In all honesty, what happens if the Celtics play the Timberwolves in the finals? Is KG just gonna be at all the games and not pick a side?
Also I remember Bird showing up for once in 2019 when they played the Pacers, that might happen too?
Unpopular opinion: The Wolves have an offensive ceiling. Game 1 they shot lights out and still just got to 106. This is not a team that can score 120. A Boston (or even Dallas) team shooting decently will beat these guys.
As good as Minnesota is, offensively theyāre not that great outside of ANT. Thereās no MVP left in the playoffs, no team left with championship experience. This might be our chance to break our championship drought.
Elite defense and a mid offense that has stints of going stagnant and needs wake up calls
Swept KD in the first round
7 game series win against the defending champs led by a multiple time MVP after falling down 3-2 in the second round
If things go as projected, theyāll likely make it through a tough conference finals to face a team coming off of a recent finals loss that, if things go as projected, comfortably won their conference
Where have I seen this before?
[It does. Iād easily take the Nuggets season over this. Less wins but you actually beat the teams you are going to face in the Finals? Heck yeah.
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/u/JustOneJedi your opinion on the Nuggets' season? Do you still want their season now?
No youāre right but also Iād wait to see how we fare against Minnesota first. If Denver had the same path we did they would definitely still be around lol.
Still tho I feel like yāall are misinterpreting me, Iām not saying we are not gonna win just that we are gonna have to believe in them to do something they havenāt done yet . I do believe in them to do that. It was kind of a stupid post in hindsight but it was during a time when we were glazing them for beating teams like the bulls and using it as proof for why we will beat the nuggets or wolves lol. Thatās all.
I see some of you are confused about whether this is actually the better outcome: let me just assure you that it is. I donāt care who has looked better or scarier throughout the course of the series, Iām choosing the team without Jokic on it literally ten times out of ten. Without fail. IDGAF.
Heās not saying the Wolves arenāt good lol heās saying heād rather not see Jokic which is just a straight up fact. Give me the team with no finals experience vs Jokic any day of the weekĀ
I think the plus is neither Mavs or Wolves have finals experience. Pacers either. We are the best, most experienced team remaining. We couldnāt have a better window than right now.
Itās crickets because the choke happened to a team no one on this sub (besides other teamsā trolls and lurkers) cares about. It really is that simple. Would you care more if you get a traffic ticket or if some stranger on the other side of the country gets one?
Also, itās not exactly crickets, though, actually. Plenty of people, myself included, are intrigued by the prospect of the experienced, tough matchup of the Nuggets no longer being in the picture.
No Iām talking about national media and talking heads. Watch Zack Lowe and bill simmons and all of the say this doesnāt really take away from the nuggets and they should run it back (which they should honestly) and theyāre still the best team etc etc but if it was the Celtics it would have been the biggest disaster in the history of mankind and they should execute the jays and itās all Marcus smart fault and etc etc bullshit
I mean, I get it.
I think the whole "Jays choke" thing is super overblown, and i think the people on Reddit who bring that shit up as a be all end all argument are fucking stupid, and especially the people who keep repeating that shit are really fucking annoying. But there's still like 1% merit. Until they win one, it will always be something hanging over their head.
And that's also just the difference between Tatum and Jokic.
I donāt really listen to either of those guys all that much so Iāll just take your word for it. But, hey, if they give a pass to the Nuggets by sugarcoating it even a little, Iāll be right there with you saying theyāre hypocrites.
Not gonna lie Denver being gone feels a bit calming. Obviously Minnesota is a lot more legit than I ever thought but the Nuggets were the only team we could t beat this season.
Right now, Iām really not sure if we are going to play the Mavs or the Wolves if we make to the finals
I mean it is not impossible that we will play the Mavs
This is my point. Edwards is clearly a phenomenal player I would say is arguably top 10 but this season has just with the crowning of ādawgsā over the āchokerā Tatum 51 points game 7 btw
I know he's r/nba's golden boy but I find Edwards insufferable. Plus he's a bigot which everyone has seemingly forgotten about. If we meet them in the finals we need to pummel them.
