OT: 2023-2024 NBA Season

[boomforeal]

What a fun game. Such contrasting styles, quite evenly matched despite bostons obvious advantages. Hadn’t watched Indiana yet this playoffs; Halliburton seems back to his passer-as-gunslinger ways, reminded me of favre, early mahomes! Saw some low hanging fruit adjustments for the celts to make (help at the nail anyone?) but I hope Carlisle can work some of his dark warlock magic and make this a competitive series. Watching Boston get punched in the mouth is just too much fun

[Spaghetti Legs]

Doesn’t bode well for the Celtics. Starting 5 played a lot of minutes and I don’t recall any subs, maybe Pritchard early, in the 4th and OT. Pacers shooting is amazing.

[wc1934]

Originally Posted by Spaghetti Legs

Doesn’t bode well for the Celtics. Starting 5 played a lot of minutes and I don’t recall any subs, maybe Pritchard early, in the 4th and OT. Pacers shooting is amazing.

Haha - I like their chances (won 3 out of the 5 reg season) - rested, up a game, Porzingis due back, and have home court advantage.
C's played 8 guys - Pacers about the same - minute wise (except the C's are rested and Pacers played on Sunday).

Brown - Tatum - Holiday = 90 points.
Pacers with 7 guys in double digits.

[sfo1]

Celtics have confirmed that if they can keep it close, the inexperienced Pacers will likely choke. Halib was atrocious and should not be handling the ball in crunch time. Give it to McConnell or Nembhard.

Originally Posted by Spaghetti Legs

Doesn’t bode well for the Celtics. Starting 5 played a lot of minutes and I don’t recall any subs, maybe Pritchard early, in the 4th and OT. Pacers shooting is amazing.

[Spaghetti Legs]

Originally Posted by wc1934

Brown - Tatum - Holiday = 90 points.
Pacers with 7 guys in double digits.

To me those numbers should also worry a Celtics fan as you’d expect to see those Tatum/Brown numbers in a double digit regulation win. Horford played 39 minutes, maybe only the 3rd or 4th time he’s played over 30 minutes the whole post season. If Zinger isn’t back, and he keeps getting ridden like that he’ll be a husk by game 5+. He wasn’t available last night but I’d like to see Tillman more in the 5. He played quality minutes at the 4/5 in Memphis.

[boomforeal]

Originally Posted by sfo1

Halib was atrocious and should not be handling the ball in crunch time.

Foreal. Carlisle has always put too much trust in his young point guards

[wc1934]

Anyone want to express some love for my C's?

[tv_vt]

Originally Posted by wc1934

Anyone want to express some love for my C's?

Looking good for Beantown, for sure.

[boomforeal]

Looking forward to watching them get waxed in the finals again ;-)

Brown was on one last night. Even his handle looked impressive. Maybe he got finger extensions?

[buddybikes]

Originally Posted by boomforeal

Brown was on one last night. Even his handle looked impressive. Maybe he got finger extensions?

Don't you know he used a smaller ball - learning from deflated Tom Brady

Only kidding, Brown is killing it. Derrick will have his handle on one game and really cause havoc!

[wc1934]

Originally Posted by boomforeal

Looking forward to watching them get waxed in the finals again ;-)

Brown was on one last night. Even his handle looked impressive. Maybe he got finger extensions?

And your team has how many banners hanging in the rafters?

[boomforeal]

Originally Posted by wc1934

And your team has how many banners hanging in the rafters?

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I'm a basketball fan; rooting for laundry is for suckers

[wc1934]

Originally Posted by boomforeal

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I'm a basketball fan; rooting for laundry is for suckers

not rooting is for losers!

[XXtwindad]

Originally Posted by wc1934

not rooting is for losers!

Throwin you a bone: most deserving HOFer not currently in (non-steroid era): Dewey Evans. Loved the dude. Totally underrated.

[XXtwindad]

Originally Posted by boomforeal

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I'm a basketball fan; rooting for laundry is for suckers

Yes, my man, yes! With apologies to European football fans, basketball is the most beautiful game in the world. “Brutal Ballet.” That’s why I always rooted for individual players that highlighted the grace of the game.