NBA Finals 2022 - Warriors vs Celtics.

[Distinctin]

So, guys, we are now in the most exciting part of the playoffs, it's NBA FINALS.

Per betting odds, the Warriors are the favorite to win.

Warriors 1.65
Boston 2.26

Also, the Warriors have the home-court advantage in this series.

So let's discuss guys, what team do you think will win and why?

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[crzy]

I saw how they played in the finals and I can say that Warriors are more composed here, they are working good as a team and they have the best shooter in the league so there's no doubt that they are the favorite to win here. They have enough time to prepare for the finals, its their advantage but of course Celtics are fresh from the win and that could be their advantage as they still have that momentum. I would like Warriors to win the championship again, I'll take that odds.

[stadus]

I got the Warriors to win here, they are the experienced team and they are a well-rested team.
Whatever the betting odds, I'm still confident on taking the Warriors, but not gonna bet with a handicap, I'll take the odds on what the bookies are currently offering.

If this will go game 7, it's going to be an epic series, but like I said, I'm on the Warriors.

[arwin100]

So, guys, we are now in the most exciting part of the playoffs, it's NBA FINALS.

Per betting odds, the Warriors are the favorite to win.

Warriors 1.65
Boston 2.26

Also, the Warriors have the home-court advantage in this series.

So let's discuss guys, what team do you think will win and why?

Got warriors for this because Celtics have 2 legit shooters while GSW have 4, also if we look at the system we can say that GSW have this and their players adopt it very well so I guess the same with other people telling that GSW will be the champion this season I will agree to them and also they already defeat Boston on regular season so most provably the pressure is less on their side for that.

[crwth]

Ever since 2010, we know that that was the final appearance of the Celtics, and now that they are back, they are even hungrier to win the title of the NBA Championship compared to the Warriors and knowing that they have little difference in strength, like comparing a David's and Goliath scenario. It will likely be a close match 'till the end. The Celtics have beaten them a couple of times with an overwhelming lead so that they can win this.  

I'm going with the Celtics this time.

[blockman]

Warriors are my choice for this finals. Although not going to tell you that we've already been the champ for this season but still Celtics is an amazing and would like to see this series be longer and in full game 7.

If this will go game 7, it's going to be an epic series, but like I said, I'm on the Warriors.

As a fan, it adds excitement if this goes on a game 7. Same as you, I'm also Warriors on this finals but there's really a possibility that this could stretch out up to game 7.

[Yamifoud]

I'm happy that most of us are voting on the poll.

So far, we have 5-2 in favor of the Warriors but I'm seeing this as a close series and the best series that we will see.
Celtics won't back down, they have the size advantage, and they also have a good roster that is good both offensively and defensively.

Celtics in 7?

[YOSHIE]

So let's discuss guys, what team do you think will win and why?

I honestly don't argue for both teams Golden State Warriors vs. The Boston Celtics, indeed both teams have tried hard to show themselves the best on the basketball court.

Because of the polls and at the same time the NBA finals, of course there must be one team, the choice of which according to each user's beliefs, some predictions rate the Warriors a 65% chance, while the Celtics 45%, of course predictions can change at any time.

From some of my visions, even though the Warriors here have more fans, for this NBA final, but I will defend the Celtics final team.

[Botnake]

So let's discuss guys, what team do you think will win and why?

I honestly don't argue for both teams Golden State Warriors vs. The Boston Celtics, indeed both teams have tried hard to show themselves the best on the basketball court.

Because of the polls and at the same time the NBA finals, of course there must be one team, the choice of which according to each user's beliefs, some predictions rate the Warriors a 65% chance, while the Celtics 45%, of course predictions can change at any time.

From some of my visions, even though the Warriors here have more fans, for this NBA final, but I will defend the Celtics final team.

Good luck mate, good to know there are some fans who believe that the Celtics could beat the Warriors. Well,  fans knows what team to defend because the Warriors have been here before and they were successful most of the time in the NBA Finals, now that they are back, they might take the opportunity to win that trophy again.

[Kelvinid]

Lets discuss game 1.

Current point spread now is -3.5 for the Warriors, they are playing at home and have never lost a single game. I think it's an easy call, even if they are the public play, I still think they'll win this game.

Also, the total is only 211, over is easy here, hopefully not a trap.

[Joca97]

Lets discuss game 1.

Current point spread now is -3.5 for the Warriors, they are playing at home and have never lost a single game. I think it's an easy call, even if they are the public play, I still think they'll win this game.

Also, the total is only 211, over is easy here, hopefully not a trap.

It should be an easy win by the goldenstate Warriors at home but Boston Celitcs have already won several times at away games in the playoff series so i wouldnt be surprised much if they won again. Also that line for over/under will be rough. Celtics are good at defence while Warriors are deadly in attack

[Kelvinid]

Lets discuss game 1.

Current point spread now is -3.5 for the Warriors, they are playing at home and have never lost a single game. I think it's an easy call, even if they are the public play, I still think they'll win this game.

Also, the total is only 211, over is easy here, hopefully not a trap.

It should be an easy win by the goldenstate Warriors at home but Boston Celitcs have already won several times at away games in the playoff series so i wouldnt be surprised much if they won again.

This is game 1, Celtics has not won a game 1 on the road IIRC, and the Warriors has never lost a game at home.
I will stick with what I believe, I understand that Celtics are a good team but I'd go with the trend until it gets broken.

Also that line for over/under will be rough. Celtics are good at defence while Warriors are deadly in attack

Yeah, but even in the series of Boston/Heat, in 7 games, the result was 4 overs and 3 unders.

[Ziskinberg]

Try to have some fun by predicting the correct outcome of the series.

Lots of very attractive betting odds here.
WARRIORS 4-0 @12 ( I liked it)



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[jakdanyel]

Finally we have the final series! Warriors and Celtics are going to give their everything to become the champions at the end. The first game is going to be played three nights later. Warriors have the advantage of playing in home court first. Because of this, I wonder how strong they will be able to start the series. On the other hand, I started to think that playing in home court doesn't change too many things anymore. These teams are both very capable teams to beat each other in any case. I hope that the series can end after seven games. My favourite team are Celtics in this series.

[Zilon]

Lets discuss game 1.

Current point spread now is -3.5 for the Warriors, they are playing at home and have never lost a single game. I think it's an easy call, even if they are the public play, I still think they'll win this game.

Also, the total is only 211, over is easy here, hopefully not a trap.

It should be an easy win by the goldenstate Warriors at home but Boston Celitcs have already won several times at away games in the playoff series so i wouldnt be surprised much if they won again. Also that line for over/under will be rough. Celtics are good at defence while Warriors are deadly in attack

You feel it will be an easy win sake of the home-court advantage? The last game Goldenstate Warriors had with Boston Celtics was in 1963-1964 season when  Golden State Warriors were the San Francisco Warriors. This will be a big time revenge for Boston Celtics even as the play away and has you highlighted they have won several times in away games in the playoff so there is possibility Celtics give their all to win

[fiulpro]

So, guys, we are now in the most exciting part of the playoffs, it's NBA FINALS.

Per betting odds, the Warriors are the favorite to win.

Warriors 1.65
Boston 2.26

Also, the Warriors have the home-court advantage in this series.

So let's discuss guys, what team do you think will win and why?

Warriors will get it done in 6 or less. Celtics have overcome odds to beat the nets, last year's winners and last night the heat. But is jayson Tatum the best player, could argue wiggins is on the same level. Defensively I think celtics have the edge, smart is excellent but often he does try and be too much of a hero. Horford is a smart player but does he have the clutch gene, I don't think so. Brown can't handle the basketball and although they have done exceptionally well, I don't think they have enough to get it done. If your a basketball fan what more can be said about Kerr and the backcourt duo of curry and Thompson. I expect a clinic from both players.

[joeperry]

Never expected that the Boston will make it through, I expected that it will be the heat but still that was hell of a match from Jayson Tatum and Jimmy Butler. I voted Warriors since I was a Warriors fan and the odds was not that bad but there's a saying that the ball is circle and what's on the downside can go on the upside so we'll never know who will win this playoffs, even though the Warriors was a defending champion they still need to make sure that they would be able to secure wins.

