The Irish Try To Cross The Bay, Will They Make A Splash? | Official Celtics vs. Warriors NBA Finals Thread

[SAINT]

dbl

 

[SAINT]

So is Smart vs Curry the matchup we should be paying attention too?

Nah, Draymond vs his primary defender and the weak side defenders when the ball rotates on the perimeter. Also how well the Celtics switch/pre-switch and the warriors execution of their zones and different coverages are the things to pay attention to.

 

[threattonature]

Y'all saying Warriors in 5 are not paying attention. The Celtics defense is for real. This is probably going 7. This is going to be the most annoying series I've had to watch since the Pacers vs Piston in 04. I'm not looking forward to it at all.

The Warriors defense is legit too. They have the combo of individual defenders in Draymond, Wiggins, Klay, Iggy, GP2, Otto that can make it hard individually on Jaylen and Tatum as well as the team defense to cover when they get weaker matchups. Warriors have shown they have enough individual defense to let the opposing team's stars cook and shutting down the role players to a degree. If they can make Luka work so hard I can only imagine how inconsistent they'll make Jaylen and Tatum.

To me the big difference is that Warriors have more individual scoring threats that can create openings in the great Celtics defense. Not to mention they would have at least two 20 point scorers on the floor at all times so once the Celtics go to the bench and lose the scoring punch I see Warriors making runs that will be the difference in the series IMO.

I went from thinking it a toss up series to be extremely confident in the Warriors.

 

[Ohene]

You dudes and these titles.

you didn't tag me? i'm east oakland born and raised

whats wrong with the title lol. It was my suggestion

 

[Mike Wins]

We really got dudes acting like the 2019 team minus KD a good comparison?

That team had one obvious weakness, lack of depth. With KD out that team was down to Andre on one leg and Alfonzo McKinnie trying to fill in for him. Had Quinn Cook and the ghost of Shaun Livingston getting significant minutes. It was even worse with Klay out

This team got a lot better shooting, athleticism and depth off the bench than that one

 

[Adebisi_Said]

 

[FaTaL]

This is one hella of a interesting matchup, can the warriors force the celts to play small?

 

[Techniec]

Warriors in 7

 

[ahomeplateslugger]

i like the warriors chances of winning this. boston left a lot of players open but the bucks and heat players just couldn't hit their shot. this warriors team will make you pay if you give them a little space.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

No wild predictions. Celts have to NOT beat themselves first and foremost. They've given at least 2-3 games away already with sloppy turnovers or a dumb foul at the worst time etc.. That's not gonna be good vs. GSW.

People can argue that GSW are also sloppy but nobody blows huge leads quite the way the Celts do.

Wiggins and Looney gonna be a factor this series.

 

[FAH1223]

 

[Don Homer]

Steve Kerr has yet to be outcoached in the playoffs, so i think he'll get the best of udoka

 

[Sunalmighty]

whats wrong with the title lol. It was my suggestion

made me chuckle is all

 

[get these nets]

Who is Bill Russell going to root for?

 

[Dem313wayz]

I'm going with warriors in 7 even though everything points to the celtics winning this series.

Celtics have length at every position and can switch on defense.

I hate the Celtics so I can never root for them