Celtics Playoff Seeding Thread

[SparzWizard]

Ugh so now there's a great chance if we make it past the first round, we match up with Toronto with a healthy Lowry back too. 

If we legitimately fear the Raptors, then we have no business worrying about a deep playoff run to begin with.

TP ....true ......the Raptors are basically a two man team .  Two guys scoring 30 a piece or more .  And you can't stop them.  We have to have 30 each from AB and IT to counter this .  AB is too irratic health and scoring to make his 30 to be counted on ....so yes it does look bad. ....leaving the IT to score 45 and drains him of energy.

A few of the meetings Bradley wasn't even dressed. I also think either Crowder or Horford was out too.

A fully healthy Celtics vs a fully healthy Raptors team would be interesting. But of course, it's a moot point if neither team get past their first-round opponents- whom both could pose a challenge for the Atlantic division teams.

[jpotter33]

Wow, four point game with 18 seconds to go and Lebron turns it over on a five second call! He's played 45 minutes tonight! I'd say they're a bit nervous about the playoffs as much as they're riding Lebron with heavy minutes to get that seed.

[jpotter33]

Omg, the Cavs are doing everything they can to blow this game! Atlanta down 2 with a jump ball!

[jpotter33]

OVERTINE!!!!!!

They blew a 26 point fourth quarter lead! Woooowww. This is the LAST thing that the Cavs wanted. But this might be perfect for us. If the Cavs lose this in OT, then it's hard to justify continuing playing Lebron tomorrow with 50 + minutes tonight.

[SparzWizard]

Let's go Hawks!

[jpotter33]

Going to be very interesting to see if they play Lebron and Kyrie tomorrow now after the Atlanta loss. They've both put on a ton of minutes lately, and on the second night of a back to back in Miami, how likely they are to win that game is up in the air.

[Chief]

Hawks matchup so well with Cleveland.

I wish we did.

[j804]

Going to be very interesting to see if they play Lebron and Kyrie tomorrow now after the Atlanta loss. They've both put on a ton of minutes lately, and on the second night of a back to back in Miami, how likely they are to win that game is up in the air.

Is the game in Miami? If so all the better I could see Lue just shutting down Lebron/Kyrie and starting Deron/RJ not worth it imagine if they got injured would be the stupidest thing ever.

[go11celtics]

Imagine if that jimmy butler foul ends up coming back to cost us first place and avoiding Toronto in the second round....

[j804]

Lue was just asked about shutting down LBJ/Kyrie and he just said we'll see that he'll think about it

[max215]

Woaahh, just saw what happened in CLE-ATL. The one seed is very much in play for us again.

[Phantom255x]

At this point, you have to think they'll rest tomorrow.

All that, and another game in 24 hours. Lebron played 46 minutes...

[CelticsElite]

Cavs blew a big lead and lost lol

[max215]

At this point, you have to think they'll rest tomorrow.

All that, and another game in 24 hours. Lebron played 46 minutes...

Seems likely, yes. They really should just shut LeBron down. They very clearly don't need the one seed, and he needs the rest.

[Darío SpanishFan]

I think what hurt us to get the nº 1 seed wasn't losing against Cleveland. It was losing games such as the Atlanta one.