[Russlenat]

Never expected that the Boston will make it through, I expected that it will be the heat but still that was hell of a match from Jayson Tatum and Jimmy Butler. I voted Warriors since I was a Warriors fan and the odds was not that bad but there's a saying that the ball is circle and what's on the downside can go on the upside so we'll never know who will win this playoffs, even though the Warriors was a defending champion they still need to make sure that they would be able to secure wins.

The Golden State Warriors is not the defending champion, it's the Milwaukee Bucks which was defeated by the Boston Celtics in Round 2 of the playoffs conference. The Warriors last Finals appearance was on 2019 against the Raptors and they were defeated that same year.

As for me, I already expected that the Celtics will be the ones to survive and to advance towards the Finals this year. What I didn't expected is that the Miami Heat forced themselves a Game 7 because I expected that the Celtics will close the series in their home but Jimmy Butler carried the team and went on beast mode.

[OgNasty]

So, guys, we are now in the most exciting part of the playoffs, it's NBA FINALS.

Per betting odds, the Warriors are the favorite to win.

Warriors 1.65
Boston 2.26

Also, the Warriors have the home-court advantage in this series.

So let's discuss guys, what team do you think will win and why?

Besides experience and home court advantage, the Warriors also have the best 3 point shooter in NBA history, and have to be anxious to prove that while injuries held them back the last 2 seasons, this year they're healthy and still the best team in the NBA.  Boston has been building for a long time for this moment too, but in today's NBA that's built on 3 point shooting, you have to give the Warriors the advantage here.  I'm looking for Tatum to have some big games in this series, but ultimately I think Klay and Wiggs are going to be able to lock down Tatum and Brown while Boston has no answer for Steph.  Should be a great series.  I wonder who Marcus Smart will be guarding...

[Lanatsa]

So, guys, we are now in the most exciting part of the playoffs, it's NBA FINALS.

Per betting odds, the Warriors are the favorite to win.

Warriors 1.65
Boston 2.26

Also, the Warriors have the home-court advantage in this series.

So let's discuss guys, what team do you think will win and why?

Im a celtics fan but i would give this one on Warriors. The core players are intact and as we can see on this team on how well they do execute in terms of offense and defense
then you could really tell that this isnt something that other teams cant beat up.

Speaking with shooters then Warriors does have more but although im not really that underestimating or looking down on my fav team celts but
i would hands down on Warriors for this time and odds arent that bad imho.

[wheelz1200]

So, guys, we are now in the most exciting part of the playoffs, it's NBA FINALS.

Per betting odds, the Warriors are the favorite to win.

Warriors 1.65
Boston 2.26

Also, the Warriors have the home-court advantage in this series.

So let's discuss guys, what team do you think will win and why?

Got golden state taking this in 6.  They are really tough on theor home court and they have some crazy record of winning at least one away game in a playoff series.  Think this will be no different and they hold home court and take one or 2 in Boston.

[Hydrogen]

Also, the Warriors have the home-court advantage in this series.

If I remember correctly, golden state warriors win games by a larger points spread on the road than they do with games played at home.

There could be more distractions in warrior home games which leads to reduced performance. They have their families and friends hitting them up for free tickets to games. More pressure with more people they know coming to watch the game live.

Home court may not be an advantage for them. In this case the warriors having home court could give the celtics better odds of winning.

[gagux123]

I wish the celtics would win!! But unfortunately I believe the Warriors will have a better chance in these finals. Game 7 will be at home and the team is having excellent chemistry and most of the reserve players are playing well! Mainly the star players (Thompson and Curry)

[doomloop]

Lets discuss game 1.

Current point spread now is -3.5 for the Warriors, they are playing at home and have never lost a single game. I think it's an easy call, even if they are the public play, I still think they'll win this game.

Also, the total is only 211, over is easy here, hopefully not a trap.

It should be an easy win by the goldenstate Warriors at home but Boston Celitcs have already won several times at away games in the playoff series so i wouldnt be surprised much if they won again.

This is game 1, Celtics has not won a game 1 on the road IIRC, and the Warriors has never lost a game at home.
I will stick with what I believe, I understand that Celtics are a good team but I'd go with the trend until it gets broken.

Plus Celtics are 2 games more tired, and they will play so quickly whereas Warriors are resting. I have to say, it's clear to me that we are talking about Warriors here, they have been great before KD and did great this year again. I am quite happy to see them do great this year as well and I am not seeing them losing this series as a whole, let alone the first game.

However, if there is ANY team in the league right now that could stop them, it's the celtics. Who are the great players in Warriors? The shooters, who are the great defenders of Celtics? The guards. It's clear to me that Celtics will be defending like hell and will not make it easy.

[Botnake]

Lets discuss game 1.

Current point spread now is -3.5 for the Warriors, they are playing at home and have never lost a single game. I think it's an easy call, even if they are the public play, I still think they'll win this game.

Also, the total is only 211, over is easy here, hopefully not a trap.

It should be an easy win by the goldenstate Warriors at home but Boston Celitcs have already won several times at away games in the playoff series so i wouldnt be surprised much if they won again.

This is game 1, Celtics has not won a game 1 on the road IIRC, and the Warriors has never lost a game at home.
I will stick with what I believe, I understand that Celtics are a good team but I'd go with the trend until it gets broken.

Plus Celtics are 2 games more tired, and they will play so quickly whereas Warriors are resting. I have to say, it's clear to me that we are talking about Warriors here, they have been great before KD and did great this year again. I am quite happy to see them do great this year as well and I am not seeing them losing this series as a whole, let alone the first game.

However, if there is ANY team in the league right now that could stop them, it's the celtics. Who are the great players in Warriors? The shooters, who are the great defenders of Celtics? The guards. It's clear to me that Celtics will be defending like hell and will not make it easy.

Celtics are not gonna slow down the shooters of the Warriors, if they are good defensive, it's impossible they can stop everyone. They cannot even stop Butler which is the only pure shooter of the team, how much more the Warriors who are moving the ball very well and they have a lot of  shooters that could spread the floor.

[btc78]

So, guys, we are now in the most exciting part of the playoffs, it's NBA FINALS.

Per betting odds, the Warriors are the favorite to win.

Warriors 1.65
Boston 2.26

Also, the Warriors have the home-court advantage in this series.

So let's discuss guys, what team do you think will win and why?

I am for Warrior here , actually I have already a Bet against celtics from my friend and officemate  a total of 500 dollars for both of them lol.

and the win will be doubled if the warriors wins with streak of 4 .

Goodluck to all bettors and good luck to our teams .

[Hypnosis00]

So, guys, we are now in the most exciting part of the playoffs, it's NBA FINALS.

Per betting odds, the Warriors are the favorite to win.

Warriors 1.65
Boston 2.26

Also, the Warriors have the home-court advantage in this series.

So let's discuss guys, what team do you think will win and why?

I am for Warrior here , actually I have already a Bet against celtics from my friend and officemate  a total of 500 dollars for both of them lol.

and the win will be doubled if the warriors wins with streak of 4 .

Goodluck to all bettors and good luck to our teams .

Bookies would gave you a better odds for the Warriors to win in 4.

As this poster said, it's currently x12.

WARRIORS 4-0 @12 ( I liked it)

Better try to put your bet on sportsbook too, that if you are wanting to have a big return.

[Distinctin]

So, guys, we are now in the most exciting part of the playoffs, it's NBA FINALS.

Per betting odds, the Warriors are the favorite to win.

Warriors 1.65
Boston 2.26

Also, the Warriors have the home-court advantage in this series.

So let's discuss guys, what team do you think will win and why?

Got warriors for this because Celtics have 2 legit shooters while GSW have 4, also if we look at the system we can say that GSW have this and their players adopt it very well so I guess the same with other people telling that GSW will be the champion this season I will agree to them and also they already defeat Boston on regular season so most provably the pressure is less on their side for that.

It is undeniable that the Warriors have the advantages here even though the Celtics is a defensive team and good at transitioning into an offensive. The Warriors defense is their offense and their records shows that they are good at it especially when they are playing at their homecourt and also some of their players will be back again in the Finals like Igoudala, Porter Jr., and Payton II.

[dothebeats]

I am more inclined to believe that this is a Warriors win even though the Celtics can still pose a major threat against the hottest team in the league right now. Teamwork-wise and strategy-wise, the Warriors are way ahead of the Celtics, plus the fact that they are well-rested against a team that struggled to get past Heat says a lot about their possible performance on the first few games of the series. GSW will certainly have an early lead against the Celtics due to them being well-rested and all, but if the Warriors can drag it til they are crowned the champions remain a big question.

