Concerned for the C's today

[PatsFan1283]

Imagine how good they'd be if their two best players weren't injured

I think next season people will probably see Hayward a little differently, Tatum and Brown are going to be better than him very fast if they aren't already.

Not really sure how that works itself out tbh, teams don't usually pay their 3rd best wingman 32 million dollars a year.

 

[Willie99]

It would've been interesting to see what would happen to the odds if Philly squeezed a win.

Through 3 games the Celts were clearly better, the quality of looks they got in this game were much better than Philly and pretty much the entire 2nd half it felt like Philly was just surviving. It would've been 1 of the bigger intra-series odds adjustments that we've seen. I think Philly would've gone to like -5ish at home and Boston to about -2 to -3 at home and even that likely wouldn't have been a big enough correction.

NBA said in another thread the series was still a pick with the C's up 2-0, that's just way too much love for Philly

 

[PoundFoolish]

It would've been interesting to see what would happen to the odds if Philly squeezed a win.

Through 3 games the Celts were clearly better, the quality of looks they got in this game were much better than Philly and pretty much the entire 2nd half it felt like Philly was just surviving. You almost never see that for a game 3 when a team is down 0-2. It would've been 1 of the bigger intra-series odds adjustments that we've seen. I think Philly would've gone to like -5ish at home and Boston to about -2 to -3 at home and even that likely wouldn't have been a big enough correction.

we'll never know!

 

[PoundFoolish]

Another Brad Stevens brilliant play.

Beautiful

yes

 

[Greenbacks]

Brad Stevens is trending #1 on Twitter.

Not the Celtics.....Him....lol

 

[Greenbacks]

The Play.

 

[PatsFan1283]

NBA said in another thread the series was still a pick with the C's up 2-0, that's just way too much love for Philly

Yeah Celts were about -130 before today's game, I think Milwaukee/Miami disparity was a big reason. Milwaukee is a good team that went through a lot this year with a coaching change, some injuries, but they have 1 of the best players in the league and not as many defensive liability guys as Philly.

Miami is just a scrappy team with 8-9 guys that come to play every night but don't really have the talent to compete in a playoff series against a good team. And if you look at Philly's win streak to end the year, a lot of that was vs weak comp as well. But they had the same record and Philly crushed Miami and the Celts and Mil was a battle.

Then obviously Irving's injury played a big role and it's easy to say this after it happens, but sometimes when you're a defensive team 1st then losing your best offensive player isn't quite the same blow. The Bulls losing Rose and still being very competitive another good example of that. Just not to the same degree.

 

[1osubucks]

Brad Stevens is amazing, can you imagine when he gets Irving and Hayward back? Look out Golden State, they may beat them this year if they meet up. Going to be a nice long run in Boston.

 

[Greenbacks]

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[Michelangelo]

Can only say that we Bostonians are very lucky to have Danny Ainge and Brad Stevens.

 

[JoeShmoe]

Can only say that we Bostonians are very lucky to have Danny Ainge and Brad Stevens.

Yeah, making the East strong again.

 

[HacheMan]

I REALLY hope they show up this time around against the Cavs.

 

[Michelangelo]

I REALLY hope they show up this time around against the Cavs.

The Cs are a different team than last year. So is Cleveland.

Bet the Cs in each game and you'll make $$$.

I think the Cs win the series. This is not a bunch of choke artists like Toronto. Don't forget that Indiana took Cleveland to seven and Cleveland never beat them by more that four points. Heck they could have been knocked out already with a little Indiana luck.