Topic: NBA Finals 2022 - Warriors vs Celtics. - page 14. (Read 2290 times)

Realistic odds on Celtics i would still go with the Warriors but they are still lacking how they play and really need to get that break asap
They need to win that away game so that they have a chance at this NBA title. Hopefully Curry and Thompson step it up

Very attractive odds for the Warriors, I can get a 2.87 odds using the price boost, I like these odds now because I believe that the Warriors will not easily fold down, they have the championship DNA on them, so these odds are not only attractive but also an opportunity for those who want some good value.

A great match Celtics who dominated almost the entire game. Warriors actually returned to this match for a while only in the third quarter, but the reaction of the hosts was very good and they quickly returned to a 10+ point advantage, which they did not lose until the end of the match. In the Boston team, as usual, great Tatum and Brown, and today finally also Marcus Smart showed his high class. All three of them finished the match with 20+ pts, 5+ reb and 5+ as. The last time this happened in 1984.

That's too far from happening, Curry will likely win the Finals MVP if the Warriors will win the series.

For the Celtics, I think Jaylen Brown has a huge impact compared to Jason Tatum, so he is my choice if Celtics will win.
If the odds are still available, I think it's nice to place our bet now.

Latest championship odds.

Warriors 2.70
Celtics 1.48

That is definitely a big challenge for any team the Warriors would face but as of the Celtics, seems like they are doing a good job separating these two and that's somehow expected for the team being a defensive team. We saw in the first two games that Klay Thompson was not producing good numbers but he helped in terms of defense and assists and in Game 3, earlier, he is slowly getting back his beating as he contributed 25 points for the team.

As of now, Klay Thompson isn't on the list to get the said MVP Award but he still have a chance though. Jaylen Brown, Stephen Curry, and Jayson Tatum are currently contesting for the award, respectively.

They are outrebounded in game 3, 31 for the Warriors and 47 for the Celtics, that's a huge difference.
Again, it's the 4th quarter run that Celtics capitalize again, so they won with ease.

Draymond wasn't as productive as well in game 2, another problem for the Warriors.

They will for sure, juts relax, let the game flow and Warriors will have a good shooting night.

I actually did not expect them to lose to game 3 at this state- I guess, Curry got his knees injured which somehow affected his gameplay and mentality all throughout. Nevertheless, Jordan Poole has to step-up his game and get away from his shooting slump. It is times like these that his all-star talent and confidence and needed especially that the Celtics are playing good defense.

I really do hope that Warriors bounce back in game 4. While this may be the case, I still think that they will be winning the playoffs this year.

Yes, I disagree on @karabiber's quote as well. The Celtics have won the Game 1 because of their consistency and dedication as they didn't gave up even for a bit even if they were losing 3 straight quarters and when the 4th quarter started, they saw a loophole because the Warriors are taking some chances to slack because they thought they will definitely win the series as the Celtics were always at the back in-terms of score. That's the reason why they won and not because they are lucky, the Celtics have only lost 1 road game and that doesn't mean that they really lack in terms of defense and inconsistency.

We watched the impressive Boston Celtics defense. This was really great. I mentioned how important defense is. I'm watching the most competitive and physics-based finale I've watched lately. Tatum does a good job in the finale. Curry is playing exceptionally well apart from the second half of game one. The physics challenge is a high level final and i envy the audience there.

The game was indeed a big disappointment, I didn't expect that GSW will lose like this, it looks like they are throwing the game intentionally but of course there's no such thing since they are fighting here for the big title. Game 3 is meant for Celtics, as expected with the homecourt advantage, if GSW can't tied the series then they will be on a big trouble here. Steph should step up, his team is relying on him that much and hopefully he can be good in game 4.

I expect that the Golden State will lose this round but I didn't expect that they would give such performance, there's a lot of lose ball and interceptions, bad passes. It looks like they didn't expect that the defense of the Boston will be really that close. Performance from Tatum is really great, execution of plays as well as the attacks from the Celtics are great.

Looking forward for GSW win in the next round.

I looked at it several times and it also reminded me of the example you linked before asking here. When you say "put his left foot" that means it was his intention. There was no way he could control his landing after he jumped and went for a block. He landed first but never moved his feet unlike what Zaza did. The latter had evert intention to hurt Kahwi.