[Reid]

I am more inclined to believe that this is a Warriors win even though the Celtics can still pose a major threat against the hottest team in the league right now. Teamwork-wise and strategy-wise, the Warriors are way ahead of the Celtics, plus the fact that they are well-rested against a team that struggled to get past Heat says a lot about their possible performance on the first few games of the series. GSW will certainly have an early lead against the Celtics due to them being well-rested and all, but if the Warriors can drag it til they are crowned the champions remain a big question.

And experience-wise.  That may be the dagger that will end this series when we saw how far the difference when it comes to experience at time when they need to stay calm and making decisions in the nick of time. We witnessed how far it is against the Mavericks, even when they are up by 20+ the Warriors could still run back and win the game.
So yes, we may see game 1 and 2 all for the Warriors and Game 3 will be the crucial part to see if the Celtics really have a winning chance.

[Cling18]

I could say that the old Warriors are back because based on their gameplays they showed teamwork and performed their best to reach the finals. Celtics are also undeniably eager to win and they will surely make it challenging for the Warriors to win but I could feel the urge and thirst of the Warriors to win this time. My bet is for warriors but whoever wins, I'm sure that this finals will be too exciting for everyone.

[Harkorede]

I voted for the Warriors in the poll, they are favorites according to the bookies and it's understandable why they are. They've got almost all aspect of their roster in check and their starters all seem to be in better shape than the Celtics, the Celtics hold a 3-1 record over the Warriors in the regular season, but that's the same with almost every team the Warriors have played so far in the playoffs, it's a different ball game and most of the Warriors starter have been there before.

[goinmerry]

So, guys, we are now in the most exciting part of the playoffs, it's NBA FINALS.

Per betting odds, the Warriors are the favorite to win.

Warriors 1.65
Boston 2.26

Also, the Warriors have the home-court advantage in this series.

So let's discuss guys, what team do you think will win and why?

The Warriors odds are actually pretty decent knowing Boston Celtics really struggles at the Eastern Conference Finals.

The whole roster of Warriors is also performing and contributing well during the playoffs.

For now, I didn't place yet an outright series champion bet. Maybe I will go on a per-game basis here but that too I think is difficult. I like to bet on the Warriors winning the title but I also want to risk for Celtics. This was difficult for me. Still have a few days left to decide.

[Text]

It's like I want to pick a bet after the first game. I want to first see the warm-up of how the two teams will move together on the court in their first encounter. The first win alone will not dictate who will be the champion of the Finals. So I pass first in game 1, in game 2 I will just start placing my bets. It will be a battle between the attacking team and the other team's defense. This series is really exciting, will the Warriors be able to maintain their Game 1 victory on their home court? According to what I see, they are GSW because 4 out of 7 predictions are in their favor. But let's not underestimate the ability of the Celtics, they also showed very well this season.

[Darker45]

I voted for the Warriors as well. They've been on this road before, so they're the more experienced team. If I'm not mistaken, the last time Boston reached the NBA finals was more than ten years ago, in 2010 when they faced the Lakers. So they could definitely handle the pressure better than the Celtics. Also, the team has a great chemistry. They could push toward winning even if their star's movements are limited. Boston, on the other hand, relies heavily on Tatum.

[rhomelmabini]

This is just more on opinion but I think the Celtics roster is an underdog team and not the heavy favorite to win the series and that's what I like, the underdogs that may thrive until they do their hardest. Play will tell on who will won this year but rooting for the Celtics new generation to win it and hoping to all players that no worst thing may happen.

[Reatim]

Votes shows how confident Warriors in this season but still Celtics is a Great team as they climb that high from bigger opponent and competition.

I still undecided because none of these 2 are my team , but I have funds reserve for this championship so lets see which one will i decided to Bet at least after 2 games.

This is just more on opinion but I think the Celtics roster is an underdog team and not the heavy favorite to win the series and that's what I like, the underdogs that may thrive until they do their hardest. Play will tell on who will won this year but rooting for the Celtics new generation to win it and hoping to all players that no worst thing may happen.

exactly , but yet Celtics manage to become a champion , so with their luck and dedication ? there is a chance for them to win over GSW.

[Dave1]

Also, the Warriors have the home-court advantage in this series.

If I remember correctly, golden state warriors win games by a larger points spread on the road than they do with games played at home.

I think it's the other way around. They are 12-4 record this post season, the best record so far. And wins an average of double digits at Chase center.

There could be more distractions in warrior home games which leads to reduced performance. They have their families and friends hitting them up for free tickets to games. More pressure with more people they know coming to watch the game live.

Home court may not be an advantage for them. In this case the warriors having home court could give the celtics better odds of winning.

They haven't lost at home this playoff.

Against the Nuggets, 4-1, they lost one at Nuggets homecourt, Memphis, 4-2, lost twice at Fedex home of the Grizzlies. 4-1 against the Mavs, lost once at AA arena.

So for them, home court matters. They feed on the energy of their fans.

[LogitechMouse]

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They haven't lost at home this playoff.

Against the Nuggets, 4-1, they lost one at Nuggets homecourt, Memphis, 4-2, lost twice at Fedex home of the Grizzlies. 4-1 against the Mavs, lost once at AA arena.

So for them, home court matters. They feed on the energy of their fans.

That's one advantage of the Warriors as well that is why they are picked to be the champions this season. They are 9-0 on their home and they also have a good road record as well winning at least 1 game in each series. In this series, the Warriors have the homecourt advantage so if they will manage to defend their home and stay undefeated until the end they will end up winning it all.

On the other hand though, let's also take note that the Celtics are very impressive on the road with a record of 7-2 in this playoffs so there might be a chance that they might steal one on the road because of how impressive they are. 7-2 is no joke knowing that they are on the road. It means that they don't care about the audience and they will just play, play and play.

It's hard to know who will win in the first game but maybe we can just look on the numbers that has been posted on this site: LINK

Of all best-of-seven series in NBA playoff history through 2021, the winner of Game 1 went on to win the series 75.6% of the time (433-140).

Teams that were victorious in Game 1s on their home floor won their series 84.8% of the time (352-63). That higher number can be expected since the team with the better regular season record earns home-court advantage in a given series.

Teams that stole the first game of a series on the road won their series 51.3% of the time (81-77).

[ralle14]

I like both teams but if i'm going to put some units on an outright bet I have to pick the Warriors here since they simply handled every team they faced and the Celtics have been on and off even though they're impressive on the road their inconsistency at home might be their downfall one example is during that game 6 between their series with the Heat. It's a tough task to get one against the Warriors at home as we saw how the Warriors held on after going down by 20 vs the Mavs. I think it'll go to at least 6 games unless the Celtics pull off another surprise.

[rhomelmabini]

This is just more on opinion but I think the Celtics roster is an underdog team and not the heavy favorite to win the series and that's what I like, the underdogs that may thrive until they do their hardest. Play will tell on who will won this year but rooting for the Celtics new generation to win it and hoping to all players that no worst thing may happen.

This is what I'm thinking too and typically those underdogs that beat all the odds to be on the finals manage to take down a strong opponent. I watch many Boston Celtics games in the past and I like there performance during there match against Bucks and Heat which shows how resilient they are when facing strong enemy.  They have a good chance to defeat GSW if they maintain the same level of performance to counter GSW aggression. We witnessed already how GSW choke in the past if there splash brother didn't have a good shooting accuracy. This might occur when Boston tighten there security against this heavy scorer team.

But someone could argue since there's no team that can compare to GSW in the Eastern Conference, with that kind of offense they have. It will be a huge feat for them to beat someone like Warrior that can shoot every corner of the court, a healthy Warrior roster is a disaster for them.

[Twentyonepaylots]

If you guys wanna gamble with Boston, gamble it as per game don't throw your money hoping they could get the championship coz 80% to 90% GSW will win. I'd bet the game 2 and game 5 for Boston celtics. I'll come back to this post when it happens lol.

Any bet?

[goaldigger]

If you guys wanna gamble with Boston, gamble it as per game don't throw your money hoping they could get the championship coz 80% to 90% GSW will win. I'd bet the game 2 and game 5 for Boston celtics. I'll come back to this post when it happens lol.

