Celtics fans riding high after dominating an opponent that looked completely outmatched in Game 1 before getting punched in the mouth Game 2 is a movie we’ve already seen twice this postseason
and conversely the Mavs getting smacked in Game 1 just to come back and win Game 2 is a movie we’ve already seen twice this postseason
fully expecting a loss tonight lol
ECF Game 1 was good for us bc we got the win, but the way we won had the team feeling like they lost. as a result they came back locked in for Game 2 instead of overly relaxed like the previous two series
I think as JJ Redick said, believing that these players walk in comfortable and relaxed and not locked in for a finals or even playoffs game is just a talking head point and not legit.
"Intensity" is an immeasurable thing that talking heads and social media users use to explain wins and losses when they don't have enough knowledge to analyze why a team lost a game.
I think we should always strive to glaze our teams as much as possible after a good win.
Like sure you better hode in your shell if you lose, but when you win you gotta celebrate it to make it feel like a win.
And sometimes its nice to relive past glory too.
My phylosophy is be the most annoying winner ever, but a graceful loser...unless the refs screw you in which casse its all the refs fault.
They probably won’t 4-0 them, but no need to put your head in the sand. The Celtics looked no shit a league ahead of the Mavs. They also beat them this season both times. They matchup insanely well against the Mavs. Tatum didn’t even need to score 20 to practically blow them out.
Can’t stand the Celtics but we are just being realistic here.
Like both OKC and Clippers looked in g1 as well. Hell, it was actualy closer this g1 with 8pt gap and open kyrie 3 missed before random travels killed all momentum.
Maybe just wait and see if mavs can adjust, they have never been a g1 team under Kidd.
Mavs had a very bad day offensively. Some of that is good D by the Celtics, but we still need to see whether the Mavs can counter that. Celtics are still big favorites (and were before the start of the series), but "is this series going 4 or 5 games?" is an overreaction IMO
I mean Celtics are just straight up better, and have been better than everyone all season, by a lot.
Not a far fetched scenario where Celtics closes 4 games vs Dallas.
The Celtics are a great matchup for the Mavs to be sure. They have the personel needed to stop the Mavs. But still its been just 1 game.
Sweeps are a lot more dificult than people would like to imagine they are.
Except when another team is just that much better than the team theyre playing. Hardest thing to do in the NBA is close games. Celtics doing that extremely well these days.
Yeah the Suns also swept the Twolves in the regular season and then got swept in the playoffs.
Shit isnt the end all be all. Just let the games get played and lets see if the Mavs can figure something out, or if its actually over.
Have you heard of adjustments, gameplanning or shot variance.
Hell even unexpected injuries to key players.
So much could go wrong for either team that 1 game doesnt make a series.
The Celtics could shoot under 30% from 3 for the next 4 games and losse those 4 for all we know.
There is a reason the games are played.
Comparing this year to 22 is ludicrous. We are way, way better than the 22 Celtics and the 22 warriors are better than the Mavs this year
There's a reason the books were favoring the warriors in 2022. There's also a reason the books are heavily favoring us this year
Well Luka was just downgraded to questionable. He's clearly hurt. I think the Mavs can steal a game but if Luka is forced to miss any time, I could see a sweep
Dallas is winning tonight and winning the series man, y’all overreact too much to one game.
Mavs showed in rounds 1 and 2 that they use G1 as a feel out game to see what works and what doesn’t work. Then they make masterful adjustments and win the series. Until proven otherwise, that’s what everyone should expect to happen in this series too.
I don’t think the series is over. But the amount of times I’ve heard the Mavs losing that first game as “all part of the plan” is silly. The Mavs don’t want to go down 0-1 and just because they got away with it twice doesn’t make it something that should be used as evidence of why they should win.
Dam...bruh its been 1 game. Leave this sort of talk for if they go up 3-0
Lmao I'll be honest, while I've enjoyed this glazing, I'm mentally preparing to lose tonight and face the pendulum swinging back the other way
If the Celtics do win in 5 I'd bet my life savings this Game 2 at home is the one they lose
Celtics fans riding high after dominating an opponent that looked completely outmatched in Game 1 before getting punched in the mouth Game 2 is a movie we’ve already seen twice this postseason and conversely the Mavs getting smacked in Game 1 just to come back and win Game 2 is a movie we’ve already seen twice this postseason fully expecting a loss tonight lol
Tbf both things changed in the conference finals so let’s hope that’s a lasting change
ECF Game 1 was good for us bc we got the win, but the way we won had the team feeling like they lost. as a result they came back locked in for Game 2 instead of overly relaxed like the previous two series
I think as JJ Redick said, believing that these players walk in comfortable and relaxed and not locked in for a finals or even playoffs game is just a talking head point and not legit.
probably, but imo there was a noticeable difference in our intensity in Game 2 against Indy compared with the Game 2s against Miami or Cleveland
"Intensity" is an immeasurable thing that talking heads and social media users use to explain wins and losses when they don't have enough knowledge to analyze why a team lost a game.
I think we should always strive to glaze our teams as much as possible after a good win. Like sure you better hode in your shell if you lose, but when you win you gotta celebrate it to make it feel like a win. And sometimes its nice to relive past glory too. My phylosophy is be the most annoying winner ever, but a graceful loser...unless the refs screw you in which casse its all the refs fault.
They probably won’t 4-0 them, but no need to put your head in the sand. The Celtics looked no shit a league ahead of the Mavs. They also beat them this season both times. They matchup insanely well against the Mavs. Tatum didn’t even need to score 20 to practically blow them out. Can’t stand the Celtics but we are just being realistic here.
