Heat (3-1) at Celtics (1-3) ECF Game #5 5/25/23

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Let's go CELTICS!!!!!!

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

will vincent being out make that big a difference?

[Who]

will vincent being out make that big a difference?

G Vincent has probably been their 2nd best shot creator off the dribble since Herro went down & their 3rd best player overall. Big loss.

I don't know who they can replace him in the rotation with. Lowry was the starting PG until G Vincent took over. Lowry was too slow. They needed more speed and defense in the starting lineup. Lowry was a liability. So Lowry will come in. But the real problem is who takes over at backup PG for Lowry? I don't know who their 3rd string PG. Oladipo could've done that but he is injured. Is it a bigger lineup with Strus or Jimmy at PG? More Duncan Robinson?

Big loss. Even more so because they are already down Oladipo and Herro. So they are now down 3 guards. Only Strus and Lowry from regular rotation guards available. It wouldn't be such a big loss if Oladipo or Herro were healthy and available. It is more compounding one loss on top of the other which creates the large loss.

[gouki88]

will vincent being out make that big a difference?

Yes, he has been their 3rd best player

[hodgy03038]

Let's make this interesting and put the pressure on Miami.

[smokeablount]

will vincent being out make that big a difference?

He is averaging 17.5 ppg in this series and Lowry can’t make up all his minutes, some of them should go to the deep bench. So it’s notable.

[jpotter33]

Not a fan of the narrative before tonight’s game. Everyone expecting us to win. Like us as the underdog given this team’s motivation issues.

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Not a fan of the narrative before tonight’s game. Everyone expecting us to win. Like us as the underdog given this team’s motivation issues.

Yeah, me too.  I wish it was possible to have our players not hear any of the predictions, but just not possible.

[Phantom255x]

It's just weird how bad we are at home in the postseason lately. 11 losses in the last 2 postseasons?? 9-11 record. That's ridiculous. Most teams battle so hard in the regular season to make sure they have HCA but it really doesn't matter to Boston. They are road warriors apparently

[Phantom255x]

Have a buddy at the game, he says the energy though feels "nervous" lol. Makes sense, they are like 9-11 in their last 20 postseason games at home and haven't won a home game this series. Plus if they lose tonight, season's officially over which makes it a double-whammy 

[j804]

Not a fan of the narrative before tonight’s game. Everyone expecting us to win. Like us as the underdog given this team’s motivation issues.

Even worse is our best player is on social media looking at Celtic fan accounts and prob the toxic Edited.  Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline. Heat and other fans have to say as well. I know most of these young guys are like that but I wish our guys would just lock in and delete social media

[celticinorlando]

I have kind of accepted their fate ever since Game 2. If they lose so be it. A real missed opportunity.

But I am not nervous at all. What happens, happens. Win great. If not, figure it out for next season.

[Phantom255x]

I have kind of accepted their fate ever since Game 2. If they lose so be it. A real missed opportunity.

But I am not nervous at all. What happens, happens. Win great. If not, figure it out for next season.

Same here. Once they went down 3-0 I became numb from all the pain lol.

But still, while a series loss would be frustrating, losing in 5 with 3 of the losses being at home would still be really bad. Like seriously, can't win a single home game this series?

[Phantom255x]

Garlic naan is frozen from the store, but everything else is homemade (chilli babycorn, paneer korma and gobi manchurian) 

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COME ON!


GAME TIME!!!