2024 NBA Season and Playoffs

[Neurotic Guy]

I like to see Minnesota choke after being crowned and Anthony Edwards being crowned and skyrocketed to top 5 in the league after 6 good playoff games, but I also hate it because I don’t think we have any chance against Denver unless we just get scorching hot for a series…even then I really don’t see it.

not sure why everyone has built denver into this unstoppable force we have zero chance against. sure we have no one who can stop jocic. But at the same time, they only were a 57 win team this year choking away the #1 seed. this isnt the prime warriors against Lebron and a bunch of nobodies. Or Denver against the clearly overmatched Miami team who you could tell didn't belong.

we would have to win by spreading them out with our shooters and overwhelming them from 3 imo. this series we 100% will need KP. to spread Jokic out and open up the paint. Denver doesn't shoot many 3's. even last night only took 18. that and their depth is their weakness if anything. Minnesota also doesn't seem to shoot many 3's either. at least at the level we do.

where they scare me most is more their late game execution. thats where I think we still lack.

but we will see, I don't think Minnesota wins this series. but I don't think it ends Thursday night. I think this goes 7.

So you’re not sure why everyone has built Denver into this unstoppable force but then go on to basically agree that we would have to get unconscious from 3 to have a chance.
Celtics will have to play there best basketball of the season and certainly the playoffs to even extend a series against Denver. Sorry, but the way they’re currently playing against competition not even half as good as Denver, they will get swept.

The negativity isn’t illogical, just unnecessary.

[cman88]

I like to see Minnesota choke after being crowned and Anthony Edwards being crowned and skyrocketed to top 5 in the league after 6 good playoff games, but I also hate it because I don’t think we have any chance against Denver unless we just get scorching hot for a series…even then I really don’t see it.

not sure why everyone has built denver into this unstoppable force we have zero chance against. sure we have no one who can stop jocic. But at the same time, they only were a 57 win team this year choking away the #1 seed. this isnt the prime warriors against Lebron and a bunch of nobodies. Or Denver against the clearly overmatched Miami team who you could tell didn't belong.

we would have to win by spreading them out with our shooters and overwhelming them from 3 imo. this series we 100% will need KP. to spread Jokic out and open up the paint. Denver doesn't shoot many 3's. even last night only took 18. that and their depth is their weakness if anything. Minnesota also doesn't seem to shoot many 3's either. at least at the level we do.

where they scare me most is more their late game execution. thats where I think we still lack.

but we will see, I don't think Minnesota wins this series. but I don't think it ends Thursday night. I think this goes 7.

So you’re not sure why everyone has built Denver into this unstoppable force but then go on to basically agree that we would have to get unconscious from 3 to have a chance.
Celtics will have to play there best basketball of the season and certainly the playoffs to even extend a series against Denver. Sorry, but the way they’re currently playing against competition not even half as good as Denver, they will get swept.

see this is what i mean. you act as if we are totally outmatched and will get swept. I don't see this huge talent discrepancy that you seem to see where we have no chance where we can't even do what Miami did last year...a team with not even half the talent we have this year.

but then again. somehow being 7-2 this playoffs and 2 days ago being our first win under 11ppg is garbage.

btw I never said we had to go "unconscious from 3" to win. I said we need to play our game which is spread the floor and shoot 3's. Denver made 8 3's last night ALL GAME.  our average is 16. Also if you spread the floor, doesn't that mean their "bigs" have to spread the floor taking away their advantage inside on defense? thats all I said. please don't twist my words.

[scaryjerry]

I like to see Minnesota choke after being crowned and Anthony Edwards being crowned and skyrocketed to top 5 in the league after 6 good playoff games, but I also hate it because I don’t think we have any chance against Denver unless we just get scorching hot for a series…even then I really don’t see it.

not sure why everyone has built denver into this unstoppable force we have zero chance against. sure we have no one who can stop jocic. But at the same time, they only were a 57 win team this year choking away the #1 seed. this isnt the prime warriors against Lebron and a bunch of nobodies. Or Denver against the clearly overmatched Miami team who you could tell didn't belong.

we would have to win by spreading them out with our shooters and overwhelming them from 3 imo. this series we 100% will need KP. to spread Jokic out and open up the paint. Denver doesn't shoot many 3's. even last night only took 18. that and their depth is their weakness if anything. Minnesota also doesn't seem to shoot many 3's either. at least at the level we do.

where they scare me most is more their late game execution. thats where I think we still lack.

but we will see, I don't think Minnesota wins this series. but I don't think it ends Thursday night. I think this goes 7.