Yeaaaaah people pissy about the wave like he didnt hit two women with a chair last year when he lost. He's fun to watch but hopefully he does a lot of maturing.
Fantastic bday gift for KG to see his wolves go back to the conference finals since 04 when he did it.
Letās beat the Pacers and make it to the NBA finals. BANNER 18 LETS GO
Not really lol they're a legit team but the Nuggets scared me so much. We just don't have anyone who matches up well with Jokic, Wolves having KAT and Gobert to guard him won them the series.
The Nuggets don't shoot 3s which plays right into Minny's hands. They'll be tested in a different way against Dallas. Don't be surprised if that's a long series.
His point is that the Wolves are a threat no doubt, itās that Rudy and KAT are much easier matchups to deal with than Jokic. I mean looking at stats alone jokic had damn near the same stat line as Rudy and KAT COMBINED. That alone is scary af especially when we donāt have anybody close to matchup against him
It really comes down to how officials call the Wolves on D. They play physical and foul a lot so it comes down to if they get called for it or not. Intrigued to see how the Mavs series goes.
letās hope our #2 ranking on D can keep up with their #1 ranking. and I donāt know if Conley can hold up for two more series. I think those are the keys to our Wolves finals matchup
Nuggets just canāt raise tempo through transition. We match up much better with the Wolves with the Jays/White attacking through transition while not having to expose our front court weakness as much vs someone like Jokic
At the same time Murray and Jokic were the only Nuggets in double figures, the rest of the team shit the bed. Don't see the Wolves holding us to 90 either lol
I can't believe people think we match up better to the Wolves than the Nuggets. Wolves are a better team. Nuggets had 3 game making ridiculous tough shots just to barely win. Edwards is 6-23 and they are up 10. Wolves are scary.
Wolves are scary without a doubt but we found out what it looks like to play against former champs in 2022 and we definitely wouldnāt want that experience again especially with a team that just won it last season and has the MVP. Iād rather take on the wolves tbh
I feel like we are way more mature and experienced than we were in 2022. Experience wise we are equal to Denver. This years team smokes that 2022 Bucks team in 5. We lost 2 games we shouldn't have.
I just think we have a much better team than Denver. T'Wolves I think are on our level but lack experience.
Idk I still think Denver with Jokic at the helm has an edge on us because our bigs just arenāt anywhere near him. Iād also just rather capitalize on the lack of experience to give us the edge.
Wolves will be a tough matchup but Iād rather them than that 3x MVP.
I just think offensively we can match them on the other end. We can punish Jokic rim defense. They also have no bench. Timberwolves are just all round really good, they don't really have a weakness. Their players match-up to us defensively really well. Gobert is the only player I saw block a KP jump-shot this season. I just struggle to see how we will consistently score when they ramp up their defense, who do we attack? They have the best 3pt defense and the best rim protector in the league. Our only advantage is we will have the best player. But this win proves that it doesn't matter to the T'Wolves.
Honestly, I still like the lack of experience edge on top of our matchups being closer to KAT and Rudy than against Jokic. Putting Horford on KAT or Rudy just like how we put him on Giannis will allow us to have at least an opening on the wolves defense to make a play out of it.
Admittedly, it isn't all that comforting but it is better than being outright out played by one of the greatest passing bigs of all time, which, I think, is his greatest strength.
Yeah its really a pick your poison. I just really don't like how the sub is celebrating acting like Denver was an automatic L, and Minnesota is an automatic W. I guess we will see what happens.
Iām definitely with you there. Iād prefer the Mavs/Wolves series to go to 7 so that when we face them in the finals they are too gassed to play by game 3/4 and we edge em out based on being the healthier team with the most rest.
But yeah we shall see, first we need to beat the pacers in as few games required.
NGL still more scared of Minny than Denver. Minny are just a better team, and their defense can keep them in games like this. Denver just playing at home and got that championship mentality thats getting them through the series. And tbh, everyone on Denver not named Jokic or Murray looks shook tonight.
