04-26-2023, 04:16 AM
Hawks 119 Celtics 117 is why sports are so compelling, but the other two Game 5 eliminations were too.
The Celtics, Nuggets and Suns were all double digit favorites. None of them covered and all the games were within 2 points with a minute left. Amazing, but only the C’s lost and they did to a team without its leading scorer.
Just when you thought the C’s looked like a mortal lock to not only win the series in Game 5, but establish themselves as the clear favorite to win the LOB trophy, they lose to a depleted Hawks team at home with chance to end series. According to TNT, they became the first Celtics team to ever lose a playoff game at home after leading by 10 or more in the 4th quarter. Not possible for me to conceive of them dropping two more to Hawks, but that result was shocking.
Got to give the Wolves and Clippers a lot of credit for battling the way they did. Crazy games both. Think I have to give Nuggets the edge over Suns.
Ona related note, Duke and Kentucky were considered the top destinations for the best hoop prospects over the last decade. Let’s see how that is going in terms of playoff/in participation…
Kentucky
Devin Booker
De’Aaron Fox
Malik Monk
Jamal Murray
Anthony Davis
Tyler Herro
Bam Adebayo
Jerome Randle
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Duke
Jayson Tatum
RJ Barrett
Mason Plumlee
Tyus Jones
Brandon Ingram
Did I miss anyone of note? Advantage Kentucky.
I’ve been wrong so many times in these playoffs, I’m not gonna even pretend to know who will win tonight’s games. I will say I think it would be smart for W’s to play Wiggins and Green on Fox and put GP2 on Monk, Murray, and Barnes. Fox isn’t bothered by his quickness, but I think those other three will be, and length seems to be needed to contain Fox. Will be interesting to see how he performs with broken finger and if W’s dare him to shoot or allow him to be a playmaker while overplaying his shot threat. Hard to imagine he’ll be able to shoot as well with that injury.
The Celtics, Nuggets and Suns were all double digit favorites. None of them covered and all the games were within 2 points with a minute left. Amazing, but only the C’s lost and they did to a team without its leading scorer.
Just when you thought the C’s looked like a mortal lock to not only win the series in Game 5, but establish themselves as the clear favorite to win the LOB trophy, they lose to a depleted Hawks team at home with chance to end series. According to TNT, they became the first Celtics team to ever lose a playoff game at home after leading by 10 or more in the 4th quarter. Not possible for me to conceive of them dropping two more to Hawks, but that result was shocking.
Got to give the Wolves and Clippers a lot of credit for battling the way they did. Crazy games both. Think I have to give Nuggets the edge over Suns.
Ona related note, Duke and Kentucky were considered the top destinations for the best hoop prospects over the last decade. Let’s see how that is going in terms of playoff/in participation…
Kentucky
Devin Booker
De’Aaron Fox
Malik Monk
Jamal Murray
Anthony Davis
Tyler Herro
Bam Adebayo
Jerome Randle
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Duke
Jayson Tatum
RJ Barrett
Mason Plumlee
Tyus Jones
Brandon Ingram
Did I miss anyone of note? Advantage Kentucky.
I’ve been wrong so many times in these playoffs, I’m not gonna even pretend to know who will win tonight’s games. I will say I think it would be smart for W’s to play Wiggins and Green on Fox and put GP2 on Monk, Murray, and Barnes. Fox isn’t bothered by his quickness, but I think those other three will be, and length seems to be needed to contain Fox. Will be interesting to see how he performs with broken finger and if W’s dare him to shoot or allow him to be a playmaker while overplaying his shot threat. Hard to imagine he’ll be able to shoot as well with that injury.