Celtics 2024 Playoff Run Thread

[BitterJim]

if you want to play that game-The Celts hang another banner if Perk was healthy and played in game seven against the lakers during the Kevin Garnett era.

And that would have been Banner 19, we would have won 18 in 2009 if KG hadn't gotten injured

[Donoghus]

if you want to play that game-The Celts hang another banner if Perk was healthy and played in game seven against the lakers during the Kevin Garnett era.

And that would have been Banner 19, we would have won 18 in 2009 if KG hadn't gotten injured

Yup.  I always thought so.  That [dang] Utah game. 

[Birdman]

Yea if KG didn’t get hurt in year 2 & Perkins in the Finals (refs didn’t help either) we would win 3 in a row

[celticinorlando]

Game 7 in 2010 still haunts me. The toughest Celtics loss ever. Kobe couldn't make anything but paraded to the FT over and over.

[Moranis]

Yea if KG didn’t get hurt in year 2 & Perkins in the Finals (refs didn’t help either) we would win 3 in a row

I'm not so sure Boston beats Cleveland in 09.  In 08 it was a tough 7 game series and the Cavs got better and we're the top seed in 09.  They didn't match up nearly as well with Dwight and the Magic as they did with the C's.  Boston would have beaten Orlando and LA with a non-injured KG, I'm just not so sure about the Cavs. 

In 10, I have a hard time thinking Perkins would have made a difference.  Sheed played very well with increased minutes in game 7 and Boston lost that game on offense, especially PP and Ray who combined for an awful 8 of 29

[hpantazo]

Game 7 in 2010 still haunts me. The toughest Celtics loss ever. Kobe couldn't make anything but paraded to the FT over and over.

Yep, and Artest hitting some dagger threes while nobody on the Celtics could make a shot and Sheed subbed himself out of the game from exhaustion.

[angryguy77]

Game 7 in 2010 still haunts me. The toughest Celtics loss ever. Kobe couldn't make anything but paraded to the FT over and over.

Joey Crawford should still be on a chain gang for his criminal activity during that game. No one will ever convince me a call wasn't made.

[BitterJim]

Yea if KG didn’t get hurt in year 2 & Perkins in the Finals (refs didn’t help either) we would win 3 in a row

I'm not so sure Boston beats Cleveland in 09.  In 08 it was a tough 7 game series and the Cavs got better and we're the top seed in 09.  They didn't match up nearly as well with Dwight and the Magic as they did with the C's.  Boston would have beaten Orlando and LA with a non-injured KG, I'm just not so sure about the Cavs. 

In 10, I have a hard time thinking Perkins would have made a difference.  Sheed played very well with increased minutes in game 7 and Boston lost that game on offense, especially PP and Ray who combined for an awful 8 of 29

The conference seeding would have been interesting. We had 3 more wins than Cleveland (same number of losses) going into the Jazz game where KG got hurt, so it's entirely possible that the order ends up as BOS/CLE/ORL and it's LeBron facing Orlando in the second round instead of us.

That also would have put MVP Derrick Rose vs LeBron in the first round which would have been fun

[Phantom255x]

Game 7 in 2010 still haunts me. The toughest Celtics loss ever. Kobe couldn't make anything but paraded to the FT over and over.

Yep, and Artest hitting some dagger threes while nobody on the Celtics could make a shot and Sheed subbed himself out of the game from exhaustion.

I was only 11 years old at the time, and I remember being so annoyed that we kept missing shots in the 2nd half lol. We were also up double digits at one point and I thought we had it in the bag. Silly me. I was too young at the time to really focus on or acknowledge the refs also being crooked, but at the same time I think having the 2008 championship not long before eased the pain a tiny bit for me at the time given my age.

[Redz]

Game 7 in 2010 still haunts me. The toughest Celtics loss ever. Kobe couldn't make anything but paraded to the FT over and over.

Yep, and Artest hitting some dagger threes while nobody on the Celtics could make a shot and Sheed subbed himself out of the game from exhaustion.