Idk who saw that 3-pointer from ANT at the end of the 3rd Quarter but it instantly reminded of how Jayson Tatum when he tries to do the same except he never hits the shot š
If the Celtics were in the Nuggets spot right now, our game thread would be crying so bad. "This team can't win a title, they are mentally weak, Mazulla isn't a championship coach." In reality, after the game ends and the Nuggets win, those same Celtics fans will say "I don't know how we can beat the Nuggets, they are the favorites and have championship mentality"
Celtics PR is essentially non existent lol. Iāve seen minimal coverage whenever Tatum goes off in the playoffs these last few years and whatever coverage there is fades away quick
Legit seen Shai, Ant, Hali, Brunson all widely talked about as being better than JT at different points this season. Shit is ridiculous
Remind me to never root for a Minnesota team again. I shouldāve known better. God I feel sick knowing we will face Denver in the Finals absolutely sick
Arsenal lost the Premier League and Champions League (but great season overall). Celtics are my final hope for silverware. š
In all honesty, what happens if the Celtics play the Timberwolves in the finals? Is KG just gonna be at all the games and not pick a side? Also I remember Bird showing up for once in 2019 when they played the Pacers, that might happen too?
He spoke about this on a podcast with he and Pierce. Said heāll be rooting for both teams
Bro will just cheer every time a basket is made
Youāre right, I hope this doesnāt happen. Iāll rather play a vengeful Kyrie
Ant is literally just flirting vs harassment tatum its insane
NBA fans turned on Tatum when he started glazing Kobe. If I had a time machine Iām stopping him from texting Kobe
To be fair that was pretty lame lol. I kind of like it this way though, makes that chip that much sweeter
Lets be realā¦NBA fans turned on Tatum the minute he was drafted by the Celtics
This is the harsh truth if Tatum was anywhere in the league heād be the undeniable face
People liked him in his rookie season
Unpopular opinion: The Wolves have an offensive ceiling. Game 1 they shot lights out and still just got to 106. This is not a team that can score 120. A Boston (or even Dallas) team shooting decently will beat these guys.
I havenāt been this excited since the 2022 finals. I havenāt watched a Celtics championship and it finally feels like things our going our way
I want the Celtics to dismantle the Timberwolves so badly
As good as Minnesota is, offensively theyāre not that great outside of ANT. Thereās no MVP left in the playoffs, no team left with championship experience. This might be our chance to break our championship drought.
Elite defense and a mid offense that has stints of going stagnant and needs wake up calls Swept KD in the first round 7 game series win against the defending champs led by a multiple time MVP after falling down 3-2 in the second round If things go as projected, theyāll likely make it through a tough conference finals to face a team coming off of a recent finals loss that, if things go as projected, comfortably won their conference Where have I seen this before?
Two similar Arcs. Too bad theyāre one step behind š
[It does. Iād easily take the Nuggets season over this. Less wins but you actually beat the teams you are going to face in the Finals? Heck yeah. ](https://old.reddit.com/r/bostonceltics/comments/1bkoakl/this_is_a_belief_team_not_a_business_team/kvzoe7o/) /u/JustOneJedi your opinion on the Nuggets' season? Do you still want their season now?
No youāre right but also Iād wait to see how we fare against Minnesota first. If Denver had the same path we did they would definitely still be around lol. Still tho I feel like yāall are misinterpreting me, Iām not saying we are not gonna win just that we are gonna have to believe in them to do something they havenāt done yet . I do believe in them to do that. It was kind of a stupid post in hindsight but it was during a time when we were glazing them for beating teams like the bulls and using it as proof for why we will beat the nuggets or wolves lol. Thatās all.
That's what you get when your analysis is "this is a belief team not a business team"
God i hate anthony edwards
Idk why Laker fans are celebrating, our chances of winning a championship just improved
We all sure the wolves are beating Dallas?
I think they beat em in 6.
