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Quote from: LogitechMouse on May 20, 2022, 04:55:13 AM

Looks like the Heat need these 2 things.
1. A second or third player that can help Butler offensively.
2. Kyle Lowry

I have to agree that Jimmy Butler is the only player in the Miami Heat that play good even when losing. There's no help from his teammates once they are downed like giving up the game early. If Miami Heat doesn't have Jimmy Butler, they might exit early in the playoffs.

I also noticed in the whole playoffs series of Miami Heat that when they are winning, it's only Jimmy Butler as the reason and no one else. What happened to those young Miami Heat that feels pumped during the NBA Bubble Finals.

I think Kyle Lowry is out for the rest of this playoffs. I agree he will be a good help because of his experience. But even if he comes back, he might be having a slow adjustment because of his long rest.

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Quote from: harizen on May 20, 2022, 12:26:14 AM

The Boston Celtics bounces back as I expected in a 125-102 win on road. After losing in a big lead on Game 1, they return the favor by beating the Miami Heat in a big lead too. I really don't expect a 2-0 lead here as I know the Celtics will be different after a loss. Now that they even the series, that will serve as a reference for the Miami Heat on what things needs to do next game.

Again, when the Miami Heat loses, it's only Jimmy Butler who is consistent. The most consistent player for me in this playoff who always acquires good numbers. They are like that since the start of the playoffs.

Looks like the Heat need these 2 things.
1. A second or third player that can help Butler offensively.
2. Kyle Lowry

I don't know if Kyle Lowry will play this post-season, so if somebody knows it, then they can share it here. Overall, the Heat's performance isn't that bad in Game 2, but the Celtics had a better offense than them thus, they lost. The three point shooting of Celtics is one of the reason why they won. In Game 1, they only shot 11/34, but in Game 2 they shot 20/40. Another one is the return of Smart and Horford, and we know how impactful they are defensively.

I'll go with Celtics in 7 here. I believe that they are a team that is good defensively, and at the same time, good offensively as well.

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The Boston Celtics bounces back as I expected in a 125-102 win on road. After losing in a big lead on Game 1, they return the favor by beating the Miami Heat in a big lead too. I really don't expect a 2-0 lead here as I know the Celtics will be different after a loss. Now that they even the series, that will serve as a reference for the Miami Heat on what things needs to do next game.

Again, when the Miami Heat loses, it's only Jimmy Butler who is consistent. The most consistent player for me in this playoff who always acquires good numbers. They are like that since the start of the playoffs.

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Quote from: Botnake on May 19, 2022, 07:39:55 AM

Also, I expect a major adjustment in game 2, and now that Smart is likely to play, I hope that would help them to be better.

If you think about that, then maybe bet on the Celtics to win in game 2.
Bettors might take Miami Heat because the spread is only -3.5, that's too attractive considering after a big win in game 1.

People still thought that Butler will again make a great performance, so obviously, Heat is going to be the play of the public.
I'm also planning to put a bet live, if Heat starts strong then I might take Celtics for an odds of 3.00 (at least).

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Quote from: Distinctin on May 19, 2022, 06:21:20 AM

Let's see if Celtics will bounce back like they usually do.

They are just +3.5 in game 2, I don't know if the public will bet on the Heat considering the spread is lower compared to game 1.
I like to see the Celtics to start strong, but at the same time to be able to hold their lead in the 2nd half as that was their problem in the first game.

Also, I expect a major adjustment in game 2, and now that Smart is likely to play, I hope that would help them to be better.

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Quote from: Questat on May 19, 2022, 05:51:21 AM

Latest update.

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/celtics-injury-updates-marcus-smart-probable-game-2-al-horford-doubtful

Marcus smart is probably.
Al Horford Doubtful.

Well, Horford is not ruled out yet, so let's hope that he will play in game 2 as that's a very important game for the Celtics.

Thanks for the update, at least Marcus Smart is probably, he is a big help for the Celtics.

Both teams are undermanned actually.
For heat, Lowry is out in game 2, so if Horford is out in game 2, that's a fair match up, no excuses for both parties.
Let's see if Celtics will bounce back like they usually do.

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Latest update.

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/celtics-injury-updates-marcus-smart-probable-game-2-al-horford-doubtful

Marcus smart is probably.
Al Horford Doubtful.

Well, Horford is not ruled out yet, so let's hope that he will play in game 2 as that's a very important game for the Celtics.

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Quote from: Johnyz on May 18, 2022, 09:10:24 AM

Quote from: inthelongrun on May 18, 2022, 08:08:13 AM

I took a bet on Miami Heat only after I read the news that Marcus Smart and Al Horford were not playing.

But what a game! I was surprised when Celtics dominated and was leading double digit in the first half. I was thinking that maybe the youth on both Tatum and Brown are just too fast to handle. I was a bit discouraged, I quit watching for some minutes and went on to water my plants. When I came back, the game was already close. Jimmy Butler's accuracy and Miami Heat's hustle made the difference.

