Game Thread: 2nd Round: Boston Celtics vs Toronto Raptors

[tlance]

They'd rather face LeBron than Kawhi

There is still a slight chance they could face Houston.

That would be like free money for the Celtics.

 

[Wamu]

 

[bksballer89]

Will Siakam score more than 20 points?

 

[bksballer89]

Another close game.

Not sure who'll win but both teams will have a case that they should be up 3-1 after this game

 

[bksballer89]

Serge hitting his 3's tonight

 

[bksballer89]

wow

 

[bksballer89]

Jaylen Brown been pretty bad in this series

 

[tlance]

Jaylen Brown been pretty bad in this series

Offensively.

He has been an absolute monster on D.

 

[bksballer89]

Siakam first game where he looked like himself.

 

[bksballer89]

What can Brown do for you? Apparently nothing tonight

 

[msgkings322]

most of us picked this one going 7 games...looks like we were right

 

[bksballer89]

All this talk about Toronto depth but here they are going with a 7 man rotation playing their top guys 43-45 minutes with only 1 day off between games. Advantage Boston if this goes 7

 

[msgkings322]

All this talk about Toronto depth but here they are going with a 7 man rotation playing their top guys 43-45 minutes with only 1 day off between games. Advantage Boston if this goes 7

These teams are pretty evenly matched. Game 7 is a coin flip, kinda like Jazz Nuggets

 

[Darth Dawkins]

Reminds me of the Bucks ECF last year. Raps should have been down 3-0 and then said, nah. We will see what the young Celts have vs this veteran core. What a great series to watch. Thanks to both teams, needed this.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Man if Boston loses this series after it should have been 3-0....what a choke and I am going to start eith Stevens...it is what it is.

 

[tlance]

Man if Boston loses this series after it should have been 3-0....what a choke and I am going to start eith Stevens...it is what it is.

Stop it.

These teams were always very evenly matched.

The Raptors hit an amazing play to win game 3, yes, against a bad defensive choice.

That ending very well could flip the series, because 3 of 4 games have gone to the final minute. I expect at least 2 of the final 3 to be that close also.

Firing Stevens would be a massive mistake. He is an excellent coach.

 

[trojanfan12]

Firing Stevens would be a massive mistake.

He'd be unemployed for about 3 minutes.

 

[tlance]

He'd be unemployed for about 3 minutes.

Bucks would take him and the Celtics would instantly regret their decision.

 

[bksballer89]

He'd be unemployed for about 3 minutes.

He's going absolutely nowhere. Both teams gave away a game and both teams were clearly the better team in a game. Granted it wasn't a buzzer beating shot but Toronto had a pretty big 4th quarter collapse in game 2 that allowed Boston to win

 

[tlance]

He's going absolutely nowhere. Both teams gave away a game and both teams were clearly the better team in a game. Granted it wasn't a buzzer beating shot but Toronto had a pretty big 4th quarter collapse in game 2 that allowed Boston to win

Exactly.

This series was always going to be about which team makes the most plays in the final minute of the right games.

A coach should never get fired off a series like this that truly is a coin flip.