If the Celtics win out...

[remingtonbo2001]

I will pick Detroit over Boston, anytime.
They have clutch shooters and more experience.
Defense can be as good as Boston's.
And a clear edge at point guard.

Logically, it makes since to go with Detriot.

However, you forgot the FLIP SAUNDERS factor.

[peewee's lovechild]

You are an idiot!

That would be the woman who crapped you out of her vaj.

[peewee's lovechild]

Moron

I'm hurt, really.

But, moron would be the guy that uses a series played last year to determine how good a team is this year.

Yea, that's real smart.

Don't compare one regular season game to a playoff series. Boston still won the head to head 3-1 for godsake... For the record the sixers beat the spurs as well..infact sixers have beat alot of good teams lately.

It doesn't change the fact that the Sixers are only two games above .500. And, Boston lost to them.

boston are legit and they are nothing like the mavs of last year..they actually play great defense and have a balenced attack. the celtics have owned the spurs this year with guys missing....when healthly i doubt spurs will be able to beat them in a 7 game series. doubt anybody will

So, you're a Celtic fan?

You must be, since you're picking them to beat the Spurs in the Finals.

It's good you're showing your true colors.

Now, when my Spurs beat the out of your Celtics, you can join a Celtic Forum and get out of this one.

[peewee's lovechild]

Logically, it makes since to go with Detriot.

However, you forgot the FLIP SAUNDERS factor.

While I would agree with the last statement you made most of the time, he's going up against Doc Rivers.

Exactly what has Doc Rivers done to be considered better than Flip Saunders?

How far into the playoffs has Doc Rivers coached?

[honestfool84]

as it stands now...boston are the favourites and a team will need to play some very speical ball to beat them in a 7 game series

i am new here this season, but id be willing to bet a ton of money the mavericks fans were yelling this same chorus..

oh, and PS - until the world champions lose, or just falter in the first round (see Heat, Miami), then THEY are the team to beat.


translation, its the spurs, not the celtics, that are the team to beat.

[T Park]

Special ball to beat the Celtics?

Eh not really.

Good ball? Sure.

Thats true though of anytime you go to the NBA Finals and whoever you face.

Pretty much the same thing through out the whole playoffs period.


Boston is good, but I'm not sold on that they are unbeatable, or VERY hard to beat.

[Strike]

Hawks Upset Celtics to Clinch First Round Series

Hawks 101, Celtics 99 F

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 1, 2008

In what is being considered a greater upset than last year's Cinderella match, in which Golden State upset Dallas, the Atlanta Hawks just completed the second first round elimination of a team that had won at least 65 games or more in a regular season.

Al Horford willed his team on one good leg, shaking off a strained hamstring to score 28 points, Joe Johnson made a franchise playoff-record nine 3-pointers, and Atlanta became just the second No. 8 seed to capture a best-of-seven playoff series with a 101-99 victory over the NBA-best Boston Celtics in Game 6 on Thursday night.

"We made NBA history tonight and that's the best thing about it. We did it as a team,'' Horford said. "I'm so proud of my teammates and proud to be a part of this franchise.''

"I wanted to be aggressive,'' Johnson said. "Al came out and told me he wasn't feeling as good as he had in previous games, and he wanted me to carry us. I wanted to stay focused, not worry about calls, not get too emotional, just bring my energy with my play.''

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[batboy]

TIf the Spurs could not beat the Celtics without Ray Allen at home, what makes you think they'll be able to do it in the playoffs? What's going to magically change?

ProTip: LeBron swept the season series last year. What's going to change is that the games are going to mean something. As a Lakers fan, you of all people should understand this. 67 may have been important to establish the Shaq-Kobe show, but they certainly didn't give a rat's ass after 2000.

The difference between the Celtics and Spurs is that the Celtics feel they have something to prove in the RS. Which they have done, congratulations and all that, but as Dallas showed it means nothing. I'm not convinced that the Celtics are hands down better than Dallas either, remember Dallas established their reputation on defense too. The Celts are just more physical and are allowed to rebound _very_ aggressively.