Game 2 will be more interesting as Horford and Smart are expected to play. I hope Pj Tucker is just fine.

I have the same thought and seriously, I did stop watching it know that Celtics really dominates the first half but I was shock to see online that Miami really won the game 1 and that's a big surprise to me that they even have a huge lead in the first game. Well, Celtics did a great job in game one despite of the loss consider some players are missing with them but now in game 2, this will be more interesting to see Horford and Smart back, let's see if they can still contribute to the team. This will be a long series I believe.

The Heat made a huge comeback in the 3rd quarter so for sure you missed that great game. Nevertheless, this is just one game, and the Celtics are not healthy because they are missing the services of their 2 best defender. So this could be a long series, and maybe it will be Smart who will have the task to guard Butler and then we have two big man battling it out in the middle, Adebayo vs Big Al.

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Quote from: inthelongrun on May 18, 2022, 08:08:13 AM

I took a bet on Miami Heat only after I read the news that Marcus Smart and Al Horford were not playing.

But what a game! I was surprised when Celtics dominated and was leading double digit in the first half. I was thinking that maybe the youth on both Tatum and Brown are just too fast to handle. I was a bit discouraged, I quit watching for some minutes and went on to water my plants. When I came back, the game was already close. Jimmy Butler's accuracy and Miami Heat's hustle made the difference.

Game 2 will be more interesting as Horford and Smart are expected to play. I hope Pj Tucker is just fine.

I have the same thought and seriously, I did stop watching it know that Celtics really dominates the first half but I was shock to see online that Miami really won the game 1 and that's a big surprise to me that they even have a huge lead in the first game. Well, Celtics did a great job in game one despite of the loss consider some players are missing with them but now in game 2, this will be more interesting to see Horford and Smart back, let's see if they can still contribute to the team. This will be a long series I believe.

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Quote from: inthelongrun on May 18, 2022, 08:08:13 AM

I took a bet on Miami Heat only after I read the news that Marcus Smart and Al Horford were not playing.

But what a game! I was surprised when Celtics dominated and was leading double digit in the first half. I was thinking that maybe the youth on both Tatum and Brown are just too fast to handle. I was a bit discouraged, I quit watching for some minutes and went on to water my plants. When I came back, the game was already close. Jimmy Butler's accuracy and Miami Heat's hustle made the difference.

Game 2 will be more interesting as Horford and Smart are expected to play. I hope Pj Tucker is just fine.

We hope to see a healthy team against a healthy team.

With Horford and Smart back in the line up, Celtics will be able to match the Heat very well, and we might see a very close game since Celtics will try to steal one game on the road. I expect that this series will be long, I love to see a game 6 or 7 if possible, so Celtics should now allow they'll go down 0-2 in the series.

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I took a bet on Miami Heat only after I read the news that Marcus Smart and Al Horford were not playing.

But what a game! I was surprised when Celtics dominated and was leading double digit in the first half. I was thinking that maybe the youth on both Tatum and Brown are just too fast to handle. I was a bit discouraged, I quit watching for some minutes and went on to water my plants. When I came back, the game was already close. Jimmy Butler's accuracy and Miami Heat's hustle made the difference.

Game 2 will be more interesting as Horford and Smart are expected to play. I hope Pj Tucker is just fine.

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Quote from: Questat on May 18, 2022, 07:17:48 AM

Horford did not win as well, actually, Celtics had a good start until they loss their defense in the 2nd half, particularly in the 3rd quarter. It was a good game though because Celtics aren't giving up, so I believe this series will be long, probably game 7.

I was shocked when I saw the score when I returned to watch the game and it seems like they were just lucky sinking those shots in the 1st half but they cannot stop the counter strategy of the Miami Heat in the 2nd half which lead to their 1st lose in this series. I was expecting this to happen because so far, Horford and Smart have been one of the main keys to reaching up to this point, and without them, it would be just some kind of a throwaway game since the Miami Heat has already adopted and managed to survive without Lowry in the playoffs.

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Quote from: Questat on May 18, 2022, 07:17:48 AM

Quote from: Kelvinid on May 17, 2022, 09:22:21 AM

Game 1 tomorrow.

Heat vs Celtics, heat is -2 at home.
As reported, Marcus Smart is questionable in game 1, but I still think Celtics will have a good fight in game 1, they have won games without Marcus smart, so it's not a big loss.

https://www.slamonline.com/nba/celtics-announce-marcus-smart-is-questionable-for-game-1-against-heat/

Horford did not win as well, actually, Celtics had a good start until they loss their defense in the 2nd half, particularly in the 3rd quarter. It was a good game though because Celtics aren't giving up, so I believe this series will be long, probably game 7.

