DoleINGout Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Celtics in 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Dang, the Heat seem to be pretty banged up to start the series. The Celtics on the other hand have all hands on deck with Williams getting back healthy. Curious to see what type of line up they go with. You don't need a two big line up vs the Heat and probably need to go small to create some spacing or else the Heat can just overwhelm you defensively. Herro is going to be put in a whole a lot of pick and rolls all series long. Will Spo elect to just blitz and trap Brown/Tatum? Tucker on Tatum is almost a certainty, but who will be the primary defender on Brown? There's going to be a few 91-86 type of games this series and I personally can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indifference Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 was back and forth with this but i went with Heat in 7. I just think Bam is the X factor defensively and offensively. If he is able to eat then the Heat will win the series. If Celtics bigs are able to clamp him up then they will likely win the series. They are going to make it tough on Butler. Bam is going to have to step up as well as other role players. Olaidpo, Strus, Vincent and Tucker going to have to make open shots. The margin of error get smaller in these close games. It really comes down to how well Bam is able to help along side jimmy. It wont be easy bc Grant Williams and Reggie are no slouches. Both teams have great coaching as well. So I really dont see a big advantage for either team should be a classic defensive series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 2 hours ago, J-ALL-DAY said: Dang, the Heat seem to be pretty banged up to start the series. The Celtics on the other hand have all hands on deck with Williams getting back healthy. Curious to see what type of line up they go with. You don't need a two big line up vs the Heat and probably need to go small to create some spacing or else the Heat can just overwhelm you defensively. Herro is going to be put in a whole a lot of pick and rolls all series long. Will Spo elect to just blitz and trap Brown/Tatum? Tucker on Tatum is almost a certainty, but who will be the primary defender on Brown? There's going to be a few 91-86 type of games this series and I personally can't wait! It sounds like Smart might miss tonight's game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 I picked Celts in 6, but this is going to be a helluva series. Only thing that would surprise me is if it takes less than 6 either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 20 minutes ago, NYRaider said: It sounds like Smart might miss tonight's game. Honestly man, it may not be the worst of things, especially on the offensive end lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ForTheThumb Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 2 hours ago, J-ALL-DAY said: Dang, the Heat seem to be pretty banged up to start the series. The Celtics on the other hand have all hands on deck with Williams getting back healthy. Curious to see what type of line up they go with. You don't need a two big line up vs the Heat and probably need to go small to create some spacing or else the Heat can just overwhelm you defensively. Herro is going to be put in a whole a lot of pick and rolls all series long. Will Spo elect to just blitz and trap Brown/Tatum? Tucker on Tatum is almost a certainty, but who will be the primary defender on Brown? There's going to be a few 91-86 type of games this series and I personally can't wait! I'm excited. I think these teams match up very well with each other and should be a great series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 15 minutes ago, 1ForTheThumb said: I'm excited. I think these teams match up very well with each other and should be a great series. Yep, it's going to be a very competitive and grimy series. Butler is playing 2020 playoff ball and it is no coincidence that the Heat are right back in the conference finals. The games are going to come down to the wire. Celtics blew some close ones vs the Bucks while pulling them off against the Nets. The Celtics will need to generate good offense when Tatum does not have it going on and Tucker will make sure there is a game or two that he is held in relative check. I think Pritchard needs more time this series because points are going to be hard to come by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Welp................... But for at least one game, if Williams is back to being healthy, the Celtics will be okay. If those two are out more than just this game? Then it becomes a problem. Start Pritchard!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpulse Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Heat have a great chance to take game 1 here despite their own injuries. Smart and Horford are the two glue guys who do all the small things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agarcia34 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Logged into my main sportsbook 3 hours ago. Saw that the line moved a full point and thought that’s weird…. Now we know why. This sucks for the Celtics but as long as they Have Brown and Tatum then they have no excuses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggie. Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 (edited) Alright times up lets do this LEEROOOOOOOOY JENKINS Edited May 18, 2022 by biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 13 minutes till tip wtf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pats#1 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Love the aggressiveness of Tatum to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pats#1 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Great D to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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