Poll: Celtics vs. Bucks Series Predictions

[Silas]

I’m going to be the Homer who says it:

Fo, fo, fo.

Hadn't thought about Moses Malone in some time.  Thanks for the memory and you get a TP.

[RockinRyA]

Full schedule is out, with the times after Game 1 all still TBD



But dang... it's one of those series with 3 days off between two games (Game 2 and Game 3 here, between Tuesday and Saturday)... 

man waking up at 1am monday morning.. hope the celtics win and it'll be all worth it

[angryguy77]

Such a joke the league is having them not play until Sat after Tues.  One might think they're trying to give Middleton time to comeback.

Things like this make me wonder why I bother with this league.

[colincb]

NM

[SparzWizard]

Such a joke the league is having them not play until Sat after Tues.  One might think they're trying to give Middleton time to comeback.

Things like this make me wonder why I bother with this league.

Advantage- Milwaukee. We get one day rest in between G1 and G2...and then they get to play in Milwaukee three days later. The fix is already in with the scheduling. 

[ozgod]

Milwaukee was always the team that I thought would be the toughest to beat in the East. If we beat them I feel that either Philly or Miami will be easier. Milwaukee match up against us really well, they have a two (actually three) big lineup with Giannis, Lopez and Portis, they have four guys in their rotation shooting 40% from 3 in Holiday, Allen, Connaughton, Portis and another 3 shooting 35% in Middleton (our killer), Lopez and Ibaka. And 3 of those are bigs. They have a lot of length and rim protectors so defensively they will be much better than Brooklyn. Middleton out is a big loss for them but they're still a solid team. And stopping Giannis has its own set of challenges different to stopping KD, because of the physicality that he presents, and Giannis will have shooters all around him.

I expected the Nets series to be done in 5 games but this one I wouldn't be surprised if it goes the distance, unless we can steal one on their floor. This is where getting 2nd vs 3rd seed against them could make the difference. They're certainly not unbeatable, as Chicago have proven, but we need to treat this one with respect. Sure we swept the Nets but it was a very close sweep. Game 1 we needed a buzzer beater, Game 2 we had to come back from 15+ down, Game 3 we needed a 39 burger from Tatum for a 6 point win and Game 4 we closed it to 1 in the final couple of minutes. So it's not like we thrashed them.

I hope that the closeness of the contest, against a flawed Nets side where the stars underperformed, will give the team food for thought as they prepare for this team. Milwaukee are much more together as a team than Brooklyn were, even without Middleton they have a strong team ethic and they're the defending champs.

We need to approach whoever we play against with confidence but humility, and maintain the composure we had in this series, where we didn't panic whenever the Nets went on a run. I have faith in the team to develop and stick to a game plan to nullify Giannis and take away Milwaukee's shooters, and I have confidence in JT and JB to lead our offense. If we can maintain our mental approach we should be in good stead against whoever we have to play.

Knew it wasn't going to be easy...need to steal one on their floor now. I think we can do it. I think they got a rude shock after how much more porous the Nets defense was and they didn't respond well. But I have faith in them. Still Celtics in 7 

[slamtheking]

Such a joke the league is having them not play until Sat after Tues.  One might think they're trying to give Middleton time to comeback.

Things like this make me wonder why I bother with this league.

Advantage- Milwaukee. We get one day rest in between G1 and G2...and then they get to play in Milwaukee three days later. The fix is already in with the scheduling. 

it's screwy scheduling but I honestly think it benefits the C's more than the Bucks.  the one key player for either team that would benefit the most from that much rest is Al and he's on our team.  Also, more time for Smart and Jaylen to heal up between games is a good thing.  Bucks aren't getting Middleton back for this series and they don't have anyone else that's banged up and needs time off. 

[Big333223]

Such a joke the league is having them not play until Sat after Tues.  One might think they're trying to give Middleton time to comeback.

Things like this make me wonder why I bother with this league.

Advantage- Milwaukee. We get one day rest in between G1 and G2...and then they get to play in Milwaukee three days later. The fix is already in with the scheduling. 

it's screwy scheduling but I honestly think it benefits the C's more than the Bucks.  the one key player for either team that would benefit the most from that much rest is Al and he's on our team.  Also, more time for Smart and Jaylen to heal up between games is a good thing.  Bucks aren't getting Middleton back for this series and they don't have anyone else that's banged up and needs time off.

Rest for Smart (thigh), Jaylen (hamstring), and Horford (old) will help.

I also think Tatum needs to get his head on straight. His numbers were good last night but I didn't like a lot his his decision making.

[SHAQATTACK]

I already guessed wrong ….. ……… .   

So much for a sweep. 

[86MaxwellSmart]

Cs in 5...the one loss being the Scott Foster game.

So far I'm right on the money.

[Phantom255x]

I got Celtics in 7.

I do think HCA will be massive in this series. Also I'm expecting Middleton will be out at least the first 2-3 games which plays to the C's advantage a bit since he's Ray Allen or HOF-level against us lol

Nailed it! 

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

I got Celtics in 7.

I do think HCA will be massive in this series. Also I'm expecting Middleton will be out at least the first 2-3 games which plays to the C's advantage a bit since he's Ray Allen or HOF-level against us lol

Nailed it!