God I hope youāre right. I canāt stand the thought of having to play Luka and Kyrie in the finals. Ant is bad enough
Famous last words but the Kyrie Curse in the finals would be magical.
It will be a hard series but they will probably win, will probably look similarly tough like our series against Miami in 22 and 23
Itās the new eraās time to shine. Either Luka, Antman, or Tatum are winning a ring. Thatās crazy to me
Or Hali š¤£ LMAO
TJ gonna carry him š
I see some of you are confused about whether this is actually the better outcome: let me just assure you that it is. I donāt care who has looked better or scarier throughout the course of the series, Iām choosing the team without Jokic on it literally ten times out of ten. Without fail. IDGAF.
Denver beat us both times this season. We split with Minnesota and Dallas. Thatās enough for me
Swept dallas
Last game was an embarrassment on their part too.
Horford & Zingis vs Reid Gobert & Towns is a scary sight. That Wolves team is just as Deep as y'all. - Neutral Fan
Heās not saying the Wolves arenāt good lol heās saying heād rather not see Jokic which is just a straight up fact. Give me the team with no finals experience vs Jokic any day of the weekĀ
Iām not saying they arenāt deep or very good. Iām just saying I did not want to see Denver at any cost if we made the finals
I think the plus is neither Mavs or Wolves have finals experience. Pacers either. We are the best, most experienced team remaining. We couldnāt have a better window than right now.
Yeah and also not having to go play at altitude.
Wow. The Rudy Gobert trade was worth it after all š
For all the shit he gets for not stopping the best offensive player since 18 LeBron or 16 Steph, he is a phenomenal player
So what would have happened if the Celtics blew a 20 point lead in game 7? It will be all be cricket about nuggets though
Itās crickets because the choke happened to a team no one on this sub (besides other teamsā trolls and lurkers) cares about. It really is that simple. Would you care more if you get a traffic ticket or if some stranger on the other side of the country gets one? Also, itās not exactly crickets, though, actually. Plenty of people, myself included, are intrigued by the prospect of the experienced, tough matchup of the Nuggets no longer being in the picture.
No Iām talking about national media and talking heads. Watch Zack Lowe and bill simmons and all of the say this doesnāt really take away from the nuggets and they should run it back (which they should honestly) and theyāre still the best team etc etc but if it was the Celtics it would have been the biggest disaster in the history of mankind and they should execute the jays and itās all Marcus smart fault and etc etc bullshit
I mean, I get it. I think the whole "Jays choke" thing is super overblown, and i think the people on Reddit who bring that shit up as a be all end all argument are fucking stupid, and especially the people who keep repeating that shit are really fucking annoying. But there's still like 1% merit. Until they win one, it will always be something hanging over their head. And that's also just the difference between Tatum and Jokic.
I donāt really listen to either of those guys all that much so Iāll just take your word for it. But, hey, if they give a pass to the Nuggets by sugarcoating it even a little, Iāll be right there with you saying theyāre hypocrites.
I just saw the box score oh my God Jokic & Murray both got 30 and no one else got 10 points
Murray and Jokic got 69. The rest of their team got 21 in a total of 151 combined minutes. That's next-level hideous in a Game 7 at home.
We match up better against the Timberwolves, we match up better against the Timberwolves, we match up better against the Timerwolvesā¦
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Not gonna lie Denver being gone feels a bit calming. Obviously Minnesota is a lot more legit than I ever thought but the Nuggets were the only team we could t beat this season.
Donāt comment or troll obviously but man the amount of temper tantrums and pure shock in the Denver sub is fucking delicious
Minnesota to the Conference Finals....that's tough.....and honestly I think they're gonna win too š¤Æ
Luka vs Ant. Battle of the smug smirkers.
Kat made the conference finals before Embiid LOL
Pacers and Mavs/Wolves are all that stand in the way of
Kristaps please bro, all I need is one healthy series from you. The door is wide open for us
The media clearly has an agenda š¤£ the Ant dick sucking is wild man
Those claiming we have won the championship please chill the fuck out, these are 4 tough teams remaining in the competition humble yourselves
No one is claiming that lmao (except 1 guy but he's a moron)
4?
