Series Thread: 1) Miami Heat vs. 2) Boston Celtics

[Gman]

Series schedule:

Game 1: Celtics at Heat, Tuesday, May 17, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

Game 2: Celtics at Heat, Thursday, May 19, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

Game 3: Heat at Celtics, Saturday, May 21, 8:30 p.m., ABC

Game 4: Heat at Celtics, Monday, May 23, 8:30 p.m., ABC

*Game 5: Celtics at Heat, Wednesday, May 25, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

*Game 6: Heat at Celtics, Friday, May 27, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

*Game 7: Celtics at Heat, Sunday, May 29, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

 

[LogicMan]

Tyler Hero cannot be allowed to look like a star. And let the Heat shoot threes if needed. Keep BAM off the boards. Butler is going to get his

 

[fightinfunbags]

Tyler Hero cannot be allowed to look like a star. And let the Heat shoot threes if needed. Keep BAM off the boards. Butler is going to get his

I think they put Smart on Butler. That’s gonna be a fun matchup.

 

[LogicMan]

Series schedule:

Game 1: Celtics at Heat, Tuesday, May 17, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

Game 2: Celtics at Heat, Thursday, May 19, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

Game 3: Heat at Celtics, Saturday, May 21, 8:30 p.m., ABC

Game 4: Heat at Celtics, Monday, May 23, 8:30 p.m., ABC

*Game 5: Celtics at Heat, Wednesday, May 25, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

*Game 6: Heat at Celtics, Friday, May 27, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

*Game 7: Celtics at Heat, Sunday, May 29, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

Boston loses first game. Wins next three. Heat win at Home. Celtics move on at the jungle

 

[bksballer89]

What does Spo have in his bag for this Celtics attack? Thoughts?

Nope. He will call me tomorrow and let me know

 

[fightinfunbags]

Nope. He will call me tomorrow and let me know

What would you do?

 

[bksballer89]

What would you do?

Considering there is no dominant big on Boston, I expect them to switch just about everything.

Would like them to lock in on Williams enough so he don't have more than 1 game where he is crazy hot

Primary match ups I want to see is Tucker on Tatum and Butler on Brown

 

[Gman]

Heat definitely gonna mix in some zone defense... they've had decent success playing that card against Boston in the past.

 

[Robotech]

Tyler Hero cannot be allowed to look like a star. And let the Heat shoot threes if needed. Keep BAM off the boards. Butler is going to get his

Herro looks like the leader of a boy band, so he'll look like a star no matter what.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Considering there is no dominant big on Boston, I expect them to switch just about everything.

Would like them to lock in on Williams enough so he don't have more than 1 game where he is crazy hot

Primary match ups I want to see is Tucker on Tatum and Butler on Brown

I like that. I would think about trying to employ Bam on Williams so that he has the ability to double. If there is a guy that you would choose to leave to get the double it would be Williams. He will get some dunks on that but you live with that because if you’re doing it, you’re cooling down a hot Brown or Tatum.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Heat definitely gonna mix in some zone defense... they've had decent success playing that card against Boston in the past.

Scary though because Celtics can get hot from 3 and since January they’ve been pretty dangerous there. Sixers didn’t make the Heat pay with offensive rebounding vs their zone. I would be shocked if they lean on zone. I think Spo uses it more as a change up kind of look against certain groups the Cs will run.

 

[bksballer89]

Scary though because Celtics can get hot from 3 and since January they’ve been pretty dangerous there. Sixers didn’t make the Heat pay with offensive rebounding vs their zone. I would be shocked if they lean on zone. I think Spo uses it more as a change up kind of look against certain groups the Cs will run.

Exactly. He used it more in 2020 because that wasn't a good defensive group. Lots of holes on defense with that 2020 group

 

[bksballer89]

@trojanfan12 pin this one

 

[mr.hockey4242]

This is a gonna be a fun as fuck series.

Hoping Jimmy gets it done.

 

[cwalke3408]

Miami in 6

 

[trojanfan12]

Heat in 6.

 

[HurricaneDij39]

Heat in 6.

Ladies and gentlemen the least shocking prediction of this NBA season.

You'd lose your mind if the Celtics took home #18.

 

[bksballer89]

We should probably continue the conversation here @Gman lol

 

[bksballer89]

Not enough talk about Jimmy being the best player in the playoffs

 

[704Tarheels]

I'm feelin the Heat in 6