Any bet?

I took the risk betting on Boston in game one (local bettor), I know they still have the momentum but I also believe that it's very little to impossible that they can get the championship because we know Warriors team are very solid right now.

Celtics are one of the team that are able to defeat Warriors on their previous games and that is something we should look forward again. Warriors is the favorite team to get the championship and there's no doubt about it, just take the risk as much as you can and have some fun as well.

[carlisle1]

I like both teams but if i'm going to put some units on an outright bet I have to pick the Warriors here since they simply handled every team they faced and the Celtics have been on and off even though they're impressive on the road their inconsistency at home might be their downfall one example is during that game 6 between their series with the Heat. It's a tough task to get one against the Warriors at home as we saw how the Warriors held on after going down by 20 vs the Mavs. I think it'll go to at least 6 games unless the Celtics pull off another surprise.

Who knows? Boston also has that surprising performance from all those series that they have been through.

But the heavy favor here continues to be the Warriors. It's tough beating them at home and they always have that counter attack

which mostly brings them the win even they are struggling in the early half of the game. If Boston will be careless, Warrior can beat

them as early as game 5. Let's see how they can deal with the hot and experienced  world champion.

[Beparanf]

If you guys wanna gamble with Boston, gamble it as per game don't throw your money hoping they could get the championship coz 80% to 90% GSW will win. I'd bet the game 2 and game 5 for Boston celtics. I'll come back to this post when it happens lol.

Any bet?

I took the risk betting on Boston in game one (local bettor), I know they still have the momentum but I also believe that it's very little to impossible that they can get the championship because we know Warriors team are very solid right now.

Celtics are one of the team that are able to defeat Warriors on their previous games and that is something we should look forward again. Warriors is the favorite team to get the championship and there's no doubt about it, just take the risk as much as you can and have some fun as well.

Momentum wise, Boston has the upper hand but besides that, GSW has the advantage in terms of homecourt and the time they rest and practice for an adjustment to match Celtics gameplay.

I will be a plus handicap if you want to choose Boston in game 1 just to make you have some life line in case the result didn't go well in favor for them. GSW is always taking game 1 especially if the match occur in there home.

[ultrloa]

This is just more on opinion but I think the Celtics roster is an underdog team and not the heavy favorite to win the series and that's what I like, the underdogs that may thrive until they do their hardest. Play will tell on who will won this year but rooting for the Celtics new generation to win it and hoping to all players that no worst thing may happen.

This is what I'm thinking too and typically those underdogs that beat all the odds to be on the finals manage to take down a strong opponent. I watch many Boston Celtics games in the past and I like there performance during there match against Bucks and Heat which shows how resilient they are when facing strong enemy.  They have a good chance to defeat GSW if they maintain the same level of performance to counter GSW aggression. We witnessed already how GSW choke in the past if there splash brother didn't have a good shooting accuracy. This might occur when Boston tighten there security against this heavy scorer team.

But someone could argue since there's no team that can compare to GSW in the Eastern Conference, with that kind of offense they have. It will be a huge feat for them to beat someone like Warrior that can shoot every corner of the court, a healthy Warrior roster is a disaster for them.

This will be a big challenge for Boston since if they can able to win with this current healthy GSW line up for sure this is the most sweeties victory they might get for their franchise but I don't think that might happen knowing that there are so many options for Warriors if we talk about offensive settings also they have people who can also be dangerous on defensive end so It's more exciting to see the game 1 of this series since this will might be the little indicator for the audience if Boston can able to survive on Finals.

[yazher]

Most likely the Warriors will gonna win this one since their roosters are veterans in this kind of situation and they already won a couple of titles due to their kind of play in the finals. But we cannot deny that they have their own flaws because we also know that they lost to the Raptors without KD and looks like the Boston Celtics know exactly what they will do by watching those plays. I really wanted to see the Celtics win the finals caus they are young and also I wanted to have Al Horford the ring after his long journey in the NBA.

[Kelvinid]

This is just more on opinion but I think the Celtics roster is an underdog team and not the heavy favorite to win the series and that's what I like, the underdogs that may thrive until they do their hardest. Play will tell on who will won this year but rooting for the Celtics new generation to win it and hoping to all players that no worst thing may happen.

This is what I'm thinking too and typically those underdogs that beat all the odds to be on the finals manage to take down a strong opponent. I watch many Boston Celtics games in the past and I like there performance during there match against Bucks and Heat which shows how resilient they are when facing strong enemy.  They have a good chance to defeat GSW if they maintain the same level of performance to counter GSW aggression. We witnessed already how GSW choke in the past if there splash brother didn't have a good shooting accuracy. This might occur when Boston tighten there security against this heavy scorer team.

But someone could argue since there's no team that can compare to GSW in the Eastern Conference, with that kind of offense they have. It will be a huge feat for them to beat someone like Warrior that can shoot every corner of the court, a healthy Warrior roster is a disaster for them.

This will be a big challenge for Boston since if they can able to win with this current healthy GSW line up for sure this is the most sweeties victory they might get for their franchise but I don't think that might happen knowing that there are so many options for Warriors if we talk about offensive settings also they have people who can also be dangerous on defensive end so It's more exciting to see the game 1 of this series since this will might be the little indicator for the audience if Boston can able to survive on Finals.

They are already here in the NBA Finals, so it's really their big chance to prove that they are the better team than the Warriors, and winning the championship will be a big success for Tatum and Brown who are still very young. I like to see them fighting on the challenge, they are the underdog, so they have to play harder to defeat the Warriors on the road.

[dimonstration]

Most likely the Warriors will gonna win this one since their roosters are veterans in this kind of situation and they already won a couple of titles due to their kind of play in the finals. But we cannot deny that they have their own flaws because we also know that they lost to the Raptors without KD and looks like the Boston Celtics know exactly what they will do by watching those plays. I really wanted to see the Celtics win the finals caus they are young and also I wanted to have Al Horford the ring after his long journey in the NBA.

I believe Roster you mean, I just want to add that Klay Thompson injured too on that Finals which only Steph Curry left behind with an injured finger. The current roster of warriors is complete package because they have Poole and the upcoming Iguodala and Porter too boost the bench of the warriors once again.

Wiggins is improving too which replaced the role of KD for the inside attack plus 3pts capability. His free throw accuracy is dramatically improved so I guess Warriors is nearly unbeatable with this line up.

[Questat]

Most likely the Warriors will gonna win this one since their roosters are veterans in this kind of situation and they already won a couple of titles due to their kind of play in the finals. But we cannot deny that they have their own flaws because we also know that they lost to the Raptors without KD and looks like the Boston Celtics know exactly what they will do by watching those plays. I really wanted to see the Celtics win the finals caus they are young and also I wanted to have Al Horford the ring after his long journey in the NBA.

I believe Roster you mean, I just want to add that Klay Thompson injured too on that Finals which only Steph Curry left behind with an injured finger. The current roster of warriors is complete package because they have Poole and the upcoming Iguodala and Porter too boost the bench of the warriors once again.

Wiggins is improving too which replaced the role of KD for the inside attack plus 3pts capability. His free throw accuracy is dramatically improved so I guess Warriors is nearly unbeatable with this line up.

I agree with you on that, I think that the Celtics are just overrated, they play the last 2 series in game 7, so they are not really that good because they can't dominate a match-up. This is just my personal opinion though, I just don't see the inexperienced Celtics will beat the experienced Warriors team.

[Maslate]

Most likely the Warriors will gonna win this one since their roosters are veterans in this kind of situation and they already won a couple of titles due to their kind of play in the finals. But we cannot deny that they have their own flaws because we also know that they lost to the Raptors without KD and looks like the Boston Celtics know exactly what they will do by watching those plays. I really wanted to see the Celtics win the finals caus they are young and also I wanted to have Al Horford the ring after his long journey in the NBA.

That's some of the factors why the Warriorsa are the favorites to win the series.

1st, is their experience, that's a huge factor for the success of the team, so it's just right to see that the Warriors are slightly favored against the Boston Celtics. I like to see the Celtics giving the Warriors a real challenge because they are good on the road, so if they succeed, they might get at least one win in chase center.

