Celtics 2024-2025 Discussion

[RobertWeathers]

Cavs are without Mobley, Garland, and Hunter tonight. Damn.

Yep. Health is the most important thing and the Cavs don't have it.

This thing could go sideways for them quickly

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Yep. Health is the most important thing and the Cavs don't have it.

This thing could go sideways for them quickly

Luckily for them, the Pacers just played the worst quarter I’ve seen an NBA team in a long time. 9 turnovers. 17 point lead for Cavs. TJ McConnell looked like a D League bench warmer out there.

 

[jimnance]

R-E-L-A-X Celtics fan base.

I didn't even wanna discuss this game. Or should I say disgust. Made me nauseous lol. But some games you just flush down the toilet and forget about.
JB hit the nail on the head with his post-game comments.
Plus, like you, I'm a big picture guy.
I ain't worried

 

[jimnance]

Cavs are without Mobley, Garland, and Hunter tonight. Damn.

Wow. They goin' down 0-2

 

[jimnance]

Did I call it? Lol what a freakin' finish.
Cavs are toast

 

[ErniesPinkStripes]

Pacers with a great comeback and Haliburton clutch to finish.. What a game

Cavs down 0-2 now going back to Indy

 

[RobertWeathers]

Wow. Crazy.

Cavs have some major issues to deal with..

 

[aluminum seats]

Well, going by the idea that out of the Thunder, the Celtics and the Cavs probably one of them would go down 2-0, kinda glad that happened

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

I’m so glad I watched that whole game. Wow!!!!!!

 

[raduray]

So the Cavs pulled a Celtics. Hope we don't pull a Cavs tomorrow.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Ty Jerome was showing off so much against the Heat. 1/14 tonight. Lol

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

So the Cavs pulled a Celtics. Hope we don't pull a Cavs tomorrow.

Dude…Cavs loss was atrocious. That is way, way worse than the Celtics loss in G1. Celtics shot like crap, and even though they had a big lead, it was close throughout the 4th quarter...recall they were even down 6 with two minutes left. The Cavs just choked that game away. Literally all they needed to do was successfully inbound a pass, after a timeout, and they threw it away. And they know that may have cost them their very, very (obnoxiously) proud season.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

So the home team / favorites are now 0-5 in the second round.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

This is mind blowing

 

[Real fan 02]

45 missed 3s, KP out, Hauser hurt, dreadful games from JB and (especially) JT. Still went to OT. Celtics should win this series so easily but being down 1-0 is always bad.

Not saying I'm going to worry.. but if they lose today and go down 0-2.. then concerns will start for real. Anything on porzingas? Cleveland although short handed is in a hole themselves and they may not make it pass the Pacers.

 

[Real fan 02]

45 missed 3s, KP out, Hauser hurt, dreadful games from JB and (especially) JT. Still went to OT. Celtics should win this series so easily but being down 1-0 is always bad.

You can pretty much at this point get used to saying KP out...

 

[Real fan 02]

Dude…Cavs loss was atrocious. That is way, way worse than the Celtics loss in G1. Celtics shot like crap, and even though they had a big lead, it was close throughout the 4th quarter...recall they were even down 6 with two minutes left. The Cavs just choked that game away. Literally all they needed to do was successfully inbound a pass, after a timeout, and they threw it away. And they know that may have cost them their very, very (obnoxiously) proud season.

Cs really haven't had a " great " offensive playoffs so far.. I mean yeah guys get theirs but the offense hasn't been fluid like the 82 games played prior to the post season. This is a veteran team with Dawgs who know what it takes to win... not concerned yet.. but we drop game 2.. then...

 

[RobertWeathers]

Cs really haven't had a " great " offensive playoffs so far.. I mean yeah guys get theirs but the offense hasn't been fluid like the 82 games played prior to the post season. This is a veteran team with Dawgs who know what it takes to win... not concerned yet.. but we drop game 2.. then...

Meh. I think we need some historical perspective.

Last year the Cs dropped G2 vs CLE @ home. There was panic in the streets. Then they took care of biz.

In 2024 reg season the Cs averaged 120ppg. In the playoffs they averaged 108.

The playoffs are just harder. The teams are better. The D is tighter. The refs put the whistles away. It happens.

 

[Real fan 02]

Meh. I think we need some historical perspective.

Last year the Cs dropped G2 vs CLE @ home. There was panic in the streets. Then they took care of biz.

In 2024 reg season the Cs averaged 120ppg. In the playoffs they averaged 108.

The playoffs are just harder. The teams are better. The D is tighter. The refs put the whistles away. It happens.

Here ya RW I do. To your point the playoffs are always harder. 2024 was 2024.. this is 2025 as I've mentioned teams have gotten better. Game 1 was less about the Knicks and more about the Cs on the loss. Last season they could withstand the loss of KP if he's not available the rest of series it's going 7 games for sure. Not at all saying the Cs can't get back to the finals..but they need to stop hurting themselves to make things easier for thier road back to the finals.

 

[patfanken]

Just some perspective here. In 2008, the "great" C's team that won a championship LOST 3 games in the first round, 3 games in the 2nd round, and 2 in the conference finals. They didn't win a road game, IIRC until the finals vs the Pistons.

In game one the Celts had WAY too many TO's, couldn't hit from 3, missed foul shots, all abnormalities ...and lost by a bucket. Sorry but I am not worried. The C's are NOT going to lose to this Knicks team in a 7game series.

Other observations:

Brunson is a guy you want on your side in a bar fight. I have the utmost respect for that guy.

Hard to believe that the Cav's are down 0-2 and going on the road for the next 2 games. You better believe it will be on the minds of the C's before the go on the floor tonight. Joe might see fit to mention something about that too ... a few times.

I'm not big Warriors fan, but I can't tell you how HAPPY I was when ESPN's self-proclaimed`"face of the league" Anthony Edwards, fell on his face in the opener. I know it's not Edwards fault ESPN has made him their next Lebron, but it WAS fun to see anyway. BTW- these last 2 days has seen the C's get more air time than usual. Funny how that always seems to happen when they lose. Bad year for xfinity to put NCEN and NBCsportsBoston on the pay platform, I have few options,