Funnily, on his pod Bill Simmons said starting Grant in the second half was a brilliant coaching move by Udoka because when he brought in Rob later it meant Bam never had a chance to come off the court for a rest in the third quarter.
Career playoff records:
In the postgame press conference, Ime said TL was getting extra stretching in. Seems they haven't gotten their stories straight.
That's insane. Fingers crossed for health, because this is the best team in the league and it's not really close.
That's Al's record with the Celtics. Lifetime he's 68-71 (including 8-12 against the Celtics).
Exactly where I was going. He is a legend in the DR, and as the best player from X, coupled with his longevity, playing in a big market, etc., he is almost certainly making it into the HOF. It probably helps that the guy is universally loved by people in the NBA, but he'll have the votes to get in when he hangs them up. A title with the Celtics would make it a foregone conclusion.
He has dumps like a truck, truck, truck.
His Scorpion from Mortal Kombat "GET OVER HERE" celebration a few weeks ago had me rolling.
A Warriors/Celtics finals with Steph/Tatum/Brown is pretty much your dream, no?
plus if Dallas can win tonight, then during Saturday's Game 6 we'll start seeing Red Sox 2004 references. Even if they go down in flames.
Nightmare. My house is all Dubs. My friends all Warriors fans or Boston haters. This plac3 and my Masshole buddy are my only safe spaces.
My mom and stepdad are all hyped up on the Cs … you want to trade places for a couple weeks?
I’m not saying he is I just think it is the best chance Miami has to score in the halfcourt.
If that is the case, and it may be, Miami is well and truly screwed.
Also, not sure if this was posted here already, but it is the basketball hall of fame, so him being the best player on back-to-back NCAA champs factors into his induction. It's not limited to his NBA career.
That isn't a nightmare. Miami winning the next two games would be a nightmare.
I agree with all this. This series isn't over. Not by a long shot. I'd LIKE it to be. But it isn't.
If it was a shot, the Heat would likely miss it.
You must be mistaken.
Of course there’s a chance. They’re in a great position, but Marcus and Rob are still day to day and Al is playing heavy minutes every other night at a week shy of 36. Anything can happen, which is why you do everything you can to cash out tomorrow night.
My post that kicked things off acknowledged that nothing is determined yet.
Exact in the sense that they were up 3-2, of course. Different in that they were headed to Cleveland for game 6, and playing Lebron. I'm generally of the mind that one shouldn't count chickens, like yourself, but this isn't much like 2018 other than the game count.
I’ll take it a step further. If they don’t curb stomp Miami at home tomorrow I’ll be pretty shocked.
I'm aware of the differences in terms of the scenario. This group still hasn't broken through to the Finals was all I was saying. To start looking past Miami now would be ill-advised. The Celts should win this series and advance. The memory of The Bubble should still be pretty fresh in their minds and provide plenty of extra motivation to return the favor. I'm cautiously optimistic that they can do that, but Spo scares the shit out of me. The poor ball-handling scares the shit out of me. The health of Rob and Smart, Jimmy's knee feeling miraculously better, Herro recovering... lot's of things are still to be sorted out was my point. Didn't mean to rain on the confidence.
For helping turn the Celtics around after their rebuilding year and his triumphant return to lead the Celtics to titles 18 & 19? It's a mortal lock.
I am hoping last night, in which they did finally show that urgency and killer instinct following a blowout performance, represented a getting-over-the-hump of sorts with regard to playing like their backs were against the wall
I got the spirit of your post, for sure. I've been glacially slow to accept this team as being legit, so at the risk of jinxing things I'll refrain from making a confident post.
This goes back to what I said last page about when you have young stars there are often bumps in the road which usually results in failure prior to the finish line. The fact that Miami’s locker room is a hospital ward is a potential saving grace as they are very capable of laying a complete egg prior to their trip to Cancun. I do expect us to win tomorrow bc even if we have issues is generally isn’t on the defensive end. If Miami runs out the same lineup as they have the last two games I’m not worried at all until The Finals.
Thank you for this. I just sent it to my daughter, who, somehow, is dating a Sixers fan. (He’s otherwise a very nice guy, so….)
I'm just neurotic and have fallen in love with this team. A bad combo for rationale thought.I got the spirit of your post, for sure. I've been glacially slow to accept this team as being legit, so at the risk of jinxing things I'll refrain from making a confident post.
Unless you’re on the team’s bench/sideline, the playoffs are no time for rational thought!
Heading to Cleveland to play LeBron with an offense that revolved around a 20 year old rookie and a 21 year old second year player. I guess they had a younger Al, but jaysus there’s universe’s difference between 2018 Jaylen and 2022 Jaylen. With Tatum it might be a multiverse’s difference.