[Hypnosis00]

I agree with you on that, I think that the Celtics are just overrated, they play the last 2 series in game 7, so they are not really that good because they can't dominate a match-up. This is just my personal opinion though, I just don't see the inexperienced Celtics will beat the experienced Warriors team.

This might be correct or wrong but the teams on the East is different to the West so it's hard to measure the team strenght by just counting the number of games it a team took to beat there opponent. There's a possibility that Bucks and Heat is much stronger than Grizzlies and Mavericks but this impossible to conclude unless there's another match for the Losers bracket and determine who will at that particular match to measure the difficulty of both Warriors and Celtics when facing there opponents.

It's certainly different and what we are seeing in the Finals is the best teams in the NBA.
In their last 4 games, Boston had a 3-1 lead, so Boston is really a good team, however, the Warriors now are complete, they have Klay Thompson already, and probably Iggy will be back in the NBA Finals, same with Porter Jr, so it's really an unpredictable series.

[Fredomago]

I agree with you on that, I think that the Celtics are just overrated, they play the last 2 series in game 7, so they are not really that good because they can't dominate a match-up. This is just my personal opinion though, I just don't see the inexperienced Celtics will beat the experienced Warriors team.

This might be correct or wrong but the teams on the East is different to the West so it's hard to measure the team strenght by just counting the number of games it a team took to beat there opponent. There's a possibility that Bucks and Heat is much stronger than Grizzlies and Mavericks but this impossible to conclude unless there's another match for the Losers bracket and determine who will at that particular match to measure the difficulty of both Warriors and Celtics when facing there opponents.

It's certainly different and what we are seeing in the Finals is the best teams in the NBA.
In their last 4 games, Boston had a 3-1 lead, so Boston is really a good team, however, the Warriors now are complete, they have Klay Thompson already, and probably Iggy will be back in the NBA Finals, same with Porter Jr, so it's really an unpredictable series.

It's different when the game already in the finals, and you mentioned it right Klay is back and we seen how impacting his presence, the help that the team get from him in both defense and offense he really makes it hard for their opponent, while Curry is still doing his job attacking and creating space for his teammates. The rotation is unpredictable. They have deeper rosters who can all play the same hypes.

I want to see Iggy teaming with Green, orchestrating their defense. Guess everyone noticed this. They are also a trio in terms of defense together with Wiggins, while the splash bro has Poole in their offense.

[Sanitough]

I agree with you on that, I think that the Celtics are just overrated, they play the last 2 series in game 7, so they are not really that good because they can't dominate a match-up. This is just my personal opinion though, I just don't see the inexperienced Celtics will beat the experienced Warriors team.

This might be correct or wrong but the teams on the East is different to the West so it's hard to measure the team strenght by just counting the number of games it a team took to beat there opponent. There's a possibility that Bucks and Heat is much stronger than Grizzlies and Mavericks but this impossible to conclude unless there's another match for the Losers bracket and determine who will at that particular match to measure the difficulty of both Warriors and Celtics when facing there opponents.

It's certainly different and what we are seeing in the Finals is the best teams in the NBA.
In their last 4 games, Boston had a 3-1 lead, so Boston is really a good team, however, the Warriors now are complete, they have Klay Thompson already, and probably Iggy will be back in the NBA Finals, same with Porter Jr, so it's really an unpredictable series.

It's different when the game already in the finals, and you mentioned it right Klay is back and we seen how impacting his presence, the help that the team get from him in both defense and offense he really makes it hard for their opponent, while Curry is still doing his job attacking and creating space for his teammates. The rotation is unpredictable. They have deeper rosters who can all play the same hypes.

I want to see Iggy teaming with Green, orchestrating their defense. Guess everyone noticed this. They are also a trio in terms of defense together with Wiggins, while the splash bro has Poole in their offense.

I like how coach Kerr trusted Klay Thompson, although there are some games that he struggled and yet they still allowed him to shoot the ball and he was able to get his confidence back and his rhythm in the shooting. In games that matter, Klay Thompson is ready to step up, just like in the last game of the WCF and the last game of Warriors vs Memphis.

Game 6 Klay is always fun to watch.

[ChiBitCTy]

I had to share this as it may be the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Honestly I can’t believe ESPN is not embarrassed to put this out there. I mean I understand there potentially being a good series and going to 6-7 games, but the math here is certainly way off !

[dothebeats]

I had to share this as it may be the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Honestly I can’t believe ESPN is not embarrassed to put this out there. I mean I understand there potentially being a good series and going to 6-7 games, but the math here is certainly way off !

Wow, I didn't think ESPN can be this thick. I understand that we can support different teams and have several other projections of how this series will end, but that is too low of a number to be taken seriously. Most prominent figures in the sports world have given GSW their prediction to end this series. Stats don't lie, plus the fact that the Warriors have better rested and them having the home court advantage just adds up to the probability of them winning this championship.

[1kodumtek7]

@ChiBitCTy  This is ridiculous.    I don't know what ESPN are up to by sharing a statistics like this. I know one thing and it is that none of the finalist teams have a very big superiority to the other one. These teams both have had an incredible season so far and this was one of the best finals I imagined too. I'm happy to see them here as a result. As for the team I'm favouring, I can say that it is Celtics now. I like Warriors too normally but in this case I feel myself closer to Celtics. I believe in them to make it to the championship after a tough run.

[Distinctin]

If you guys wanna gamble with Boston, gamble it as per game don't throw your money hoping they could get the championship coz 80% to 90% GSW will win. I'd bet the game 2 and game 5 for Boston celtics. I'll come back to this post when it happens lol.

Any bet?

I took the risk betting on Boston in game one (local bettor), I know they still have the momentum but I also believe that it's very little to impossible that they can get the championship because we know Warriors team are very solid right now.

Celtics are one of the team that are able to defeat Warriors on their previous games and that is something we should look forward again. Warriors is the favorite team to get the championship and there's no doubt about it, just take the risk as much as you can and have some fun as well.

Who knows, right? Maybe the Boston Celtics could steal 1 road game in their possession but as per odds and chances, the Warriors have that 60% to win the game in Game 1. And for the championship, we cannot possibly know about that yet but since we're talking about chances here, I won't argue that the Warriors have the most chances.

[stadus]

Lets discuss game 1.

Current point spread now is -3.5 for the Warriors, they are playing at home and have never lost a single game. I think it's an easy call, even if they are the public play, I still think they'll win this game.

Also, the total is only 211, over is easy here, hopefully not a trap.

It should be an easy win by the goldenstate Warriors at home but Boston Celitcs have already won several times at away games in the playoff series so i wouldnt be surprised much if they won again.

This is game 1, Celtics has not won a game 1 on the road IIRC, and the Warriors has never lost a game at home.
I will stick with what I believe, I understand that Celtics are a good team but I'd go with the trend until it gets broken.

Plus Celtics are 2 games more tired, and they will play so quickly whereas Warriors are resting. I have to say, it's clear to me that we are talking about Warriors here, they have been great before KD and did great this year again. I am quite happy to see them do great this year as well and I am not seeing them losing this series as a whole, let alone the first game.

However, if there is ANY team in the league right now that could stop them, it's the celtics. Who are the great players in Warriors? The shooters, who are the great defenders of Celtics? The guards. It's clear to me that Celtics will be defending like hell and will not make it easy.

Celtics are not gonna slow down the shooters of the Warriors, if they are good defensive, it's impossible they can stop everyone. They cannot even stop Butler which is the only pure shooter of the team, how much more the Warriors who are moving the ball very well and they have a lot of  shooters that could spread the floor.

I agree, yes the Celtics is a defensive team but they cannot just limit and slow down the shooting average of the shooters of the Warriors. Well, it's not that I'm saying that they cannot do it at all, what I mean is sure they can limit some of the key players but the problem is that almost all of the starting players of the Warriors can shoot everywhere in the court even long deep threes. Now, how can they stop that?

[OgNasty]

Lets discuss game 1.

Current point spread now is -3.5 for the Warriors, they are playing at home and have never lost a single game. I think it's an easy call, even if they are the public play, I still think they'll win this game.

Also, the total is only 211, over is easy here, hopefully not a trap.

It should be an easy win by the goldenstate Warriors at home but Boston Celitcs have already won several times at away games in the playoff series so i wouldnt be surprised much if they won again.

This is game 1, Celtics has not won a game 1 on the road IIRC, and the Warriors has never lost a game at home.
I will stick with what I believe, I understand that Celtics are a good team but I'd go with the trend until it gets broken.