I guess that's the main factor why it's like an automatic flagrant even if a player is really going after the ball with no ill intent.

Curry and Green are in early foul trouble and in fact, Green had fouled out with 4 minutes remaining in the final quarter thus, they threw the towel and called it a game.

That affected their whole defense. The Warriors have a good offense in Game 3 but the Celtics have better offense on this one. Tatum, Brown and Smart are the first trio to get a 20pt-5reb-5assist since 1984 and that itself is enough to say that they really had a better offense.

Maybe lets give credits to Robert Williams III as well for playing more than 20 mins even though he is having a left knee soreness. He also had 4 blocks and a very good paint defender. With this game, I think he is the X-factor and the Warriors must do something to him because he is really an efficient big for the Celtics. A tall center with a huge wingspan and a high vertical.

If you watched the replay, it shows that Horford put his left foot on Curry's landing spot which "may" cause injury to the player that's why they called a flagrant foul on him. It's in the rules because there are some instances where the defender overextends its feet that might cause injury to the player. Whether it is intentional or not, the fact that he overextends his feet may cause injury to him already.

A perfect example of this is if you remember Zaza Pachulia extending his feet to the Kawhi Leonard's landing spot in 2017 thus, he got injured for the rest of that series and the next season. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRmTlaL2GlU.

It's my first time to see a team scored 7 points on a single possession. Is it a new record?

You can never be too careful when it comes to this sort of play. Especially when it’s one of the league’s stars. Last thing the NBA needs is Steph going out like Kawhi Leonard.

Draymond Green looked like a liability out there tonight. He’s got to get more involved with putting up some numbers. Klay and Wiggins could’ve shot better. I think things are still ok for the Warriors but there’s cause for concern.

What do you mean "part of the match"? Like a particular quarter? They actually did if that's what you mean. Warriors outscored the Celtics and took the lead momentarily in the third quarter.

Gotta give credit to the mettle of the Celtics. I thought they were going to collapse after the GSW comeback in Q3. It's to think this team consists of first-time Finalists.

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What do you think of Horford's foul on Curry? It was called flagrant but I think it was normal. It's not like Horford intentionally placed his feet under Curry.

GSW lakcs defense especially the rebound which you can't blame them because there roster is composed of small line up without big man reserved unlike Boston which has a lot including there bench.

Steph Curry becoming a burden when it comes to defense especially while they are committing a lot of turnovers due to bad pass which I don't know why they can't fixed that until now. They might win the today's match if they carefully take the lead by minimizing bad pass back in the 3rd quarter when they have already the tempo.

Anyway the match is awesome to watch  and I win on betting with Boston -10 on duelbits promotional bet offer. 

I think the Golden State Warriors didn't play effectively enough in this game. Actually, the match was close for a long time and both teams had a chance to win, I even thought that Golden State would win in a part of the match, but they had problems in defense.
Jaylen Brown performed very well in the first half, and in the final quarter of the game, the Boston Celtics showed how much they wanted to win this game and their opponent couldn't score

Still commenting on this question I asked earlier...

In this last game we saw how "grandiose" Celtics can be playing at TD Garden!

If Boston wins this Game 4, the series will be 3 x 1 and Game 5 will be at Chase Center... With this result (if that actually happens), we only see this 3 x 1 "comeback" in the finals between GSW vs Cavs!

Statistical data can show the chances of a team turning the series (3x1) and being NBA champion are minimal!

Going for a Celtics win tonight.
I just have that feeling they will be just too much for the Warriors bringing it back to their home court.. where their greenblooded fans reside.
Tatum and Smart need to be activated tonight for them to keep the party going.
I expect it to be a -3.5 points for Boston as the bookies have them at a few hours ago.

Hard part for any team to isolate out splash brothers is that there are other team members which could actually do the same thing on what Curry or Klay could possibly did thats why
its really hard for them to contain on.I dont expect much about Klay on being MVP yet this would be an another run for Curry i  should say
but in overall he's really making significant impact or role for the entire time. Score or numbers arent that great but we know that there are good night and bad nights.