the Celtics could have made that would get them any further than where they are now. Ainge was right to stand pat.

 

[supafly]

I think we'd all rather be playing Golden State.

GTFOH, Vrabes.

I don't dispute the idea of CLE representing the East, but they probably don't have a chance in hell of beating Golden State, who would likely completely destroy the Celtics.

 

[VectorPrime]

GTFOH, Vrabes.

I don't dispute the idea of CLE representing the East, but they probably don't have a chance in hell of beating Golden State, who would likely completely destroy the Celtics.

The theory is that the Celtics match up better against the Warriors than the Cavs due to their ability to defend the 3 ball on which the Warriors are so reliant on. The problem is you add Durrant into the mix and it blows that whole idea up.