If we somehow manage to lose by 10 or less then I won't count us totally out of it yet. But like I said earlier, 15 points or more for the loss and this is going to be 4-5 games.
How does a 5 point difference change anything? Losing by 30 tells me no more than if we lost by 10. A loss is a loss and teams have come back from blowouts before. In 2005 we killed indiana in game one and lost in 7. The celts were massacred by the lake show in 84 and came back and one the series. A blowout does not mean anything! So we lose and comeback and win next game. What does that tell you?
It's the momentum and the psychology of it. The Celtics have been through too much and are emotionally and physically exhausted. Our two best players are in their early 30s and have been playing more than 40 minutes a night in the last 7 games. If we get blown out tonight - and by blowout I mean 15+ - then our team is not going to be in a good position to win more than maybe 1 game. Maybe 2 if we really dig deep down. But one thing's for sure, home court advantage was the one edge we had coming into this series, and we're about to lose it, barring a horrible breakdown by the Magic.
There is no basis for your argument. Margin of victory means nothing. The Celtics won game 2 against the bulls and then ran away with game 3. Under your rationale, they should have lost game 3 because the bulls didn't get blown out. Also, they should have run away with the series after game 3 because they killed them. We all know that didn't happen.
The problem with your argument: you're still ignoring the fact that we just played a super-intense 7 game series with 35 minutes worth of overtimes over the course of a couple weeks and we had ONE DAY of rest and then we get blown out at home in the first game...and you're telling me the margin of victory, the loss of our home court advantage, being dominated by the other team....you're telling me that WON'T have a negative affect on our play for the rest of the series? Really?
The Celtics in 84 were in THE FINALS. I think they were just as tired, banged up (those playing, granted they didn't have an injury like KG), and had lost by even more. I am not saying that the fatigue won't affect them, but if they lose it will be because of more tangible factors such as that, rather than the fact they lost by 15. If they lose by ten and that is still a factor. I am not arguing against the fact that the Chi series will take juice out of them, rather your assertion that the final margin of victory will. And yes, I am REALLY telling you it wont have a negative effect. If anything it will motivate them even more. Do you honestly see this team saying to itself it cant beat the magic because they lost by 15? REALLY?
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