Plus Celtics are 2 games more tired, and they will play so quickly whereas Warriors are resting. I have to say, it's clear to me that we are talking about Warriors here, they have been great before KD and did great this year again. I am quite happy to see them do great this year as well and I am not seeing them losing this series as a whole, let alone the first game.

However, if there is ANY team in the league right now that could stop them, it's the celtics. Who are the great players in Warriors? The shooters, who are the great defenders of Celtics? The guards. It's clear to me that Celtics will be defending like hell and will not make it easy.

Celtics are not gonna slow down the shooters of the Warriors, if they are good defensive, it's impossible they can stop everyone. They cannot even stop Butler which is the only pure shooter of the team, how much more the Warriors who are moving the ball very well and they have a lot of  shooters that could spread the floor.

I agree, yes the Celtics is a defensive team but they cannot just limit and slow down the shooting average of the shooters of the Warriors. Well, it's not that I'm saying that they cannot do it at all, what I mean is sure they can limit some of the key players but the problem is that almost all of the starting players of the Warriors can shoot everywhere in the court even long deep threes. Now, how can they stop that?

I don't really think the Celtics can stop the Warriors.  They may have a size advantage that they'll be able to exploit in the key, but I don't see how their defense can keep up with the shooters on Golden State.  Is Marcus Smart supposed to chase Curry around all game?  I think the Celtics will be forced to play the Warriors game, and they won't be able to beat them at their own game.  Unless Tatum has a lucky shooting night from three point range, I don't see how the Celtics are going to keep up with the Warriors offense.  We'll see tomorrow.  Excited it's almost time for the NBA Finals!

[xzone]

@ChiBitCTy  This is ridiculous.    I don't know what ESPN are up to by sharing a statistics like this. I know one thing and it is that none of the finalist teams have a very big superiority to the other one. These teams both have had an incredible season so far and this was one of the best finals I imagined too. I'm happy to see them here as a result. As for the team I'm favouring, I can say that it is Celtics now. I like Warriors too normally but in this case I feel myself closer to Celtics. I believe in them to make it to the championship after a tough run.

This shared image is really ridiculous, I don't think it will be something that will make such a big difference. Both teams have a chance, it would not be right to evaluate the final match by only looking at the statistics.
The Boston Celtics were pretty good this year, and my favorite would be the Celtics. But it would not be right to say that Golden State has no chance

[ILuckyGuyI]

Celtics are going to be my favourite team in this final series. Warriors are highly the favourite team to win the first game according to bookmakers. I also think that Warriors are going to have a better start than Celtics. However, I think that Celtics are going to bring the score to a tie even if they lose two games in a row firstly. I don't expect Celtics to give up early like Mavericks did against Warriors. My total score prediction is a 4-3 win for Celtics. I feel like it is their time to become the champions now.

[Johnyz]

Celtics are going to be my favourite team in this final series. Warriors are highly the favourite team to win the first game according to bookmakers. I also think that Warriors are going to have a better start than Celtics. However, I think that Celtics are going to bring the score to a tie even if they lose two games in a row firstly. I don't expect Celtics to give up early like Mavericks did against Warriors. My total score prediction is a 4-3 win for Celtics. I feel like it is their time to become the champions now.

Celtics is the team that wont give up easily so I also think that we are going to witness a real championship game and not just being dominated by the Warriors, Celtics will surely put a good show here. However, i don’t think its enough for Celtics to beat Warriors, I still see more maturity with the Warriors and they are playing their best so this is hard for me as well, maybe I’ll just comment on this after the game 2, since this is the usual decider game for me.

[el kaka22]

It's certainly different and what we are seeing in the Finals is the best teams in the NBA.
In their last 4 games, Boston had a 3-1 lead, so Boston is really a good team, however, the Warriors now are complete, they have Klay Thompson already, and probably Iggy will be back in the NBA Finals, same with Porter Jr, so it's really an unpredictable series.

I can't say if east or west is better, but I can say that Bucks and heat looks better than mavs and grizz, so at the very least I agree that Celtics had a more difficult path here. However, just because they had a more difficult path doesn't make them better, that just makes them face harder teams that made them tired even more.

Warriors may have faced easier opponents, but they were still better and I believe that they will definitely be better than Celtics as well. Maybe it is the delusion that we have based on a few years ago when Warriors were great, and maybe they won't be as great this year, but I feel like they will still be great.

[goinmerry]

I voted for the Warriors as well. They've been on this road before, so they're the more experienced team. If I'm not mistaken, the last time Boston reached the NBA finals was more than ten years ago, in 2010 when they faced the Lakers. So they could definitely handle the pressure better than the Celtics. Also, the team has a great chemistry. They could push toward winning even if their star's movements are limited. Boston, on the other hand, relies heavily on Tatum.

I agree with what you think about the Golden State Warriors and we have the same thought.

But saying Boston Celtics relies heavily on Jayson Tatum? I must say you might miss some of their playoffs game.

No need for an explanation but if you will do some recap on their hard journey this playoff, it might change your view that the Celtics are just about Tatum.

[btc_angela]

I voted for the Warriors as well. They've been on this road before, so they're the more experienced team. If I'm not mistaken, the last time Boston reached the NBA finals was more than ten years ago, in 2010 when they faced the Lakers. So they could definitely handle the pressure better than the Celtics. Also, the team has a great chemistry. They could push toward winning even if their star's movements are limited. Boston, on the other hand, relies heavily on Tatum.

I agree with what you think about the Golden State Warriors and we have the same thought.

But saying Boston Celtics relies heavily on Jayson Tatum? I must say you might miss some of their playoffs game.

No need for an explanation but if you will do some recap on their hard journey this playoff, it might change your view that the Celtics are just about Tatum.

Perhaps Tatum does have a huge responsibility in his shoulder, because if he doesn't play that well chances are the Celtics are going to lose the series. But they have other players that can step up, but they have to be consistent. Jaylen Brown has been superb in their series against the Heat, although he has a lot of TO, he still manages to score and play defense too. So his contribution will be critical against a balance team in Warriors.

[wheelz1200]

I voted for the Warriors as well. They've been on this road before, so they're the more experienced team. If I'm not mistaken, the last time Boston reached the NBA finals was more than ten years ago, in 2010 when they faced the Lakers. So they could definitely handle the pressure better than the Celtics. Also, the team has a great chemistry. They could push toward winning even if their star's movements are limited. Boston, on the other hand, relies heavily on Tatum.

I agree with what you think about the Golden State Warriors and we have the same thought.

But saying Boston Celtics relies heavily on Jayson Tatum? I must say you might miss some of their playoffs game.

No need for an explanation but if you will do some recap on their hard journey this playoff, it might change your view that the Celtics are just about Tatum.

They definitely rely on taytum.  No taytum no finals for the celts.  When he is playing well the whole other tes focus is stopping him completely opening up the floor for everyone else.  Yeah jaylen is important but without taytum jaylen doesn't go off like he does.  This isn't a knock but rather just saying taytum stepped into another level this year.

[agustina2]

Momentum wise, Boston has the upper hand but besides that, GSW has the advantage in terms of homecourt and the time they rest and practice for an adjustment to match Celtics gameplay.

Here we go again haha.

Can you explain more clearly, why the Celtics having the upper hand and much "momentum-wise" compare to the Warriors? What kind of momentum is being discussed here? What momentum really means? What are the factors looked at there? Much better if good comparison points can be shown here for much clearer analysis.

For someone who says before that the Phoenix Suns have a 99.9% chance to win against the Dallas Mavericks in the series, and this team has no answer from the dominance of Cp3, Booker, and Ayton, you should be careful next time on any NBA-related analysis. Peace bro.

[harizen]

I agree with you on that, I think that the Celtics are just overrated, they play the last 2 series in game 7, so they are not really that good because they can't dominate a match-up. This is just my personal opinion though, I just don't see the inexperienced Celtics will beat the experienced Warriors team.

Awtz. You just discredit what the Boston Celtics did saying they are not good and overrated. Do you really watch the playoffs and just look at the Final score?

Defeating the heavily favored Brooklyn Nets in the first round
Defeating the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks in the ECSF
Defeating the top seed in the Eastern Conference Miami Heat in the ECF

Against the Warriors, they are really the underdog but they are not overrated. That's not what overrated means as overall as Warriors are really the favored to win the Championship. I don't understand why the Celtics are considered overrated.