So you’re not sure why everyone has built Denver into this unstoppable force but then go on to basically agree that we would have to get unconscious from 3 to have a chance.
Celtics will have to play there best basketball of the season and certainly the playoffs to even extend a series against Denver. Sorry, but the way they’re currently playing against competition not even half as good as Denver, they will get swept.

see this is what i mean. you act as if we are totally outmatched and will get swept. I don't see this huge talent discrepancy that you seem to see where we have no chance where we can't even do what Miami did last year...a team with not even half the talent we have this year.

but then again. somehow being 7-2 this playoffs and 2 days ago being our first win under 11ppg is garbage.

btw I never said we had to go "unconscious from 3" to win. I said we need to play our game which is spread the floor and shoot 3's. Denver made 8 3's last night ALL GAME.  our average is 16. Also if you spread the floor, doesn't that mean their "bigs" have to spread the floor taking away their advantage inside on defense?

There 2 best players are better then our 2 best players. Sure we have beaten the competition in front of us but we have been playing possibly the worst competition I’ve ever seen in the playoffs. Denver is on a complete different level. Sure we could pray for a miracle and beat them but to think they’re favorites or should win is delusional.

[kraidstar]

Go Knicks , beat pacers tonight .

Both teams ….fight like TIGERS !

Same with Minny-Denver - play really, really hard.

Wish I could stay up for that one.

Turns out I did stay up - had myself a stomach ache that wouldn’t subside.  Woke my wife to drive me to the ER at 1AM and now I’m lying in a hospital bed awaiting an appendectomy.   Good times.


Hopefully will be feeling well at game time.

Good lord, get well man

[celticsclay]

I like to see Minnesota choke after being crowned and Anthony Edwards being crowned and skyrocketed to top 5 in the league after 6 good playoff games, but I also hate it because I don’t think we have any chance against Denver unless we just get scorching hot for a series…even then I really don’t see it.

not sure why everyone has built denver into this unstoppable force we have zero chance against. sure we have no one who can stop jocic. But at the same time, they only were a 57 win team this year choking away the #1 seed. this isnt the prime warriors against Lebron and a bunch of nobodies. Or Denver against the clearly overmatched Miami team who you could tell didn't belong.

we would have to win by spreading them out with our shooters and overwhelming them from 3 imo. this series we 100% will need KP. to spread Jokic out and open up the paint. Denver doesn't shoot many 3's. even last night only took 18. that and their depth is their weakness if anything. Minnesota also doesn't seem to shoot many 3's either. at least at the level we do.

where they scare me most is more their late game execution. thats where I think we still lack.

but we will see, I don't think Minnesota wins this series. but I don't think it ends Thursday night. I think this goes 7.

So you’re not sure why everyone has built Denver into this unstoppable force but then go on to basically agree that we would have to get unconscious from 3 to have a chance.
Celtics will have to play there best basketball of the season and certainly the playoffs to even extend a series against Denver. Sorry, but the way they’re currently playing against competition not even half as good as Denver, they will get swept.

see this is what i mean. you act as if we are totally outmatched and will get swept. I don't see this huge talent discrepancy that you seem to see where we have no chance where we can't even do what Miami did last year...a team with not even half the talent we have this year.

but then again. somehow being 7-2 this playoffs and 2 days ago being our first win under 11ppg is garbage.

btw I never said we had to go "unconscious from 3" to win. I said we need to play our game which is spread the floor and shoot 3's. Denver made 8 3's last night ALL GAME.  our average is 16. Also if you spread the floor, doesn't that mean their "bigs" have to spread the floor taking away their advantage inside on defense?

There 2 best players are better then our 2 best players. Sure we have beaten the competition in front of us but we have been playing possibly the worst competition I’ve ever seen in the playoffs. Denver is on a complete different level. Sure we could pray for a miracle and beat them but to think they’re favorites or should win is delusional.

I know you like being negative but let’s keep this somewhat close to reality. Their best player is better than our best player, and by a substantial margin. But our second best player is better than their second best player. Our third best player is better than their third best player. Our 4th best player is way better than their 4th best player. Our fifth best player blows their 5th best player out of the water. Keep it real Jerry

[Celtics2021]

Go Knicks , beat pacers tonight .

Both teams ….fight like TIGERS !

Same with Minny-Denver - play really, really hard.

Wish I could stay up for that one.

Turns out I did stay up - had myself a stomach ache that wouldn’t subside.  Woke my wife to drive me to the ER at 1AM and now I’m lying in a hospital bed awaiting an appendectomy.   Good times.


Hopefully will be feeling well at game time.

Yikes! I’m going to make you down as a Jarrett Allen questionable for the game tonight, but you’ll be ready to go by game 1 of the conference finals.

