Celtics (3-0) at Mavericks (0-3) NBA Finals Game #4 6/14/24

[LilRip]

LETS GO FOR THE SWEEP!!! Celtics and Banner 18 babyyy

[kraidstar]

Boston is now favored by 1.5 points. I don?t know what changed overnight (we were 1 point underdogs yesterday) but I really hope we take care of business and get game 4. Let?s make history as the first team ever to sweep the conference finals and the finals!

Probably info leaking out about Porzingis playing.

[celts55]

I loved watching Irving saying it?s all about getting experience at this point and winning one for pride. Already giving up. Same old guy

[Donoghus]

In the midst of a national parks trip & finally have service again so just want to chime in with a Go Celtics!!!

Hope to be celebrating a title in Wyoming tonight!

[A Future of Stevens]

If they show up with the same defensive intensity that has been shown this series, its a wrap. Or if we have another hurricane offensive game, its a wrap.

If the mavs make it a rock fight and junk everything up, it's anyone's game.

[Phantom255x]

This feels a little like the Nets series where the Cs swept.

Same Kyrie
I think KD was a better all around player than Luka
Nets and Mavs had about the same kind of role players

Yes the stage is bigger but the core plus Jrue is older and more experienced.

Gary Washburn said that the Mav players at the interviews yesterday looked like they were finished. Poor body language. Felt like they knew Boston was the better team. Talked about this being a learning experience.

I personally thought it was strange they didn't do any practice yesterday, just film. And not even any sort of "fun event" to maybe get loose (I think the C's actually went to TopGolf last year when down 3-0 the day after). Yeah they seem resigned to their fate. I also can't imagine there's much confidence after seeing Doncic's antics in games (the poor defense, yelling at officials, fouling out stupidly, etc)

[Phantom255x]

We haven't had a good start in any of the games. Now if we can come out tonight with a nice run and go ahead I think Dallas caves.

[Phantom255x]

It was expected anyways given the lead refs for the Finals are Zarba, Brothers, Davis and Foster, but:



That said, I feel the C's have actually done well with Foster as the ref in recent years and also, he actually hasn't "extended" many series recently when he's had the chance this postseason lol.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Boston is now favored by 1.5 points. I don?t know what changed overnight (we were 1 point underdogs yesterday) but I really hope we take care of business and get game 4. Let?s make history as the first team ever to sweep the conference finals and the finals!

Probably info leaking out about Porzingis playing.

[tazzmaniac]

I loved watching Irving saying it?s all about getting experience at this point and winning one for pride. Already giving up. Same old guy

No team has ever come back from 0-3 so is he supposed to claim that the Mavs are going to do it?  I know he's a flat earther but come on even he's not that delusional. 

[Phantom255x]

Would be nice to be partying about 12 hours from now 

[bdm860]

I gotta wonder about the psyche of a pro athlete here.

There's got to be a level of arrogance to make it to the top of your profession.  Most players at this level get there by thinking they're the best player every time they step on the floor.  "If any team is going to come back from 0-3 in the Finals, it's going to be us!"  and "we just have to win one at a time." I can get behind that thinking.  Also Kyrie was part of a 3-1 comeback against an actual Goliath in the 72-win Warriors, if anybody knows a comeback is possible, it should be him.

There's also the pride element, "no way I'm going to let the other team sweep me" and/or "I'm not going out on my home floor."  I can get behind either of these as well.

But then there's the human element too.  "We're down 0-3, the series is practically over, why would I want to extend this a few more days, just put us out of our misery."  And do you really want to win on your home floor, just to fly out to Boston to lose there, and then have to fly back to Dallas (or wherever you call home)?

Anything could happen this game (close game or blowout) and I wouldn't be surprised.

[SparzWizard]

Officials tonight:

Scott Foster
David Guthrie
James Williams

Scott Foster was also part of that 2010 Game 7 debacle with Joe Crawford and Dan Crawford.

[celticinorlando]

Officials tonight:

Scott Foster
David Guthrie
James Williams

Scott Foster was also part of that 2010 Game 7 debacle with Joe Crawford and Dan Crawford.

Scott Foster...the extender...the final boss. He was always getting the close out game.

[Sketch5]

I gotta wonder about the psyche of a pro athlete here.

There's got to be a level of arrogance to make it to the top of your profession.  Most players at this level get there by thinking they're the best player every time they step on the floor.  "If any team is going to come back from 0-3 in the Finals, it's going to be us!"  and "we just have to win one at a time." I can get behind that thinking.  Also Kyrie was part of a 3-1 comeback against an actual Goliath in the 72-win Warriors, if anybody knows a comeback is possible, it should be him.

There's also the pride element, "no way I'm going to let the other team sweep me" and/or "I'm not going out on my home floor."  I can get behind either of these as well.

But then there's the human element too.  "We're down 0-3, the series is practically over, why would I want to extend this a few more days, just put us out of our misery."  And do you really want to win on your home floor, just to fly out to Boston to lose there, and then have to fly back to Dallas (or wherever you call home)?

Anything could happen this game (close game or blowout) and I wouldn't be surprised.

Just saw video of the Mavs open practice. No one was there, mostly the staff. I know in the video I saw of the C open portion of practice, it was mostly JP and the stay trade group working, but the starters were hanging around, even saw White passing the ball a couple times to KP. That's the mindset of both teams right now.