[Darker45]

I voted for the Warriors as well. They've been on this road before, so they're the more experienced team. If I'm not mistaken, the last time Boston reached the NBA finals was more than ten years ago, in 2010 when they faced the Lakers. So they could definitely handle the pressure better than the Celtics. Also, the team has a great chemistry. They could push toward winning even if their star's movements are limited. Boston, on the other hand, relies heavily on Tatum.

I agree with what you think about the Golden State Warriors and we have the same thought.

But saying Boston Celtics relies heavily on Jayson Tatum? I must say you might miss some of their playoffs game.

No need for an explanation but if you will do some recap on their hard journey this playoff, it might change your view that the Celtics are just about Tatum.

They definitely rely on taytum.  No taytum no finals for the celts.  When he is playing well the whole other tes focus is stopping him completely opening up the floor for everyone else.  Yeah jaylen is important but without taytum jaylen doesn't go off like he does.  This isn't a knock but rather just saying taytum stepped into another level this year.

Definitely. No Tatum, no finals for the Boston. Tatum is the team's scoring machine. Not only that, Tatum also contributes a big deal to the team's rebounds and assists. Being aware of this, the man is also the main defense target of any opposing team. That opens up for better plays on the part of his teammates.

I'm not discrediting Jaylen. He's also made a lot of contribution to the team. But he can't be compared to Tatum. If we take a couple of steps back and remember Boston's games against Miami and Milwaukee, which both reached game 7, who actually carried the team toward victory? It was Tatum. Perhaps in each of those series, Jaylen only outscored Tatum in 1 or 2 games.

Of course, basketball is a team game. Props to everybody for the wins, but it cannot be denied that Boston without Tatum is Boston without finals.

[bbc.reporter]

I am not a very big basketball fan, however, I can tell those 8 people who voted for the Celtics good luck and they might only win 1 game or 2 if the Warriors have a rest day hehehe. However, I am quite sure this series will not reach 7 games. Also, can the Warriors sweep it? There is a chance, I reckon.

In any case, Warriors might win first 3 games, Celtics wins game 4 and Warriors win game 5 for the confetti shower.

[LogitechMouse]

Celtics are going to be my favourite team in this final series. Warriors are highly the favourite team to win the first game according to bookmakers. I also think that Warriors are going to have a better start than Celtics. However, I think that Celtics are going to bring the score to a tie even if they lose two games in a row firstly. I don't expect Celtics to give up early like Mavericks did against Warriors. My total score prediction is a 4-3 win for Celtics. I feel like it is their time to become the champions now.

The word "Giving Up" isn't applicable right now because it is the NBA Finals already. Giving up isn't an option to both teams.

The defensive capabilities of the Celtics makes it hard to know which will win on this one. Even I have doubts with the Warriors right now and I'm curious on how they will deal with it. The first 2 games will be the most crucial ones because we will have a clearer picture of which team is better. Warriors' offense of Celtics' defense. There is also a famous quote in basketball that says "Defense wins championships" but let's see tomorrow .

Also, can the Warriors sweep it? There is a chance, I reckon.

In any case, Warriors might win first 3 games, Celtics wins game 4 and Warriors win game 5 for the confetti shower.

There is always a possibility for it to happen like in crypto but the chances of a sweep to happen? Less than 5% maybe and TBH, it will be boring if it will end up as a sweep. Fans want the NBA Finals to be more entertaining than the previous matches. I want to see a 7-game series, many analysts see this series to end in 7 games as well.

[Harkorede]

I am not a very big basketball fan, however, I can tell those 8 people who voted for the Celtics good luck and they might only win 1 game or 2 if the Warriors have a rest day hehehe. However, I am quite sure this series will not reach 7 games. Also, can the Warriors sweep it? There is a chance, I reckon.

In any case, Warriors might win first 3 games, Celtics wins game 4 and Warriors win game 5 for the confetti shower.

I think you might be underestimate how the Celtics really are as a team, my prediction is Warriors in 5, too but the chances for that might be really slim, I said Warriors in 5 because I think Warriors would protect home court in the first two games, but Celtics are more than of winning either on the road or at home as well, we saw how much of a task the Memphis Grizzlies were for the Warriors in the conference semi-finals, and you really can't say the Celtics can't pull a bigger or tougher threat.

[TravelMug]

I am not a very big basketball fan, however, I can tell those 8 people who voted for the Celtics good luck and they might only win 1 game or 2 if the Warriors have a rest day hehehe. However, I am quite sure this series will not reach 7 games. Also, can the Warriors sweep it? There is a chance, I reckon.

In any case, Warriors might win first 3 games, Celtics wins game 4 and Warriors win game 5 for the confetti shower.

I think you might be underestimate how the Celtics really are as a team, my prediction is Warriors in 5, too but the chances for that might be really slim, I said Warriors in 5 because I think Warriors would protect home court in the first two games, but Celtics are more than of winning either on the road or at home as well, we saw how much of a task the Memphis Grizzlies were for the Warriors in the conference semi-finals, and you really can't say the Celtics can't pull a bigger or tougher threat.

I wouldn't be surprised if Celtics can steal one game at Chase center. But then again the Warriors can return back at the favor in Boston Garden and so this series might be a 5 or 6 for the Warriors. Maybe in paper the Celtics are not the favored, but this is not going to be an easy NBA finals for the Warriors. Boston even without experience will give everything they have against Curry, Thompson and Green (core of GSW, carry over from the championship team back then).

[dwminer1]

The NBA finals this year are going to be very interesting. I admit that it's hard for me to name a favorite. The greatest strength of the Warriors is the offensive. When they have their day, they can destroy any rival. Experience will also be their advantage. This is the sixth Warriors Final in the last eight seasons. Boston is a team that has undergone a huge metamorphosis over the course of the season. They are very strong on defense. I think the fate of the finals will depend mainly on the young stars of Boston, Tatum and Brown. If young leaders bear the pressure, Boston stands a chance of regaining the championship after 14 years.

[Questat]

The NBA finals this year are going to be very interesting. I admit that it's hard for me to name a favorite. The greatest strength of the Warriors is the offensive. When they have their day, they can destroy any rival. Experience will also be their advantage. This is the sixth Warriors Final in the last eight seasons. Boston is a team that has undergone a huge metamorphosis over the course of the season. They are very strong on defense. I think the fate of the finals will depend mainly on the young stars of Boston, Tatum and Brown. If young leaders bear the pressure, Boston stands a chance of regaining the championship after 14 years.

People are hyping the Celtics a lot but in reality, Warriors are actually the team that has a huge chance to win here. They are not new to the NBA Finals, and their chemistry is really superb, I'm sorry but it looks like Warriors are gonna smart the Celtics in game 1 to make a statement that Celtics are not yet a championshp caliber team.

[Kelvinid]

The NBA finals this year are going to be very interesting. I admit that it's hard for me to name a favorite. The greatest strength of the Warriors is the offensive. When they have their day, they can destroy any rival. Experience will also be their advantage. This is the sixth Warriors Final in the last eight seasons. Boston is a team that has undergone a huge metamorphosis over the course of the season. They are very strong on defense. I think the fate of the finals will depend mainly on the young stars of Boston, Tatum and Brown. If young leaders bear the pressure, Boston stands a chance of regaining the championship after 14 years.

People are hyping the Celtics a lot but in reality, Warriors are actually the team that has a huge chance to win here. They are not new to the NBA Finals, and their chemistry is really superb, I'm sorry but it looks like Warriors are gonna smart the Celtics in game 1 to make a statement that Celtics are not yet a championshp caliber team.

That's your personal opinion only, Celtics are also a good team, the reason why they are in the NBA Finals. However, in terms of expereince, the Warriors have the advantage and since Curry is the greatest shooter in the history of NBA, Celtics has to do a great job on him so their chance to win will improve.

If Curry could score 25+ points per game, that means Warriors will dominate but if Celtics could limit the Warriors by less than 100 points, that means their defense are effective.