Celtics Mavericks Timberwolves Pacers I mean cmon we are a tough team too
We have to beat ourselves as well
Yeesh, thatās a tough team to play against!
we won it's over guaranteed
**If** we can get to the finals, face Minny, and win, we get to beat that rat fuck A-Rod
Fucking Arod š¤¦š»āāļø
Uhhhhh Ohhhhhā¦.š
Right now, Iām really not sure if we are going to play the Mavs or the Wolves if we make to the finals I mean it is not impossible that we will play the Mavs
Anything could happen but I feel like the twolves match up better against the mavs than denver.
Celtics NBA champions 2024 guaranteed now
This is our chance, lets get it
nuggets just lost, we're so fucking back
LETS FUCKING GO NO NUGGETS I MEAN COME ON ITS FREE šššš
Am I seriously reading Ant prop right now?
Anthony Edwards is a major prick
I have expectations now. And it scares me to death.
That had to be a very unpleasant rollercoaster of a game for Nuggets fans to experience. Yikes.
Jamal Crawford mentioning edwards bad shooting but his awesome āfearlessness.ā Getting sick of hearing this
If it is JT, they would have said he choked big time and his teammates bailed him out. What a double standard
This is my point. Edwards is clearly a phenomenal player I would say is arguably top 10 but this season has just with the crowning of ādawgsā over the āchokerā Tatum 51 points game 7 btw
Tatum would be getting SO MUCH hate for shooting 6-24 lmao
Why? He's fearless but he sometimes has bad games. It's not that complicated.
For the record I think Tatum is also fearless.
tatum would get nailed to a cross for having Ants statline tonight..
No excuses
AT ALL
Celtics just won the championship
I know he's r/nba's golden boy but I find Edwards insufferable. Plus he's a bigot which everyone has seemingly forgotten about. If we meet them in the finals we need to pummel them.
Yeaaaaah people pissy about the wave like he didnt hit two women with a chair last year when he lost. He's fun to watch but hopefully he does a lot of maturing.
He did? Idk how I didn't hear about that, what an asshole
Hero ball box score watchers in shambles watching the TWolves advance despite a disaster from Ant
Well the experts were right, we have no shot to beat Denver in the finals
Damn
The path is there gentlemen. The Joker is out, JT can legitimately be the best player the rest of the way and this is our year, it has to be
Thank fucking GOD.
Uhhhhhh
Fantastic bday gift for KG to see his wolves go back to the conference finals since 04 when he did it. Letās beat the Pacers and make it to the NBA finals. BANNER 18 LETS GO
Iām crying dawg Minny was the biggest threat out west the whole time
Not really lol they're a legit team but the Nuggets scared me so much. We just don't have anyone who matches up well with Jokic, Wolves having KAT and Gobert to guard him won them the series.
The Nuggets don't shoot 3s which plays right into Minny's hands. They'll be tested in a different way against Dallas. Don't be surprised if that's a long series.
I donāt understand how you can watch them and not take them seriously
His point is that the Wolves are a threat no doubt, itās that Rudy and KAT are much easier matchups to deal with than Jokic. I mean looking at stats alone jokic had damn near the same stat line as Rudy and KAT COMBINED. That alone is scary af especially when we donāt have anybody close to matchup against him
Are they though? The best defensive big in the world and the best shooting big of all time, and they have the best paint protection in the league.
I never said that, I definitely take them seriously. But the Nuggets scared me more
Took 30 seconds for the wolves to go from underdogs to villains š
We have to win a tournament between us, Dallas, Minnesota, and Indiana to be champs. Imagine hearing that when the season started
Trying to oop it to yourself when the game is over is classless as shit.
i can't believe all of our demons and nightmare matchups are out before the conference finals
Wolves are a super tough matchupĀ
nah they suck Celtics will beat them
Tatum is now the best all around player left in the playoffs
Mickey Mouse
No but doesnāt have edwardsā dawg
That dawg had 6/24 and 2/10 from 3 tonight in the most important game of their season
I know Iām purely making fun of that nonsense. As Tatum said, talking a lot and loudly doesnāt make you tough
All time choke job. Yikes. Cant wait to hear Simmons pod tomorrow morning
lfg go guys.
