Sweep in Dallas or Win Game 5 at Home?

[liam]

Win it whenever you can - coming out lackadaisical on Friday with the idea that it would be fun to win in front of our home crowd is crazy.
This group has been thru too much pain to take anything for granted.

Amen!

[mobilija]

Game 4 is too late for my 7 year-old to watch,  but we are headed to the West Coast next week, meaning she could see all of Game 5.  She?s a huge fan (and is terribly concerned about JD Davison?s roster status next year), knows who all the refs are and which ones to yell at, and it would be fun to share the excitement of a clinching game with her.

So I?m voting game 5 for personal reasons, but a sweep would be fun, and would give us the third-longest winning streak in a single postseason in NBA history.  It?s a win-win.  Let?s just not go 6.  That would be much less fun.

That's not too late for her, particularly on a Friday night... she can stay up for a few more hours for sure. It's not like an habitual thing, but I don't know what her schedule is the next day or her circumstances.

Just my opinion.

She has a soccer game at 8:30 the next morning and then a cross-country flight in the evening.  She needs her sleep.  And with a regular bedtime of 8:30 that she keeps virtually every night, it?s pretty unlikely she could power through the entire game anyway.

I?ll be happy if we win in 4 or 5.  Ultimately I?ll be happy if we win in 7, because that banner will always be there.  If I had to pick the optimal option for me, it would be 5, but the Celtics shouldn?t be concerned about little old me.  Believe me, I like watching Kyrie get swept!

Yeah, that 8:30am game in the morning is the killer, else I'd say screw her usual schedule and let her watch the game! lol

Oh well, good luck to her in the soccer game.

I know how intense and important those Saturday morning soccer games can be for 7 year olds.  If she doesn't do well in that, she might not get that college scholarship!

Skip the soccer game (or at least give her the choice).

In all likelihood, watching the Finals is probably more important to her than the soccer game, and she'll remember watching that Finals game with you for the rest of her life, one of her cherished memories.  (Plus being tired on a cross country flight sounds like a win to me).

I remember my dad prioritizing my rec league sports over other fun activities that might spring up at the last minute, and I always hated it.  "No you can't stay up late for this, you have a game tomorrow." Trust me,  I'd rather have done whatever thing it was than the rec league game the next day (even though I loved sports).  I vividly remember a couple of specific times where this came up, and that's probably one of the least fond memories I have of my dad (he was a great dad though).


But I say this now from the West Coast, where I no longer have this issue, and am able to put my 3 year old to bed after the game every night 

Geesh, what type of kid do you think I have?  College scholarships, lol.  I love my child, but college athlete is not in her future.

In all seriousness, she will be disappointed to miss either.  So there?s no reason to pit the two choices against each other for her, and instead I can take the choice out of her hands.  She loves soccer, despite being awful at it (she?s no better than the second-worst on her 10-player team that?s closest game was a 4-goal loss).  And this after she refused to try any sport, including basketball, until a couple of months ago.  So as a parent, it?s best for her to keep doing something she?s not good at on a losing team, because we can?t only do the things we?re good at in life.  And as she enjoys it, and has begged to sign up for it again in the fall despite said lack of success, then it?s a pretty easy call.  She goes to soccer.  If she hated it, sure, she could watch the game, and fall asleep on me when it got too late, and I?d wake her up for the final minutes.  So instead I?ll enjoy a game 4 win, but not be disappointed because a game 4 loss works out well for me too.

God, I love everything ur saying! I just gave you a TP and nominated you for Father of the Year.

And btw, just win baby. Finish it as soon as possible, be historically dominant, control the narrative and get some rest. Plus I just want it to be over. This season and particularly this playoffs has been so inevitable that I?m ready for the finish line.

[Phantom255x]

Just go for the kill. Smell the blood and attack

[BudweiserCeltic]

Game 4 is too late for my 7 year-old to watch,  but we are headed to the West Coast next week, meaning she could see all of Game 5.  She?s a huge fan (and is terribly concerned about JD Davison?s roster status next year), knows who all the refs are and which ones to yell at, and it would be fun to share the excitement of a clinching game with her.

So I?m voting game 5 for personal reasons, but a sweep would be fun, and would give us the third-longest winning streak in a single postseason in NBA history.  It?s a win-win.  Let?s just not go 6.  That would be much less fun.

That's not too late for her, particularly on a Friday night... she can stay up for a few more hours for sure. It's not like an habitual thing, but I don't know what her schedule is the next day or her circumstances.

Just my opinion.

She has a soccer game at 8:30 the next morning and then a cross-country flight in the evening.  She needs her sleep.  And with a regular bedtime of 8:30 that she keeps virtually every night, it?s pretty unlikely she could power through the entire game anyway.

I?ll be happy if we win in 4 or 5.  Ultimately I?ll be happy if we win in 7, because that banner will always be there.  If I had to pick the optimal option for me, it would be 5, but the Celtics shouldn?t be concerned about little old me.  Believe me, I like watching Kyrie get swept!