[celticinorlando]

I like to see Minnesota choke after being crowned and Anthony Edwards being crowned and skyrocketed to top 5 in the league after 6 good playoff games, but I also hate it because I don’t think we have any chance against Denver unless we just get scorching hot for a series…even then I really don’t see it.

not sure why everyone has built denver into this unstoppable force we have zero chance against. sure we have no one who can stop jocic. But at the same time, they only were a 57 win team this year choking away the #1 seed. this isnt the prime warriors against Lebron and a bunch of nobodies. Or Denver against the clearly overmatched Miami team who you could tell didn't belong.

we would have to win by spreading them out with our shooters and overwhelming them from 3 imo. this series we 100% will need KP. to spread Jokic out and open up the paint. Denver doesn't shoot many 3's. even last night only took 18. that and their depth is their weakness if anything. Minnesota also doesn't seem to shoot many 3's either. at least at the level we do.

where they scare me most is more their late game execution. thats where I think we still lack.

but we will see, I don't think Minnesota wins this series. but I don't think it ends Thursday night. I think this goes 7.

So you’re not sure why everyone has built Denver into this unstoppable force but then go on to basically agree that we would have to get unconscious from 3 to have a chance.
Celtics will have to play there best basketball of the season and certainly the playoffs to even extend a series against Denver. Sorry, but the way they’re currently playing against competition not even half as good as Denver, they will get swept.

see this is what i mean. you act as if we are totally outmatched and will get swept. I don't see this huge talent discrepancy that you seem to see where we have no chance where we can't even do what Miami did last year...a team with not even half the talent we have this year.

but then again. somehow being 7-2 this playoffs and 2 days ago being our first win under 11ppg is garbage.

btw I never said we had to go "unconscious from 3" to win. I said we need to play our game which is spread the floor and shoot 3's. Denver made 8 3's last night ALL GAME.  our average is 16. Also if you spread the floor, doesn't that mean their "bigs" have to spread the floor taking away their advantage inside on defense?

There 2 best players are better then our 2 best players. Sure we have beaten the competition in front of us but we have been playing possibly the worst competition I’ve ever seen in the playoffs. Denver is on a complete different level. Sure we could pray for a miracle and beat them but to think they’re favorites or should win is delusional.

I'll give you Jokic....but there is no way Murray is better than Tatum nor Brown.

[tazzmaniac]

I like to see Minnesota choke after being crowned and Anthony Edwards being crowned and skyrocketed to top 5 in the league after 6 good playoff games, but I also hate it because I don’t think we have any chance against Denver unless we just get scorching hot for a series…even then I really don’t see it.

not sure why everyone has built denver into this unstoppable force we have zero chance against. sure we have no one who can stop jocic. But at the same time, they only were a 57 win team this year choking away the #1 seed. this isnt the prime warriors against Lebron and a bunch of nobodies. Or Denver against the clearly overmatched Miami team who you could tell didn't belong.

we would have to win by spreading them out with our shooters and overwhelming them from 3 imo. this series we 100% will need KP. to spread Jokic out and open up the paint. Denver doesn't shoot many 3's. even last night only took 18. that and their depth is their weakness if anything. Minnesota also doesn't seem to shoot many 3's either. at least at the level we do.

where they scare me most is more their late game execution. thats where I think we still lack.

but we will see, I don't think Minnesota wins this series. but I don't think it ends Thursday night. I think this goes 7.

So you’re not sure why everyone has built Denver into this unstoppable force but then go on to basically agree that we would have to get unconscious from 3 to have a chance.
Celtics will have to play there best basketball of the season and certainly the playoffs to even extend a series against Denver. Sorry, but the way they’re currently playing against competition not even half as good as Denver, they will get swept.

see this is what i mean. you act as if we are totally outmatched and will get swept. I don't see this huge talent discrepancy that you seem to see where we have no chance where we can't even do what Miami did last year...a team with not even half the talent we have this year.

but then again. somehow being 7-2 this playoffs and 2 days ago being our first win under 11ppg is garbage.

btw I never said we had to go "unconscious from 3" to win. I said we need to play our game which is spread the floor and shoot 3's. Denver made 8 3's last night ALL GAME.  our average is 16. Also if you spread the floor, doesn't that mean their "bigs" have to spread the floor taking away their advantage inside on defense?

There 2 best players are better then our 2 best players. Sure we have beaten the competition in front of us but we have been playing possibly the worst competition I’ve ever seen in the playoffs. Denver is on a complete different level. Sure we could pray for a miracle and beat them but to think they’re favorites or should win is delusional.

I'll give you Jokic....but there is no way Murray is better than Tatum nor Brown.

I was assuming that he meant that their best 2 players combined are better than our best 2 players combined.  Which is arguable but I might agree with it.  If he is saying Murray is better than Tatum that is just idiotic. 