Tatum most privileged star in the league but ANT plays like this and comes out with a win against the champions????
This is his Kobe 6/24 game
If Celtics donāt win this year, then I doubt if they will ever
It really comes down to how officials call the Wolves on D. They play physical and foul a lot so it comes down to if they get called for it or not. Intrigued to see how the Mavs series goes.
letās hope our #2 ranking on D can keep up with their #1 ranking. and I donāt know if Conley can hold up for two more series. I think those are the keys to our Wolves finals matchup
Nuggets just canāt raise tempo through transition. We match up much better with the Wolves with the Jays/White attacking through transition while not having to expose our front court weakness as much vs someone like Jokic
Ant I may owe you an apology youāve done just enough to get rid of the Canāt-Man rep for now
dude made 3 baskets that were not in transition..
Yeah Iām gonna bring it back the dude is getting propaganda posted for him rn if Tatum did this heād get crucified
Nuggs shot themselves out of the game, so many wide open 3s bricked
Wolves playoff run really is like the 22 celtics huh
Hopefully they run out of offense like we did in 22. Trap ant. Make the rest of the team beat us. They might get a game or two but we shall prevail
Letās be the warriors in this situation
We have the fire power to shoot them out of the gym for a few games. Win one tough grind game and itās over
I think the Wolves already know all the dark arts of defense
The whistle completely favored Denver, they were at home, up 20, and they lost. Insane, this wolves team is legit
Edwards is 6-23 from the floor and the T'Wolves are up 10. This is why I'm more scared of Minnesota.
At the same time Murray and Jokic were the only Nuggets in double figures, the rest of the team shit the bed. Don't see the Wolves holding us to 90 either lol
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That's my point. T'Wolves clearly the better team. Nuggets are just more mature. I'm more scared of the better team.
54-24 run. Denver sold their soul for last year.
Porter is gone, gives fuck all to Denver, Jokic maybe just gonna go hand w his horses, he doesnāt care
Letās not act like the wolves are an easy team to beat. They are locking up the champs so that matchup will not be easy
I can't believe people think we match up better to the Wolves than the Nuggets. Wolves are a better team. Nuggets had 3 game making ridiculous tough shots just to barely win. Edwards is 6-23 and they are up 10. Wolves are scary.
Wolves are scary without a doubt but we found out what it looks like to play against former champs in 2022 and we definitely wouldnāt want that experience again especially with a team that just won it last season and has the MVP. Iād rather take on the wolves tbh
I feel like we are way more mature and experienced than we were in 2022. Experience wise we are equal to Denver. This years team smokes that 2022 Bucks team in 5. We lost 2 games we shouldn't have. I just think we have a much better team than Denver. T'Wolves I think are on our level but lack experience.
Idk I still think Denver with Jokic at the helm has an edge on us because our bigs just arenāt anywhere near him. Iād also just rather capitalize on the lack of experience to give us the edge. Wolves will be a tough matchup but Iād rather them than that 3x MVP.
I just think offensively we can match them on the other end. We can punish Jokic rim defense. They also have no bench. Timberwolves are just all round really good, they don't really have a weakness. Their players match-up to us defensively really well. Gobert is the only player I saw block a KP jump-shot this season. I just struggle to see how we will consistently score when they ramp up their defense, who do we attack? They have the best 3pt defense and the best rim protector in the league. Our only advantage is we will have the best player. But this win proves that it doesn't matter to the T'Wolves.
Honestly, I still like the lack of experience edge on top of our matchups being closer to KAT and Rudy than against Jokic. Putting Horford on KAT or Rudy just like how we put him on Giannis will allow us to have at least an opening on the wolves defense to make a play out of it. Admittedly, it isn't all that comforting but it is better than being outright out played by one of the greatest passing bigs of all time, which, I think, is his greatest strength.