I was only 11 years old at the time, and I remember being so annoyed that we kept missing shots in the 2nd half lol. We were also up double digits at one point and I thought we had it in the bag. Silly me. I was too young at the time to really focus on or acknowledge the refs also being crooked, but at the same time I think having the 2008 championship not long before eased the pain a tiny bit for me at the time given my age.

Gasol drove me bananas in the 4th

[SparzWizard]

Heat fans be like "Jimmy Butler Heat was able to beat the 1-seeded Bucks, 5-seeded Knicks, and 2-seeded Celtics last season"

"But the Celtics this year can only beat a Butler-less Heat team, a Mitchell-less Cavs team, and a Haliburton-less Pacers team"

 

[Redz]

Has the basketball world just purposely overlooked a 21 and 7 7'3 rim protector and 3 point assassin being out? Why isn't this narrative being pushed?

Just win the whole thing.

Think about the `86 Celtics if they were forced to lean on Walton for heavy minutes if Parish was out.  So fortunate to have a healthy Big Al.

[Roy H.]

Game 7 in 2010 still haunts me. The toughest Celtics loss ever. Kobe couldn't make anything but paraded to the FT over and over.

Yep, and Artest hitting some dagger threes while nobody on the Celtics could make a shot and Sheed subbed himself out of the game from exhaustion.

I was only 11 years old at the time, and I remember being so annoyed that we kept missing shots in the 2nd half lol. We were also up double digits at one point and I thought we had it in the bag. Silly me. I was too young at the time to really focus on or acknowledge the refs also being crooked, but at the same time I think having the 2008 championship not long before eased the pain a tiny bit for me at the time given my age.

Gasol drove me bananas in the 4th

For me, it was the refs.  The refs allowed physical play by both teams through three quarters.  Then, in the fourth, they started calling soft fouls.  21 (!!!) free throws in one decisive quarter.  The league average that year was 24.5 FTAs per game.  The Lakers almost reached that in one quarter.

People talk about the Kings being screwed by the refs, and they were.  But, I've never seen the refs put their thumb on the scale more than in that 4th quarter.

[Vermont Green]

Has the basketball world just purposely overlooked a 21 and 7 7'3 rim protector and 3 point assassin being out? Why isn't this narrative being pushed?

Just win the whole thing.

Think about the `86 Celtics if they were forced to lean on Walton for heavy minutes if Parish was out.  So fortunate to have a healthy Big Al.

That is a good analogy.  Porzingis probably has more value than Parrish, probably closer to McHale (although McHale was a much better overall defender than Porzingis).  If McHale or Parrish had gone down, Walton would have stepped in and the team would still be really good but Greg Kite would have been forced to play regular minutes.

I think the outside world sees this as Horford replacing Porzingis, no big deal.  But really it is Kornet replacing Porzingis, just like it would have been Greg Kite replacing Parrish/McHale on the '86 team.  Horford/Walton already play regular minutes.  They end up playing different minutes, but not really that many more minutes.   Too nuanced for the fans outside of Boston to understand I guess.

[SparzWizard]

Yea if KG didn’t get hurt in year 2 & Perkins in the Finals (refs didn’t help either) we would win 3 in a row

I'm not so sure Boston beats Cleveland in 09.  In 08 it was a tough 7 game series and the Cavs got better and we're the top seed in 09.  They didn't match up nearly as well with Dwight and the Magic as they did with the C's.  Boston would have beaten Orlando and LA with a non-injured KG, I'm just not so sure about the Cavs. 

In 10, I have a hard time thinking Perkins would have made a difference.  Sheed played very well with increased minutes in game 7 and Boston lost that game on offense, especially PP and Ray who combined for an awful 8 of 29

Celtics with healthy Perk wouldn't lose b2b at Lakers in Game 6 and 7. As soon as he went down in Game 6, we got blown out.

Just wished the Celtics took care of business in Game 3 so Boston didn't have to fly back to LA again in the Finals lol