[BitterJim]

I like to see Minnesota choke after being crowned and Anthony Edwards being crowned and skyrocketed to top 5 in the league after 6 good playoff games, but I also hate it because I don’t think we have any chance against Denver unless we just get scorching hot for a series…even then I really don’t see it.

not sure why everyone has built denver into this unstoppable force we have zero chance against. sure we have no one who can stop jocic. But at the same time, they only were a 57 win team this year choking away the #1 seed. this isnt the prime warriors against Lebron and a bunch of nobodies. Or Denver against the clearly overmatched Miami team who you could tell didn't belong.

we would have to win by spreading them out with our shooters and overwhelming them from 3 imo. this series we 100% will need KP. to spread Jokic out and open up the paint. Denver doesn't shoot many 3's. even last night only took 18. that and their depth is their weakness if anything. Minnesota also doesn't seem to shoot many 3's either. at least at the level we do.

where they scare me most is more their late game execution. thats where I think we still lack.

but we will see, I don't think Minnesota wins this series. but I don't think it ends Thursday night. I think this goes 7.

So you’re not sure why everyone has built Denver into this unstoppable force but then go on to basically agree that we would have to get unconscious from 3 to have a chance.
Celtics will have to play there best basketball of the season and certainly the playoffs to even extend a series against Denver. Sorry, but the way they’re currently playing against competition not even half as good as Denver, they will get swept.

see this is what i mean. you act as if we are totally outmatched and will get swept. I don't see this huge talent discrepancy that you seem to see where we have no chance where we can't even do what Miami did last year...a team with not even half the talent we have this year.

but then again. somehow being 7-2 this playoffs and 2 days ago being our first win under 11ppg is garbage.

btw I never said we had to go "unconscious from 3" to win. I said we need to play our game which is spread the floor and shoot 3's. Denver made 8 3's last night ALL GAME.  our average is 16. Also if you spread the floor, doesn't that mean their "bigs" have to spread the floor taking away their advantage inside on defense?

There 2 best players are better then our 2 best players. Sure we have beaten the competition in front of us but we have been playing possibly the worst competition I’ve ever seen in the playoffs. Denver is on a complete different level. Sure we could pray for a miracle and beat them but to think they’re favorites or should win is delusional.

I'll give you Jokic....but there is no way Murray is better than Tatum nor Brown.

I was assuming that he meant that their best 2 players combined are better than our best 2 players combined.  Which is arguable but I might agree with it.  If he is saying Murray is better than Tatum that is just idiotic.

I read it as their #1 (Jokic) > our #1 (Tatum) and their #2 (Murray) > our #2 (Brown). I'm not sure I agree with Brown being better than Murray, though, because of Brown's significant advantage on D.

Combined Jokic and Murray are probably better than Brown and Tatum, but that's a lot harder to quantify. But in the big picture, Jokic is their only clear advantage over us. He's a huge advantage, but I don't buy that it's the only one that matters

[Vermont Green]

Just a note from a superstitious fan, let's not get ahead of ourselves here.

[bdm860]

In non-playoff news, Vince Carter is getting his jersey retired by the Nets.

https://twitter.com/BrooklynNets/status/1790717581193527727





This seems pretty weak.  4 1/2 seasons, 3 All-Star appearances, no other awards/records.  3 playoff appearances netting 11 total playoff wins.

Personally when I think of 2000 era Nets, I don't think of Vince Carter.  When I think of Vince Carter, I don't think of 2000 era Nets.



I'm okay with the Haslem, Tony Allen, Nick Collison jersey retirements, but this one seems weakest out of all of them.

[Donoghus]

In non-playoff news, Vince Carter is getting his jersey retired by the Nets.

https://twitter.com/BrooklynNets/status/1790717581193527727





This seems pretty weak.  4 1/2 seasons, 3 All-Star appearances, no other awards/records.  3 playoff appearances netting 11 total playoff wins.

Personally when I think of 2000 era Nets, I don't think of Vince Carter.  When I think of Vince Carter, I don't think of 2000 era Nets.



I'm okay with the Haslem, Tony Allen, Nick Collison jersey retirements, but this one seems weakest out of all of them.

Agreed.  This one seems like a stretch. 

[Phantom255x]

Lets finish the Cavs, then focus on NY/IND. We can worry about the Finals when we get there, and frankly the West can continue to battle it out. I still think MIN-DEN goes 7, and probably OKC-DAL too.

[Kernewek]

In non-playoff news, Vince Carter is getting his jersey retired by the Nets.

https://twitter.com/BrooklynNets/status/1790717581193527727





This seems pretty weak.  4 1/2 seasons, 3 All-Star appearances, no other awards/records.  3 playoff appearances netting 11 total playoff wins.

Personally when I think of 2000 era Nets, I don't think of Vince Carter.  When I think of Vince Carter, I don't think of 2000 era Nets.



I'm okay with the Haslem, Tony Allen, Nick Collison jersey retirements, but this one seems weakest out of all of them.

Excited for the Kevin Durant ceremony in a few years.

[hpantazo]

I think a Celtics-Nuggets finals would be a super close matchup of exciting, high level basketball. I would expect it to go 7 games. Not sure if the Celtics would pull it off in the end but it would be close.