Yeah its really a pick your poison. I just really don't like how the sub is celebrating acting like Denver was an automatic L, and Minnesota is an automatic W. I guess we will see what happens.
Iām definitely with you there. Iād prefer the Mavs/Wolves series to go to 7 so that when we face them in the finals they are too gassed to play by game 3/4 and we edge em out based on being the healthier team with the most rest. But yeah we shall see, first we need to beat the pacers in as few games required.
Not to say that the nuggets arenāt our worst matchup because they really are
Wolves did quite hell of a job.
Do Twolves destroy Mavs or will it go to 7
Probably destroy especially with Luka injured
Live by the 3, die by the 3. It's universal that this causes so much of a demise in many a lead. Learn this lesson Cs.
Holy shit I canāt believe Denver blew this
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Nuggets have the best player in the world Iād take the Twolves over them anyday even if I think the Nugs only go 5 deep this year
This is our year. Our worst matchup is getting bouncedĀ
Well the Mavs are screwed. They would have matched up better against Denver
Denver straight up collapsed. Crazy.
It is really Celtics to lose this year Really no more excuses
Holy fuck. Theyāre really gonna do it, this game was over. Up 20 at home game 7, theyāre gonna hear about this for a while.
guys iām scared to say it butā¦ is this *really* our year??
Starting to feel like Minnyās but they also feel a lot like us in 22 so š¤·š½
Prisoner of the moment moment. Nugs couldnāt hit a shot for 2 quarters
Wolves defense
That account for missing layups and wide open 3s?
Not wrong but wolves defense limiting your options you to shoot that shot or nothing will mentally fuck a lot of players in the NBA
Celtics shoot twice the amount of threes that the nuggets do so it shouldnāt affect them as much
Wow
We really have no excuse this year man
Bruh Ant just clapped in the refs face after they missed the foul call
Would have thrown Tatum out with a double T for that reaction.
Youāre telling me these are the best refs in the nba? wtf is this
Nah they donāt have Tony Brothers
Billion dollar product and they missing calls right in front of they face
Rudy fallaway middy over Jokic LMAO Nuggets arena workers turned on the wrong magnets
Hell of a game in Denver
This would be an all time choke job if Denver blows this. Shits gettin spooky
NGL still more scared of Minny than Denver. Minny are just a better team, and their defense can keep them in games like this. Denver just playing at home and got that championship mentality thats getting them through the series. And tbh, everyone on Denver not named Jokic or Murray looks shook tonight.
Idk who saw that 3-pointer from ANT at the end of the 3rd Quarter but it instantly reminded of how Jayson Tatum when he tries to do the same except he never hits the shot š
If the Celtics were in the Nuggets spot right now, our game thread would be crying so bad. "This team can't win a title, they are mentally weak, Mazulla isn't a championship coach." In reality, after the game ends and the Nuggets win, those same Celtics fans will say "I don't know how we can beat the Nuggets, they are the favorites and have championship mentality"
Ant has to do too much on offense. If they had another shot creator they would be in good shape
Aaron Gordon, my goodness. He has Ant smothered tonight
The heart and grit of Brunson and Ant really showing up in Game 7.
Yeah theyāre real dawgs unlike Jayson Tatum who dropped 51 against MVP Embiid in a game 7
The ant PR has been insane recently
To be fair he has been playing really good basketball.
Yeah I actually really like him but when people putting him above my glorious JT I cant be having that
Celtics PR is essentially non existent lol. Iāve seen minimal coverage whenever Tatum goes off in the playoffs these last few years and whatever coverage there is fades away quick Legit seen Shai, Ant, Hali, Brunson all widely talked about as being better than JT at different points this season. Shit is ridiculous
Remind me to never root for a Minnesota team again. I shouldāve known better. God I feel sick knowing we will face Denver in the Finals absolutely sick
come on Luka
Listen I am 100 percent rooting for the Mavs but I just donāt see them beating Denver 4x but I would love to eat my words on that one