Poll: Mavericks vs. Celtics Series Predictions

[celticinorlando]

Strat-O-Matic -- who accurately predicted the Celtics' regular-season record down to the exact game -- to simulate the 2024 NBA Finals, with detailed box scores and recaps for every game:

They have the Celtics winning games 1,2,4 and 5.
Dallas winning game 3.

[Celtics2021]

Strat-O-Matic -- who accurately predicted the Celtics' regular-season record down to the exact game -- to simulate the 2024 NBA Finals, with detailed box scores and recaps for every game:

They have the Celtics winning games 1,2,4 and 5.
Dallas winning game 3.

That’s exactly how I think it will go, so I’m glad to be on the side of Strat-O-Matic.

[gift]

Run up to the finals in 2008 vs the lakers was just as bad. Mainly because Boston played with their food in Atlanta and Cleveland.

Atlanta, yes. but i still contend that Cleveland was the second toughest team that year.

[0003323344]

Strat-O-Matic -- who accurately predicted the Celtics' regular-season record down to the exact game -- to simulate the 2024 NBA Finals, with detailed box scores and recaps for every game:

They have the Celtics winning games 1,2,4 and 5.
Dallas winning game 3.

I’ve been playing Strat-O-Matic football, baseball, basketball and hockey since I was 14. Very accurate game. I will be getting this season when it comes out.

[celticinorlando]

Imagine if Tatum brings his three point shooting percentage to what it was regular season

Hauser finds his stroke again

And KP can add 15 points plus a game.

Boston has won without those three constants from the regular season.

[Vermont Green]

Kyrie:

He has been getting a lot of talk but what I see is a really good player who has never been quite good enough to be the #1 on a team.  He has had chances to be that guy, but always flaked out.  He will make some shots, we know that, but I don't see him making enough shots in enough games to be the deciding factor in the series.  He hasn't been any better than a good #2 for several seasons and in that time, there have been periods where he wasn't even that good.

Player Ranking:

I look at it as groups of 2:

Tatum/Brown        vs    Doncic/Irving
Porzingis/Horford  vs    Gafford/Lively
Holiday/White       vs    Washington/Jones
Pritchard/Hauser   vs    Green/Hardy (or Hardaway or Exum or Kleber?)

I am not sure there is any grouping of these pairs where I would rather have the DAL pair.  But when I stack them up this way (and I know it isn't a perfect match positionally), I think we are going to need Porzingis/Horford and Holiday/White to all play better than the corresponding DAL pair.  I think Porzingis is important.  This stacking looks a lot different if it is Horford/Kornet or Horford/Tillman.  We still may not lose the grouping without Porzingis, but we probably don't win it either.

Pritchard and Hauser may factor in but they will not play nearly the same minutes or have the same level of importance as the others.

The result is that I see us as best case having 6 of the top 8, but then the 9-12 go to DAL.  As to 13-16, anyone's guess.  If Hauser comes around, we could easily win that grouping.

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[Phantom255x]

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[celticinorlando]

26 hours away

These days off in between games are going to be so long if Boston loses a game.

[Phantom255x]

26 hours away

These days off in between games are going to be so long if Boston loses a game.

It's gonna feel like that regardless tbh. Game 1 is tomorrow night, after 9 days of nothing. Game 3 isn't until literally next Wednesday night, almost another week later. 2.5 weeks between Game 1 and Game 7.

[celticinorlando]

26 hours away

These days off in between games are going to be so long if Boston loses a game.

It's gonna feel like that regardless tbh. Game 1 is tomorrow night, after 9 days of nothing. Game 3 isn't until literally next Wednesday night, almost another week later. 2.5 weeks between Game 1 and Game 7.

Those days off would be much more enjoyable if they win.

[Phantom255x]

26 hours away

These days off in between games are going to be so long if Boston loses a game.

It's gonna feel like that regardless tbh. Game 1 is tomorrow night, after 9 days of nothing. Game 3 isn't until literally next Wednesday night, almost another week later. 2.5 weeks between Game 1 and Game 7.

Those days off would be much more enjoyable if they win.

Very true. It'd be nice to win Game 1 and have a few good days including the weekend before Game 2 late Sunday night.

[Redz]

I know all game one’s are big, but I feel like this one is extra huge.  What will we see out of Porzingis and how the Celts handle the pressure will be very telling.  I do have a suspicion they’re going come out and pour it on early.  How they react with a big lead willtellnusnq will speak volun.

[jmen788]

Knicks in 6!!! 😂😂😂

[Phantom255x]

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