Yeah, that 8:30am game in the morning is the killer, else I'd say screw her usual schedule and let her watch the game! lol

Oh well, good luck to her in the soccer game.

I know how intense and important those Saturday morning soccer games can be for 7 year olds.  If she doesn't do well in that, she might not get that college scholarship!

Skip the soccer game (or at least give her the choice).

In all likelihood, watching the Finals is probably more important to her than the soccer game, and she'll remember watching that Finals game with you for the rest of her life, one of her cherished memories.  (Plus being tired on a cross country flight sounds like a win to me).

I remember my dad prioritizing my rec league sports over other fun activities that might spring up at the last minute, and I always hated it.  "No you can't stay up late for this, you have a game tomorrow." Trust me,  I'd rather have done whatever thing it was than the rec league game the next day (even though I loved sports).  I vividly remember a couple of specific times where this came up, and that's probably one of the least fond memories I have of my dad (he was a great dad though).


But I say this now from the West Coast, where I no longer have this issue, and am able to put my 3 year old to bed after the game every night 

Geesh, what type of kid do you think I have?  College scholarships, lol.  I love my child, but college athlete is not in her future.

In all seriousness, she will be disappointed to miss either.  So there?s no reason to pit the two choices against each other for her, and instead I can take the choice out of her hands.  She loves soccer, despite being awful at it (she?s no better than the second-worst on her 10-player team that?s closest game was a 4-goal loss).  And this after she refused to try any sport, including basketball, until a couple of months ago.  So as a parent, it?s best for her to keep doing something she?s not good at on a losing team, because we can?t only do the things we?re good at in life.  And as she enjoys it, and has begged to sign up for it again in the fall despite said lack of success, then it?s a pretty easy call.  She goes to soccer.  If she hated it, sure, she could watch the game, and fall asleep on me when it got too late, and I?d wake her up for the final minutes.  So instead I?ll enjoy a game 4 win, but not be disappointed because a game 4 loss works out well for me too.

She can play half asleep... I still remember that Saturday morning I "played" hungover in an high school tournament, and puking out the car window on my way there quite fondly.

[Big333223]

I want a sweep for 2 reasons:

1. I'm a worry-wart. I just want the relief of having the thing be done.
2. A sweep would solidify a dominant season in a way that would feel really nice.

[caffeinated]

Totally biased response: Take it to game 5 and win at home. (I have game 5 tickets - great seats, too!)

Unbiased response: Just freakin' win it ASAP.

So torn...

[scaryjerry]

Put these bums to sleep.
I love watching extra basketball but let?s put the mavs out of their misery.please. Can?t wait to watch this team actually celebrate

[radiohead]

I want a sweep for 2 reasons:

1. I'm a worry-wart. I just want the relief of having the thing be done.
2. A sweep would solidify a dominant season in a way that would feel really nice.

It would also be a record of sorts as no NBA team has swept the last two rounds (conference finals and finals) of the playoffs. Thos special Celtics team can accomplish that tomorrow!

[celticinorlando]

My nerves are about shot. Having to wait another 2 days would be no bueno.

Dallas wins they stand a little bit taller and gain confidence.

[SHAQATTACK]

There is history to be made with a sweep .  I think the players know this and like everyone else wants the series over with and be done.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

I want a sweep for 2 reasons:

1. I'm a worry-wart. I just want the relief of having the thing be done.
2. A sweep would solidify a dominant season in a way that would feel really nice.

It would also be a record of sorts as no NBA team has swept the last two rounds (conference finals and finals) of the playoffs. Thos special Celtics team can accomplish that tomorrow!

11 straight playoff wins

undefeated on the road

records in NBA history

no team made it past 5 games with us LOL

D O M I N A T I O N

bye bye mavs

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

My nerves are about shot. Having to wait another 2 days would be no bueno.

Dallas wins they stand a little bit taller and gain confidence.

meh we are closing this out in game 4 in dallas or at home in game 5.

i picked us in 5. a sweep would be unreal. looks like it may happen

mavs might quit i doubt they have anything left

[jpotter33]

Put these bums to sleep.
I love watching extra basketball but let?s put the mavs out of their misery.please. Can?t wait to watch this team actually celebrate

Not going to lie - that's also an ulterior motive for me wanting a game five. I'm not quite ready for this magical run to end yet. Though it will be a nice change of pace for the media (for at least a few weeks) to be positive about the Celtics for awhile.

And I guess there's still the Olympics for JT and Jrue.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

I want a sweep for 2 reasons:

1. I'm a worry-wart. I just want the relief of having the thing be done.
2. A sweep would solidify a dominant season in a way that would feel really nice.

It would also be a record of sorts as no NBA team has swept the last two rounds (conference finals and finals) of the playoffs. Thos special Celtics team can accomplish that tomorrow!

A win tomorrow would also make the Cs 80-20 overall this season, which is a nice clean, round figure.

[Kernewek]

The broom is the only way.