Series Thread: 1) Celtics vs. 6) Pacers

[NWPATSFAN]

Loving how the haters (oops I mean SportsHoopla experts) downplay Zinger being out. Both he and Haliburton avg 20 pts per game yet Porzingis plays less minutes. Things that make you go hmmmm.

If Pzing plays Turner can't camp out in the key doing his best impression of Gronk throwing people outta da club.

Did anyone else notice how often Turner was pulling on the Celtic players shorts? Is this a new tactic or is he known for that? Serious question.

Keep the hate alive

 

[Gman]

Easily. If Rick Carlisle would stop staring into space on the sidelines, the Pacers would be up right now. That's crazy. Boston won 64 games this season yet somehow look like a very beatable midpack team. Then somehow, they've caught every single break on what will likely be their way to the Finals. I've never seen anything like it.

Not impressed. Everyone they play is banged up

Yep not impressed at all. You can make a great case that if Miami and Cleveland wasn’t as banged up that both of those series go 6 or 7

The Celtics are 11-2 this postseason.

 

[DJ]

Denver had an easy road to the Finals last season and Boston has one this season.

 

[The Q]

Holiday steals the ball!

 

[Gman]

Holiday steals the ball!

Huge play.

And the +1 drive just before that, too... Holiday's so strong, he went right through a pretty big and strong dude himself (Siakam) like he was nothing.

The Celtics are finding ways to win in clutch time these playoffs... a welcome change.

 

[redskinsfan1963]

pacers made it a lot closer than I thought without haliburton.

 

[UK Cowboy]

The Celtics are 11-2 this postseason.

Any of the final 4 teams in the West would have gone 11-2 or better against the teams the Celtics played.

 

[The Q]

Any of the final 4 teams in the West would have gone 11-2 or better against the teams the Celtics played.

Dallas lost 2 games again the clippers without kawhi

A better player than anyone the Celtics missed….

 

[LogicMan]

Jayson Tatum had a great game.

 

[eaglesnut]

Denver had an easy road to the Finals last season and Boston has one this season.

That's what it takes because the season is too long. The only point in watching these games anymore is to see the real MVP do his thing.

 

[eaglesnut]

Dallas lost 2 games again the clippers without kawhi

A better player than anyone the Celtics missed….

Nope not better than Embiid. No one is. Have this playoffs in January and he graphically rapes your face.

 

[The Q]

Nope not better than Embiid. No one is. Have this playoffs in January and he graphically rapes your face.

You lost to a Knicks team missing half their roster…

With the fraudulent 2023 mvp

 

[The Q]

That's what it takes because the season is too long. The only point in watching these games anymore is to see the real MVP do his thing.

It’s a shame the rest of his roster took a dump in their shorts and they went home

 

[Gman]

Any of the final 4 teams in the West would have gone 11-2 or better against the teams the Celtics played.

Maybe, maybe not... the 2 games the Celtics lost, their opponent shot around 50% or better from 3 pt range. Games like that are gonna happen to anyone.

Boston is also down a key guy too (Porzingis)... it's less clear that these teams would do better than Boston has if they're missing a 20 ppg, two-way player like Zinger off their roster. (But that's another thing, most every roster in the NBA doesn't have a guy as good as Zinger as their 3rd or 4th best player... even these top teams in the West that you're hyping).

 

[fightinfunbags]

No Zinga no Kornett is killing Boston's lack of rebounding.

But wait Haliburton being out is all everyone is talking about.

Mass Holes are so fucking gay.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Boston fans: most racist in America

Yep. Low sports IQ as well.

 

[fightinfunbags]

this is a different Celtics team from the last 2 years … their heads didn’t eff em up this game … best win I e seen in many years … 64% shooting with no 3s in the first half … kraazzzeee

Nah, they’re just catching a Nuggets like set of opponents this year.

 

[realityball]

Mass Holes are so fucking gay.

… bastids

 

[realityball]

Nah, they’re just catching a Nuggets like set of opponents this year.

you pissants act like Boston just appeared …

Celtics Playoff Record Last 5 Seasons | StatMuse

The Boston Celtics have a record of 47-32 in the playoffs since 2019-20.

www.statmuse.com

 

[The Q]

you pissants act like Boston just appeared …

Celtics Playoff Record Last 5 Seasons | StatMuse

The Boston Celtics have a record of 47-32 in the playoffs since 2019-20.

www.statmuse.com

The reality is the Celtics have had less playoffs injury-luck than any team the last 7-8 years