BlazerFan22

The Celtics seriers should be over with the Hawks by now. No way should the hawks have won one game let alone two games even if the wins came in Atlanta. If you are a contender you need to show you can win on the road. The Celtics lost two games to a team they should have swept. You can't just say oh well I'll put those losses behind me. I really want to see a Lakers vs. Celtics finals but I don't know.

knicksfan89

yes well we must win game 6 blazer fan to dispel the doubts, also they say the first round is the hardest and we will get better as the playoffs go on

mrsister

I think the Celtics will make the necessary adjustments for the next round (provided they don't totally implode and not make it to the next round). The Hawks exposed many of their weaknesses, and other teams will try to capitalize on them, but I think the Celtics will be ready. It's likely we will see Cleveland and the Pistons. I think if we can contain Lebron a little bit, we'll be fine. I don't see anyone else on the team giving us trouble. They're not as athletic as the Hawks or have a shot blocker like Smith. If the Wizards manage to pull off an upset, we might need to be worried because they beat us 3 times in the regular season. Still, the playoffs are a different animal. With the Pistons, it will be a grind out series. I think we really need Cassell to step up in that one. I think whichever team defends better will win. The Magic would be a tough opponent if they get through. Howard is a concern but hopefully, between Perk, KG, Davis, Brown, and Powe, we can give him a lot of different looks to disrupt his game. We also can't let Turkoglu get a lot of open shots.

The good news is that both the Cavs and the Pistons will have played at least 6 games in the first round. The only team that will have a lot of rest is the Magic.

#1

We? KnicksFan89, who are you actually a fan of?

Anyway, I can see the Celtics being too strong for the Hawks, even though I'm pulling for the Hawks, as they are my 2nd favorite team in the NBA. I can't see a repeat of this for the Celtics though, they will want to come out better and stronger in the next rounds, and should get to the Finals if they play how they can.

Attila

You just worry about Oden's knees. We've got the series pretty much wrapped up.

BlazerFan22

I'm not all that impressed with Cleavland. They are not that great of a team.

Avalanche

Not overly concerned... young, athletic, energetic team playing their best basketball of the season took 2 games at home, while we were sub par.
I wouldve preffered the sweep but this is simply a wake up call, and Boston will lift the tougher the competition gets

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LamarButler

Oh well. I'd rather have a breakdown in the 1st round than any other round. It gives us a chance to fix our mistakes, whereas if we had a breakdown like this later on in the playoffs, we would pay for it.

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cgcatsfan

We'll be fine. Really.
We will become stronger in the playoffs with each game we play.
And we're going to play a lot....

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#1AntoineWalkerFan

thats the most ridiculous statement ive read in 3 years...you cant put those losses behind you??? so what are the celts supposed to do...go in the corner and cry about the losses for the next month??? its a best of 7 series....last time i checked you have to win more than 2 games to win a best of 7 series...the celtics can, and have, easily put those losses behind them as shown by their 20 point blowout in game 5

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Avalanche

As soon as the series is over they will think "ok, we can improve on that" ... which will pretty much be all there is to it.. no dwelling on losses in the playoffs, you just get ready to play better next game

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BlazerFan22

So what your saying is you can relax when you play on the road and say oh well we'll just get the games at home. After all it's the best of seven.

Avalanche

What?? no

he was saying you put the losses behind you, regardless of where they come.
you cant dwell on losses, you watch the tape, figure out what you did wrong and try to improve upon it next time... you dont sit there worrying about the next game because you lost, confidence is key, you dont want to be concerned going into a game

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#1AntoineWalkerFan

please, next time you are ready to respond to one of my posts, actually READ the post and dont try to put words in my mouth. thank you

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