The Boston Celtics finally begin their Eastern Conference Finals matchup against the Indiana Pacers. The Celtics are big favorites to win this series but I think a lot of people are over looking the Pacers. Here is a quick preview of the Eastern Conference Finals.
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It’s the first day of May and time for another episode of my world famous This and That column. There is a lot to get into, so without further ado, let’s jump right in.
Continue readingBoston Celtics Play-Off Preview
The NBA regular season has come to an end and the play-offs are set to begin. The Play In tournament is set to begin Tuesday. The Celtics had a hell of a regular season and have reached the end pretty damn healthy and ready to make a run at Banner 18. They finished the season with a 64-18 record. Tops in the East by a hefty 14 games. They lead the league by 7 games. They were second in the league in points per game and were 5th in opponents points per game. They lead the league with a +11 scoring differential which was 4 points higher than the second place team. They had three guys, Tatum, Brown, and Porzingis, all average over 20 a game with Tatum leading the way at 26.9 per. Their other two starters averaged 15 and 12.5. Their 8 man rotation was rounded out by Pritchard, Houser and Horford who averaged 9.6, 9.0, and 8.6 respectfully. They had more 30 point leads than they had 10 point deficits. This team is good. Very good.
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Welcome bact to an all new edition of my world famous “This and That” column. There is a lot to get into and some breaking news, so let’s jump right in.
Continue reading“My Brain Is Better Than Everybody’s”
The title of this article is one of my favorite quotes by Dr. Sheldon Cooper from the show The Big Bang Theory. I really relate to it. For reasons way beyond my comprehension, I see sports on a much higher level than everyone else seems to. I don’t know why this is but the people who play, coach, manage, and cover sports just don’t understand concepts that seem so obvious to me and clearly make the most sense. I am going to rant about these as they come up. Last night’s Celtics loss to the Hawks is a great example of one of these coming up. I’ll explain.
Continue readingThe NBA’s Worst Kept Secret
I would say the Celtics are playing as well as can be expected this season. Some games are better than others. Some (most, really) games they look like world beaters and others they make you wonder how on Earth they could have lost. But overall, they really shouldn’t be expected to play better. That’s not the secret.
It’s also not a secret that the NBA season is a grind. It’s not Major League Baseball, but 82 games with lots of travel all over the country and even into Canada squeezed into 6 months isn’t easy.. To expect teams to be at their best every game is just ridiculous. Teams and individual players will have ups and downs. If you get upset every time one of the downs happens, you really need to look at the big picture.
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