After being utterly devastated by the C's giving away Games 1 & 2 and falling into a 3-0 hole, I (for the time being) have completely changed my tune and believe in the Boston Celtics. They are the better team and have all the firepower to pull off this comeback. They're already 25% of the way there. It's a cliche, but take it one game at a time. Win tonight and worry about the rest later.
Gabe Vincent is out for Miami. Did I know who this dude was before this series? No, but he's been playing like 2016 Steph, so I'm glad he's not gonna play in Game 5. I've got some good news and bad news regarding the lead-up to this game. Let's start with the bad. The ref situation does not play in the Celtics' favor, but how this tweet was written irks me.
"If we lose, y'all know why." Don't say "y'all" unless you're attracted to your sister and hate freedom...also, I love to blame a ref as much as the next guy, but we could easily lose because Joe Mazzulla is over his head and our stars low key don't always shine.
Luckily, for the C's....Miami will be a little off from their delay getting to Boston...hopefully, this fucks up their routines, warm-ups, etc.
I guess they came in last night, sooo it probably doesn't impact much today...but it surely can't hurt the C's?
Malcolm Brogdon is banged up, which could explain his awful output in the last two games—still, no word if he's unavailable tonight. I don't hate this idea if he is. Like JT said after Game 4, "It's a make-or-miss league," and Hauser is wet. I get it, rotations shorten in the playoffs, but the C's depth is one of their strengths, and if they're gonna pull this shit off, they're gonna need help from more than 8 guys.
It's currently only 3:06 pm as I type this, and I am low-key still up in the air about going to Boston for the game. It may not be the most financially responsible idea rn, but ticket prices have dropped (for obvious reasons), and the prospect of being in the Garden for two season-ending losses is hard to pass up...
In all seriousness, I think the C's will win tonight but I'm just trying to set myself to handle the disappointment of their season ending. Boston is 1-5 at home vs. Miami over the last two ECFs, and I was in the building for their lone win...so part of me feels compelled to go and help. I was also in the building for the C's Game 2 win over Cleveland in 2018. Dozo's 2-0 at the Garden for ECF games and would love to extend it to 3-0 tonight. In Game 4, we saw Boston hold Miami under 100 after allowing 121 ppg through three games; to me, that's the name of the game. The C's can score with the best of them, but having to drop 130 to win isn't a formula that bodes well for any team. Just fucking rebound and stop turning the ball over, PLEASE. I'm looking at the Jays to step up. You dropped the first two at home and have a chance to bring the series back to Miami after it looked like you were probably getting swept like 26 minutes into Game 4. They both need to be efficient and, more importantly, confident. Too often, it feels like the Jays lose their way and forget how fucking good they are.
I don't care what the numbers or analytics say about the Celtics' chances. Obviously, they aren't super high being down 3-1, BUT eventually, an NBA team will come back from a 3-0 deficit, and this roster has the DNA to be the Sir Edmund Hilary of the 3-0 mountain top. In a way, it'd be the most "this core" shit of all time. This team loves to procrastinate and make life harder for themselves.
Win or lose; I'll be back in like nine hours to talk about the game...unless, of course, I go, but I don't see that happening since my most likely partner can't go and I'm not gonna Stephen Glansburg a playoff basketball game. Sure, I'll stand in the pit of a HAIM or The 1975 show Solo Dozo, but I refuse to do so at a sporting event. Wherever I watch, I'll be bleeding green. I believe in these guys. If anybody can do this, it's them in this situation.
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