Philly is playing really well. Boston just doesn't have the personnel.
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Embiid showing some real tenacity. I'd be surprised if he plays before game 3 in round 2, if he plays at all. Dude is running on nothing except adrenaline.
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The Celtics have missed on a lot of good looks at the basket.
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Maxey taking over like a star guard is supposed to do. Embiid looks like he’ll be cooked next round.
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Embiid hobbling around, but I never know when he is injured. He does that now and then. Also, standing there doing the postgame interview.
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Three Celtics starters didn't score a point.
I could see Green in that role for us.
I wonder whether Jalen Green'd become a Maxey type of player. Maxey was chaotic and inefficient for quite a couple seasons.
Philly looked like they were predicted to when they signed George 2 years ago. The Knicks will likely destroy them though.
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Yay, Philly! Bleep Boston!
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Depends on Embiid.
When he plays and can actually move, he's still ridiculously good, but he is perpetually hobbled, it seems like it is just a question of how bad.
If Embiid can function as well as he did against Boston (once he actually played) then I think the Sixers will win. But he took two nasty shots to the knees tonight, so who knows.
They went 2-2 against each other this year, with the home team losing each game, but one of the Knicks wins the Sixers were missing half their roster.
Should be a fun series. Two teams that love to shoot themselves in the foot.
So refreshing not to see Boston. They're a good team and I don't dislike their players like some of the other teams, but more fun with new teams like NYK and 76ers + whatever happens in the other series.
Cannot see Lukas advance through OKC, and Spurs should also manage Minny. More interesting out East.
Anyone but Thunder! (and Hell A)
Cannot see Lukas advance through OKC, and Spurs should also manage Minny. More interesting out East.
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celtics losing at home to philly is insane - they played great without tatum all year - got the 2nd seed - im glad i don't gamble because i thought boston was a lock - more so than the two other game 7s
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Bane picked a horrible time to lay an egg for the Magic they desperatedly needed him to help Banchero today.
Hard to be excited that Detroit is winning other than coming back from 3-1, they haven't really played well I had them winning the East not confident they will now.
Hard to be excited that Detroit is winning other than coming back from 3-1, they haven't really played well I had them winning the East not confident they will now.
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Brown pushed Maxey falling into Embiid's knee causing it bent in an awkward angle, and got away with it for 2 pts. I guess Philly better rest Embiid for at least the next 2 games.
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Scottie Barnes is really good but he has such a weird body his legs are so long and he seems to have such a heavy lower body. Seems like if he could lean out a bit he'd be more athletic. But he's kind of been like that since HS so maybe that's just how he's built
Guarantee they will do better than the Suns in this round of the playoffs...
We'll see.
Probably. Especially if Reeves is healthy and LeBron can muster the energy. Wild card is Ayton. I actually hope he does well. Good luck!
Embiid is key but that doesn't bode well when you need to rely on him.
He gutted it out vs Boston but I'm not sure he can continue to do so either. Guarding KAT will be a lot different than Queeta, who is an interior banger of sorts. Queeta is essentially Nick Richards 2.0, he won't win you any games or cost you any. He's good for 8 and 8 each night. KAT will pull Embiid out to the perimeter and make him expend energy so he won't be much help offensively.
Philly is coached better. Nick Nurse vs Mike Brown is a no brainer but the talent discrepancy is so far in New York's favor. It's going to come down which team's #2's and #3's step up. Maxey and Brunson will but will Embiid, KAT, PG13, or Anunoby?
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It's like, what have you done for me lately around the NBA.
I sometimes wonder about what if the Suns had kept Monty.
I sometimes wonder about what if the Suns had kept Monty.
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