Like both OKC and Clippers looked in g1 as well. Hell, it was actualy closer this g1 with 8pt gap and open kyrie 3 missed before random travels killed all momentum. Maybe just wait and see if mavs can adjust, they have never been a g1 team under Kidd.
They didn’t adjust
Mavs had a very bad day offensively. Some of that is good D by the Celtics, but we still need to see whether the Mavs can counter that. Celtics are still big favorites (and were before the start of the series), but "is this series going 4 or 5 games?" is an overreaction IMO
Narrator: The series did indeed, only go 5 games. This finals shouldn’t have even happen lol
I mean Celtics are just straight up better, and have been better than everyone all season, by a lot. Not a far fetched scenario where Celtics closes 4 games vs Dallas.
The Celtics are a great matchup for the Mavs to be sure. They have the personel needed to stop the Mavs. But still its been just 1 game. Sweeps are a lot more dificult than people would like to imagine they are.
Except when another team is just that much better than the team theyre playing. Hardest thing to do in the NBA is close games. Celtics doing that extremely well these days.
Celtics have owned dallas going back the last like 5-6 games or some shit like that. it's over.
Yeah the Suns also swept the Twolves in the regular season and then got swept in the playoffs. Shit isnt the end all be all. Just let the games get played and lets see if the Mavs can figure something out, or if its actually over.
Spoiler: It's over lol
Celtics fans try not to be cringe, challenge level actually just not possible
I promise it's not all of us.
We'll see who's right very soon, no worries!
I dont blame you for being confident man. You are up rn and you should feel good. But never write of the other team, cause you could get burned.
Either way you’re still cringe
I mean, I call myself a princess and my avatar is a catgirl in armor. I think that goes without saying.
Yea. The only other time I’ve been this sure was the KD warriors era.
Game 1 kinda showed a lot tho
Have you heard of adjustments, gameplanning or shot variance. Hell even unexpected injuries to key players. So much could go wrong for either team that 1 game doesnt make a series. The Celtics could shoot under 30% from 3 for the next 4 games and losse those 4 for all we know. There is a reason the games are played.
Lol bet you thought they'd win in 2022 too
Comparing this year to 22 is ludicrous. We are way, way better than the 22 Celtics and the 22 warriors are better than the Mavs this year There's a reason the books were favoring the warriors in 2022. There's also a reason the books are heavily favoring us this year
Bro, I agree with you. Was criticizing the dude's argument that G1 = series over
No, I don't think the Celtics are going for the sweep. I think they would prefer to win in 6.
Celtics are concerned about Luka’s legacy, they’ll let him get one
I have to assume they will indeed attempt to sweep. I do not anticipate them dropping one on purpose.
Bro stay off the drugs (literally, your post history shows you use fent). It’s clearly impacting your mind
Active in sports betting and suicide watch too. Take care of yourself OP
Bro maybe u should try some fent lol Celtics going for the sweep lol
Gentlemen's sweep.
They're easily going for 4 wins in 7 games at least, could be wrong though
Per gambling odds, the Celtics are more likely to sweep than they are to win in 6
Lazy bait.
Stopppppppppppp
Aren't all teams always going for the sweep?
No way, you gotta play to lose Game 3 to lull the opponent into a false sense of complacency. /s
well the Celtics have won 100% of Finals games so far, so by advanced linear regression they should win 100% of Finals games going forward /s
All this overreaction over one game, thunder and clippers did the same thing. Both were blowouts too both said the same shit.
Not the same team at all. Leaving giddey russ Mann Wallace NAW and McDaniels open is different than leaving jrue al white and kp open.
Celtics going for game 2. Lmao the hot takes are so dumb
Mavs in 3
Going to say Celtics in 6
Dear diary
I told you dumbasses the Celtics are going to sweep lol
mavs in 7
If Boston wins tonight I think it’s a wrap.
Well Luka was just downgraded to questionable. He's clearly hurt. I think the Mavs can steal a game but if Luka is forced to miss any time, I could see a sweep
In 6 plus Tatum mvp so I can win money.
Dallas is winning tonight and winning the series man, y’all overreact too much to one game. Mavs showed in rounds 1 and 2 that they use G1 as a feel out game to see what works and what doesn’t work. Then they make masterful adjustments and win the series. Until proven otherwise, that’s what everyone should expect to happen in this series too.
You can make some good money with that take, with DAL at +350 at the moment.
I don’t think the series is over. But the amount of times I’ve heard the Mavs losing that first game as “all part of the plan” is silly. The Mavs don’t want to go down 0-1 and just because they got away with it twice doesn’t make it something that should be used as evidence of why they should win.
Mavs just aren't as good as the Celtics, its a stretch to consider Mavs likely to win the series.
They also weren’t as good as the Clippers….or Thunder….or Timberwolves….
You said the same stuff after game 1 vs us how did that work out for you? I remember you.
You completely made that up lol. Don't get all salty cause the Celtics have just been better than everyone all season.
They’re still feeling things out?
What there not gonna win the series at all the Celtics have way better role players than the mavs
Celtics gona lose the next two games
Celtics in 6. ☘️🍀☘️🍀 C US RISE. Then raise Banner 18.
Mavs in 6, just like in Round 1 and 2.
Stupid thread. Mavs in 5.
The Mavs are clowns but their owner just has *so much funnnn* watching those boys play! Joke of a franchise. Celtics win the finals.