Celtics (26-6) at Thunder (22-9) Game #33 1/2/24

[angryguy77]

C's can adjust to OKC....They win in 5 or 6 in The Finals if we both get there.

Agreed. OKC is a good team, but it took:
A terrible game from Jrue and JB
White missing a good amount of time
Them shooting 50% from 3

To squeak out a win.  Things may change by June, but if a 7 game series happened now, I don't see them beating boston 4 times.

The wolves loss was more convincing than this one(that doesn't mean I don't think they beat Minn)

[Silas]

C's can adjust to OKC....They win in 5 or 6 in The Finals if we both get there.

Agreed. OKC is a good team, but it took:
A terrible game from Jrue and JB
White missing a good amount of time
Them shooting 50% from 3

To squeak out a win.  Things may change by June, but if a 7 game series happened now, I don't see them beating boston 4 times.

The wolves loss was more convincing than this one(that doesn't mean I don't think they beat Minn)

You beat me to the punch and I agree with every point you made.  OKC is the NBA leading team shooting 3s, almost 40% as a team.  What hurt last night was their two worst 3-pt shooters (SAG & Giddey) that play big minutes slammed us with one of their best games of the year from 3.  Also, JB going 0 for 8 from 3 really hurt.  I am currently not worried. 

[scaryjerry]

C's can adjust to OKC....They win in 5 or 6 in The Finals if we both get there.

Agreed. OKC is a good team, but it took:
A terrible game from Jrue and JB
White missing a good amount of time
Them shooting 50% from 3

To squeak out a win.  Things may change by June, but if a 7 game series happened now, I don't see them beating boston 4 times.

The wolves loss was more convincing than this one(that doesn't mean I don't think they beat Minn)

Yawn… we were at full strength and 2 of our 3 best players played really well and the thunder played exactly how they’ve been playing…stop with excuses

[Goldstar88]

Is Chet Holmgren the next gen version of KG?

I don’t think so. Too different. Will say this, though… Chet stole a lot of KD’s moves. Lol. Really impressed with his game. On both ends.

Could he actually be better than Wemby?

He is right now. Will see if that holds true over the next few seasons.

[cman88]

C's can adjust to OKC....They win in 5 or 6 in The Finals if we both get there.

Agreed. OKC is a good team, but it took:
A terrible game from Jrue and JB
White missing a good amount of time
Them shooting 50% from 3

To squeak out a win.  Things may change by June, but if a 7 game series happened now, I don't see them beating boston 4 times.

The wolves loss was more convincing than this one(that doesn't mean I don't think they beat Minn)

Yawn… we were at full strength and 2 of our 3 best players played really well and the thunder played exactly how they’ve been playing…stop with excuses

Idk if it’s an excuse to point out outliers.

We missed a lot of bunnies and some of their average players played out of their mind’s from 3.

Change those and could be a different result.

[Vermont Green]

This all sounds a lot like the Miami series. 

[scaryjerry]

C's can adjust to OKC....They win in 5 or 6 in The Finals if we both get there.

Agreed. OKC is a good team, but it took:
A terrible game from Jrue and JB
White missing a good amount of time
Them shooting 50% from 3

To squeak out a win.  Things may change by June, but if a 7 game series happened now, I don't see them beating boston 4 times.

The wolves loss was more convincing than this one(that doesn't mean I don't think they beat Minn)

Yawn… we were at full strength and 2 of our 3 best players played really well and the thunder played exactly how they’ve been playing…stop with excuses

Idk if it’s an excuse to point out outliers.

We missed a lot of bunnies and some of their average players played out of their mind’s from 3.

Change those and could be a different result.

Yeah I guess tell that to the nuggets, wolves, Knicks and warriors, all teams they beat in the last week scoring roughly the same points in every game

[Phantom255x]

Fun game. We can nitpick the negatives and there certainly were especially with Jaylen, but that was a great game between two elite teams that went to the wire. Both teams were fully healthy as well. Either team could have won and it was OKC.

We're still 26-7 and on pace for 60+ wins in the season. Not worried.

OKC is a team from the West I'll definitely root for. Love their colors too (blue and orange are my favorite colors lol, so I guess I do like the Knicks as well), and their playoff atmosphere is awesome. Big fan of SGA, who was splendid as usual last night.

[angryguy77]

C's can adjust to OKC....They win in 5 or 6 in The Finals if we both get there.

Agreed. OKC is a good team, but it took:
A terrible game from Jrue and JB
White missing a good amount of time
Them shooting 50% from 3

To squeak out a win.  Things may change by June, but if a 7 game series happened now, I don't see them beating boston 4 times.

The wolves loss was more convincing than this one(that doesn't mean I don't think they beat Minn)

Yawn… we were at full strength and 2 of our 3 best players played really well and the thunder played exactly how they’ve been playing…stop with excuses

It's not an excuse to point out okc shot better than avg from 3.

They won and they earned it, but those things that happened are unlikely to repeat enough for them to win a series imo.

We come back from.being down and you all act like we're the Washington Generals.

[Redz]

Also been loving how often Tatum has been getting the calls on 3-point shooting fouls.  Those points pile up in a hurry.