Series Thread: 1) Celtics vs. 6) Pacers

[NWPATSFAN]

Indy hasnt lost at home in 2 months. Wont be easy to stop them from holding serve

Boston hasn't lost on the road thru the playoffs IIRC? Should be interesting. Something has to give.

 

[tlance]

Siakam is better than both

No, he really isn’t.

 

[tlance]

Indy hasnt lost at home in 2 months. Wont be easy to stop them from holding serve

I will be very surprised if Indy wins both games at home.

After what happened game 1, this looks like a 5 game series to me. Indy had their chance to make it a long series and they blew it.

Big underdogs can’t afford to give away games like that on the road.

 

[Picklerick 2.0]

In case any of you were dismissive of the #1 seed in the East, Dwight Howard has a thought to consider…

The who?

 

[redskinsfan1963]

Boston hasn't lost on the road thru the playoffs IIRC? Should be interesting. Something has to give.

if the celtics sweep,number 18 will hang in the garden next year.

 

[bksballer89]

Anyone else found it weird how Indy just quit on the game after the 3rd?

 

[redskinsfan1963]

Anyone else found it weird how Indy just quit on the game after the 3rd?

its rare for NBA teams to come back from double digits in the 2nd half in Boston usually.

 

[bksballer89]

its rare for NBA teams to come back from double digits in the 2nd half in Boston usually.

Doesn’t mean you just quit with 12 minutes to go. They were down 17. Not 47

With the pace they play, they could have possibly made it interesting had they cut that lead in half by the 7 min mark then at least they would make Boston sweat

 

[realityball]

if the celtics sweep,number 18 will hang in the garden next year.

Dave’s shirt’s already up there …

 

[Gman]

Anyone else found it weird how Indy just quit on the game after the 3rd?

Doesn’t mean you just quit with 12 minutes to go. They were down 17. Not 47

With the pace they play, they could have possibly made it interesting had they cut that lead in half by the 7 min mark then at least they would make Boston sweat

I didn't see it as "quit" personally... rather, Indy's weakness is on defense, and they're really struggling to string stops together against one of the better offensive teams in the league.

 

[realityball]

its rare for NBA teams to come back from double digits in the 2nd half in Boston usually.

the old formula was 10 points in 2 minutes with at least 2 TOs and timely fouls … although he played for the Celtics when they perfected that, Carlisle seems to have given up on working the clock

 

[redskinsfan1963]

I didn't see it as "quit" personally... rather, Indy's weakness is on defense, and they're really struggling to string stops together against one of the better offensive teams in the league.

it did,nt help the Celtics were really clicking either.

 

[redskinsfan1963]

the old formula was 10 points in 2 minutes with at least 2 and timely fouls … although he played for the Celtics when they perfected that, Carlisle seems to have given up on working the clock

haliburton was struggling with the hammy too.

 

[realityball]

haliburton was struggling with the hammy too.

…yeah, and a chest injury too from colliding with Brown in the 1st half

 

[mr.hockey4242]

I will be very surprised if Indy wins both games at home.

After what happened game 1, this looks like a 5 game series to me. Indy had their chance to make it a long series and they blew it.

Big underdogs can’t afford to give away games like that on the road.

Completely agree that’s ultimately what I think happens.

Just saying they are red hot at home so hope is still there.

But yeah, they needed game 1

 

[redskinsfan1963]

Completely agree that’s ultimately what I think happens.

Just saying they are red hot at home so hope is still there.

But yeah, they needed game 1

I think the Celtics will be hard to beat if they get by the pacers.

 

[tlance]

Doesn’t mean you just quit with 12 minutes to go. They were down 17. Not 47

With the pace they play, they could have possibly made it interesting had they cut that lead in half by the 7 min mark then at least they would make Boston sweat

I went to sleep after the 3rd quarter. So I guess I quit too.

But it looked like Indy starters barely played after that.

Which is crazy. I get it for a regular season game, but not the playoffs.

 

[realityball]

I went to sleep after the 3rd quarter. So I guess I quit too.

But it looked like Indy starters barely played after that.

Which is crazy. I get it for a regular season game, but not the playoffs.

gotta put at least some blame on the coach … both games could’ve been better handled

 

[DJ]

Boston also has Xavier Tillman on the bench as an extra big... he might be better backing up Al than Kornet in this match-up vs Indy (assuming Porzingis stays out).

Porzingis is coming back for game 4, isn't he?

 

[Gman]

Porzingis is coming back for game 4, isn't he?

Maybe.

But if the C's are up 3-0, there's far less impetus to rush him back if there's any doubt that he's 100%.