Poll: What happens tonight?

[Roy H.]

It’s surprising to see a team on a 13 game winning streak posted as 7.5 point underdogs when playing at home, but the Warriors have earned that type of respect.

How do you see this going down?

[mysteryMrE]

Celtics will struggle early, but the offense will start clicking and they will be able to slow down the Warriors just enough.

Cautiously optimistic; C's 115, GSW 111

[konkmv]

We will destroy them....hahahahaha

[jbpats]

Spread opened at +6 so it's clear what the money thinks will happen tonight. I bet it's +9 by tip off.

[johnnygreen]

I think this will be Kyrie's coming out party tonight on the national stage. What better way to prove your an elite player without LeBron, than to beat the best team in the league with a target on your back. Celtics win.

[Sophomore]

Sad to say it, but I think they'll cover. They have been beating everyone pretty easily (14.4 differential!!), and that's when they coast for the first half then blow teams out in the third quarter. If they're fully engaged, well ... our offense doesn't seem ready to keep up.

Please prove me wrong, Cs!

[slamtheking]

I think GSW takes Kerr's flattery of the C's to heart and comes out with a vengeance looking to drill the "young upstart" team to show they're still the dominant team.

Expecting a GSW blowout of 17+ points.  Hoping for a C's blowout of 20+ points.

I honestly think that if GSW wins big tonight, C's will beat them on their court --> GSW gets their 'statement' game out of their system and C's go into that next matchup to prove something

[wdleehi]

I picked the Celtics to win because I hate rooting to be wrong.   

[Vermont Green]

My prediction is a good competitive game but GSW pull ahead at some point and in the end we don't have quite enough to hand with them.  GSW 110  Bos 101

[Phantom255x]

Is there a poll on here or is my laptop malfunctioning 

Hate to say it, but GSW wins, but Celtics put up a great fight in front of an electric TD Garden.

Final Score: Warriors win 109-102

[Roy H.]

Is there a poll on here or is my laptop malfunctioning 

Hate to say it, but GSW wins, but Celtics put up a great fight in front of an electric TD Garden.

Final Score: Warriors win 109-102

There *was* a poll. Not sure where it went.

I blame the new mods.

[ETNCeltics]

I think they'll get out to a big lead, Kyrie will get hot and lead a comeback in the 4th quarter, but it'll run out of steam and we'll lost like 112-102.

I couldn't be more bullish on this team and its future, but their core has been together for years, while we're missing Hayward and our guys have only been together a few months. Anything can happen on a given night, but if we played them 10 times, I suspect they'd win 7 or 8 of those 10.

[tstorey_97]

The following goes into figuring the potential result.

The Warriors are carrying weight into this game -- they are "supposed" to win.

The Celtics are home dogs -- "they have nothing to lose."

Everybody in the world is picking the Warriors (Ainge picked them this AM on the radio) -- In gambling, "Everybody is wrong".

The Celtics bench will put in an above average game as last game they didn't.

When the Celtic's bench is "on" they are better than the Warrior's bench.

The Celtics have a shiny new "National TV Kyrie".

The Celtics have a fully committed defense playing by far the best offensive team in the league. If the game is played tough as tough? The defense will win.

The Warriors have Durant...I still say Celtics at the buzzer by 2 points.

[Csfan1984]

They should lose and not cover but the way their luck has gone they win tonight and lose their next game instead.

[Moranis]

This seems like one of those games the Warriors are going to want to make a statement in.  I just can't see how the Warriors don't win this one and win it big.  The match-up later in the season, I think is a different story, but this one, I really don't think Boston will be in at all.