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[EC Finals] (2)Boston vs. (8)Miami

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by J.R., May 14, 2023.

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(2)Celtics vs. (8)Heat

Poll closed May 19, 2023.
  1. Celtics in 4

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  2. Celtics in 5

    15.0%
  3. Celtics in 6

    20.0%
  4. Celtics in 7

    12.5%
  5. Heat in 7

    25.0%
  6. Heat in 6

    20.0%
  7. Heat in 5

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  8. Heat in 4

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  1. OremLK

    OremLK Member

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    I mean, you clearly enjoy hating him, so whatever floats your boat

    I'm kinda just ready for him to retire personally so I can stop hearing about him from.. everybody.
     
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  2. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    Within the last million years, I meant.

    But sure, okay, y'all have it your way: CF is full of "Harden fanbois." Great. Post something more interesting.

    And this ECF matchup needs something more interesting than Spo schooling fools again with half the talent on the floor.
     
  3. Easy

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    Rockets legends Kyle Lowry and Victor Oladipo against future Rockets legend Jaylen Brown. Should be a great draw. :D
     
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  4. Houstunna

    Houstunna The Most Unbiased Fan
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    35, 20, 15, 15, 15, 15

    Those are Miami's leading scorers in Game 1

    What a balanced attack of good production with a star leading the way

    Rockets had a playoff game in the McGrady-Yao Era where only 4 players scored the entire game

    Celtics lost this game defensively. They were lazy getting back on defense too
     
  5. WinorLoseMate

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    I actually think Asian Sensation needs to talk about Harden more. It's only halfway down my throat and I need it shoved all the way down
     
  6. astrosrule

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    Boston is super lazy, don’t care, and don’t respect their opponents. They lost 2 games to a horrific Atlanta team cause they didn’t care. They lost 3 games to a philly team who’s best player was an injured shell of himself. If they screw around like this in the finals, they will get rocked
     
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  7. Easy

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    FIFY :)
     
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  8. MadMax

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    I’m so impressed by the Heat. I coach a tournament basketball team through a nonprofit and I pray we are building a culture like the Heat have built. We spend way more time teaching them to play man /help defense and that differentiates us in the tournaments we play in. That takes a ton of time and sacrifice to build. The Heat have nailed it. And also Jimmy ****ing Butler.
     
  9. daywalker02

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    [​IMG]
     
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  10. daywalker02

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    They play for another at both ends, that is real camaraderie and chemistry.
     
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  11. riko

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    Is it crazy or outlandish to say butler might be the best player in the league or atleast on par with Jokic? He destroyed Giannis, pissed on the Knicks and bent Tatum over last night
     
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  12. OremLK

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    Top 5? Not crazy at all. Best/second best in the league? No, I wouldn't go quite that far.
     
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  13. riko

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    In the playoffs he is definitely top 5
     
  14. daywalker02

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    Same things here with the salty comments.
     
  15. Os Trigonum

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    ouch
     
  16. pmac

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    Sure...Butler and Lowry only signed with the Heat because of culture...

    It didn't have anything to do with beautiful weather, beaches, and BBLs.

    Sure, we wouldn't need a top pick if we were in a top destination city. We could just wait for a star to fall in love with our city.
     
  17. Jontro

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    we have a dope galeria and memorial city mall. players should be lining up to come here
     
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  18. tmacfor35

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    Imagine if James Harden had the type of playoff gear that Jimmy Butler has.

    Houston would have had two rings at minimum in the last decade and working on his 3rd right now.

    Incredible player. He is playing a lot like prime Lebron did for the Cavs. Slowing that game down and making the perfect play almost every time while overwhelming smaller players with his physicality.
     
  19. OremLK

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    lol. Players should move to Houston for... shopping malls? What are we talking about here, teenage girls in 1990?
     
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  20. Verbal Christ

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    Oh wow look the winning team hit a bunch of 3's and played defense when it counted. Hmm.

    [​IMG]
     

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