I hope Horford and Marcus will get back sooner to make this happened. You notice already how weak there defense during 2nd half and that's because they have limited players capable of covering main players for there rest. Tatum and Brown both play more than 43 mins just to keep up woth the heat unlike when the 2 injured players is available because they can rotate and get the work done properly. I notice too how tight Tucker defending Tatum even on just a free throw rebound. It seems Tucker got this special assignment from coach eric.

Yeah, Tucker defending Tatum.

While Butler is free to roam, no one can stop him not even Tatum and Brown, Pritchard? too small, Butler just shooting over him. And then Butler also can take Tatum in the defensive end. But we will like a series wherein both are healthy. So the Celtics need the services of Horford and specially Marcus Smart who will be defending Butler so that is a good matchup to watch.

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Quote from: Kelvinid on May 17, 2022, 09:22:21 AM

Game 1 tomorrow.

Heat vs Celtics, heat is -2 at home.
As reported, Marcus Smart is questionable in game 1, but I still think Celtics will have a good fight in game 1, they have won games without Marcus smart, so it's not a big loss.

https://www.slamonline.com/nba/celtics-announce-marcus-smart-is-questionable-for-game-1-against-heat/

Horford did not win as well, actually, Celtics had a good start until they loss their defense in the 2nd half, particularly in the 3rd quarter. It was a good game though because Celtics aren't giving up, so I believe this series will be long, probably game 7.

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Heat - Celtics series is starting tonight. For Game 1, bookmakers are favouring Heat but there is not an enormous gap too. Honestly I'm waiting for seeing a quite competitive start to this series. After seeing Celtics against Bucks like that, my expectation level from them has increased a lot honestly. Heat are another very tough opponent but we might see this series ending by seven games too. Anyway, I'm favouring Celtics to start with a win.

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Game 1 tomorrow.

Heat vs Celtics, heat is -2 at home.
As reported, Marcus Smart is questionable in game 1, but I still think Celtics will have a good fight in game 1, they have won games without Marcus smart, so it's not a big loss.

https://www.slamonline.com/nba/celtics-announce-marcus-smart-is-questionable-for-game-1-against-heat/

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@OP, you can now edit the thread.

It's official now, Heat vs Celtics will be playing in the Eastern Conference Finals.
This is a good match-up IMO, both teams have their own star players who are consistent in the playoffs so far.

By the way, in their head-to-head matchup, in their last 3 games, Celtics lead by winning 2 out of 3.

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Quote from: SamboNZ on May 16, 2022, 12:34:16 AM

Quote from: Baofeng on May 16, 2022, 12:11:12 AM

It has been settled now, and it's Heat vs the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. I will say that I will be biased on this one, as I have an outright bet for the Heat to win the Conference Finals. But it might be a tough road for them as the Celtics is also a well balance team like team. Both have shooters, good ball handlers, defenders. The X factor might be the bench scoring, the team that will have the best bench players every game will take this series.

Heat should win game 1 since they have a longer resting period compared to Celtics but who knows, my opinion is heat isn't that consistent in their shooting. Unlike Celtics someone can take over when the lead scorers are missing shots.

But Heat are good at their home court, they never lose a single game yet in the playoffs, so I expect to see them play with heart and take game 1. I'm sure people are still betting on the Celtics because of their good showing, but difference series, we will certainly witness a different game.

All play with their heart also both of this team is hungry for championship. Also we can say that both Celtics and Heat are well poise this season so we will see an exciting game between them. But for this selection I will go with Celtics because this team is much improve team and what I think they are much stronger than heat(IMO).

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Quote from: SamboNZ on May 16, 2022, 12:34:16 AM

Quote from: Baofeng on May 16, 2022, 12:11:12 AM

It has been settled now, and it's Heat vs the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. I will say that I will be biased on this one, as I have an outright bet for the Heat to win the Conference Finals. But it might be a tough road for them as the Celtics is also a well balance team like team. Both have shooters, good ball handlers, defenders. The X factor might be the bench scoring, the team that will have the best bench players every game will take this series.

Heat should win game 1 since they have a longer resting period compared to Celtics but who knows, my opinion is heat isn't that consistent in their shooting. Unlike Celtics someone can take over when the lead scorers are missing shots.

But Heat are good at their home court, they never lose a single game yet in the playoffs, so I expect to see them play with heart and take game 1. I'm sure people are still betting on the Celtics because of their good showing, but difference series, we will certainly witness a different game.

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Quote from: Baofeng on May 16, 2022, 12:11:12 AM

It has been settled now, and it's Heat vs the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. I will say that I will be biased on this one, as I have an outright bet for the Heat to win the Conference Finals. But it might be a tough road for them as the Celtics is also a well balance team like team. Both have shooters, good ball handlers, defenders. The X factor might be the bench scoring, the team that will have the best bench players every game will take this series.

Heat should win game 1 since they have a longer resting period compared to Celtics but who knows, my opinion is heat isn't that consistent in their shooting. Unlike Celtics someone can take over when the lead scorers are missing shots.

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