[Maslate]

The NBA finals this year are going to be very interesting. I admit that it's hard for me to name a favorite. The greatest strength of the Warriors is the offensive. When they have their day, they can destroy any rival. Experience will also be their advantage. This is the sixth Warriors Final in the last eight seasons. Boston is a team that has undergone a huge metamorphosis over the course of the season. They are very strong on defense. I think the fate of the finals will depend mainly on the young stars of Boston, Tatum and Brown. If young leaders bear the pressure, Boston stands a chance of regaining the championship after 14 years.

People are hyping the Celtics a lot but in reality, Warriors are actually the team that has a huge chance to win here. They are not new to the NBA Finals, and their chemistry is really superb, I'm sorry but it looks like Warriors are gonna smart the Celtics in game 1 to make a statement that Celtics are not yet a championshp caliber team.

That's your personal opinion only, Celtics are also a good team, the reason why they are in the NBA Finals. However, in terms of expereince, the Warriors have the advantage and since Curry is the greatest shooter in the history of NBA, Celtics has to do a great job on him so their chance to win will improve.

If Curry could score 25+ points per game, that means Warriors will dominate but if Celtics could limit the Warriors by less than 100 points, that means their defense are effective.

I think Curry can still score 25+ points, but you are right, if Warriors cannot score their average numbers, that means Celtics defense are limiting the Warriors offense, and when that will happen, the advantage is on the defensive team. I don't expect that actually as Warriors will always find a way to score, they are probably the number 1 team in offense if I'm not mistaken, so how can we limit them?

[Hypnosis00]

It's certainly different and what we are seeing in the Finals is the best teams in the NBA.
In their last 4 games, Boston had a 3-1 lead, so Boston is really a good team, however, the Warriors now are complete, they have Klay Thompson already, and probably Iggy will be back in the NBA Finals, same with Porter Jr, so it's really an unpredictable series.

I can't say if east or west is better, but I can say that Bucks and heat looks better than mavs and grizz, so at the very least I agree that Celtics had a more difficult path here. However, just because they had a more difficult path doesn't make them better, that just makes them face harder teams that made them tired even more.

Warriors may have faced easier opponents, but they were still better and I believe that they will definitely be better than Celtics as well. Maybe it is the delusion that we have based on a few years ago when Warriors were great, and maybe they won't be as great this year, but I feel like they will still be great.

Warriors may not be as dominant compared ot the past but they are still a great team. Just remember that this team has been facing some injury problems, and Thompson were not able to play the whole season and yet they still finish with a good ranking.

Stats doesn't lie though, as per https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/advanced/?sort=OFF_RATING&dir=-1
Warriors are the number 1 in offense, that says a lot, and no team could stop them IMO, even the Celtics.

[Fredomago]

I like how coach Kerr trusted Klay Thompson, although there are some games that he struggled and yet they still allowed him to shoot the ball and he was able to get his confidence back and his rhythm in the shooting. In games that matter, Klay Thompson is ready to step up, just like in the last game of the WCF and the last game of Warriors vs Memphis.

Game 6 Klay is always fun to watch.

Klay is klay no matter how long he rest because of his injury that bond between him and coach Kerr will remain the same, bad night always part of every player but once that confident start to spark back the outcome favors the whole squad, and with respect to all Warriors players they all know that once Klay start hitting his hot hands will not stop but to keep on converting, look how Curry and Green fed him those 3's they all have the connections.

Now, it's time for the splash bro to regain the fame, one last assignment to accomplish to win another NBA title.

Expect to see a 3 point shots showdown between these two firepower squads.

[ChiBitCTy]

@ChiBitCTy  This is ridiculous.    I don't know what ESPN are up to by sharing a statistics like this. I know one thing and it is that none of the finalist teams have a very big superiority to the other one. These teams both have had an incredible season so far and this was one of the best finals I imagined too. I'm happy to see them here as a result. As for the team I'm favouring, I can say that it is Celtics now. I like Warriors too normally but in this case I feel myself closer to Celtics. I believe in them to make it to the championship after a tough run.

Lol I honestly don't know how you could even come up with such a ridiculous number.  I understand if you want to make fake sports arguments kind of like how Stephen A Smith and Skip Bayless do all the time, but this is simply ridiculous.  While I agree with you that the favored team either way should not be such a wide margin, I am going with the Warriors.  Most outlets like Vegas have the Warriors favorited.  I do hope that it's at least a really good series, but I just don't see them stopping Curry and Klay.

[OgNasty]

@ChiBitCTy  This is ridiculous.    I don't know what ESPN are up to by sharing a statistics like this. I know one thing and it is that none of the finalist teams have a very big superiority to the other one. These teams both have had an incredible season so far and this was one of the best finals I imagined too. I'm happy to see them here as a result. As for the team I'm favouring, I can say that it is Celtics now. I like Warriors too normally but in this case I feel myself closer to Celtics. I believe in them to make it to the championship after a tough run.

Lol I honestly don't know how you could even come up with such a ridiculous number.  I understand if you want to make fake sports arguments kind of like how Stephen A Smith and Skip Bayless do all the time, but this is simply ridiculous.  While I agree with you that the favored team either way should not be such a wide margin, I am going with the Warriors.  Most outlets like Vegas have the Warriors favorited.  I do hope that it's at least a really good series, but I just don't see them stopping Curry and Klay.

They must have done a poll on the streets in Boston or something.  There's no way people could actually believe the Celtics are that likely to win against a team with a core that had the best record in the NBA and a legitimate dynasty before a few injuries, that allowed them to tank and pick up even more talent in Wiggins.  Sure, the Celtics might have more to prove and they're a bigger and stronger team...but...Steph Curry is the greatest 3 point shooter of all time in a league where 3 pointers determine the winner.  I think the Celtics have their hands full...

[Botnake]

@ChiBitCTy  This is ridiculous.    I don't know what ESPN are up to by sharing a statistics like this. I know one thing and it is that none of the finalist teams have a very big superiority to the other one. These teams both have had an incredible season so far and this was one of the best finals I imagined too. I'm happy to see them here as a result. As for the team I'm favouring, I can say that it is Celtics now. I like Warriors too normally but in this case I feel myself closer to Celtics. I believe in them to make it to the championship after a tough run.

This shared image is really ridiculous, I don't think it will be something that will make such a big difference. Both teams have a chance, it would not be right to evaluate the final match by only looking at the statistics.
The Boston Celtics were pretty good this year, and my favorite would be the Celtics. But it would not be right to say that Golden State has no chance

Surely nobody had thought that ESPN would do and post something like that and give statistics that the Warriors just have a slim chance to win this series and after I saw that, I literally said to myself that there would be some fans who will seriously oppose this post

Personally, I'm rooting for Warriors to win the Finals this season and I've been vocal about that in reality since the splash bros have surfaced. But I admit that the Celtics has impressed me this season and I loved to see a close game until it will reach Game 7.

[stadus]

Lets discuss game 1.

Current point spread now is -3.5 for the Warriors, they are playing at home and have never lost a single game. I think it's an easy call, even if they are the public play, I still think they'll win this game.

Also, the total is only 211, over is easy here, hopefully not a trap.

It should be an easy win by the goldenstate Warriors at home but Boston Celitcs have already won several times at away games in the playoff series so i wouldnt be surprised much if they won again.

This is game 1, Celtics has not won a game 1 on the road IIRC, and the Warriors has never lost a game at home.
I will stick with what I believe, I understand that Celtics are a good team but I'd go with the trend until it gets broken.

Plus Celtics are 2 games more tired, and they will play so quickly whereas Warriors are resting. I have to say, it's clear to me that we are talking about Warriors here, they have been great before KD and did great this year again. I am quite happy to see them do great this year as well and I am not seeing them losing this series as a whole, let alone the first game.

However, if there is ANY team in the league right now that could stop them, it's the celtics. Who are the great players in Warriors? The shooters, who are the great defenders of Celtics? The guards. It's clear to me that Celtics will be defending like hell and will not make it easy.

Celtics are not gonna slow down the shooters of the Warriors, if they are good defensive, it's impossible they can stop everyone. They cannot even stop Butler which is the only pure shooter of the team, how much more the Warriors who are moving the ball very well and they have a lot of  shooters that could spread the floor.

I agree, yes the Celtics is a defensive team but they cannot just limit and slow down the shooting average of the shooters of the Warriors. Well, it's not that I'm saying that they cannot do it at all, what I mean is sure they can limit some of the key players but the problem is that almost all of the starting players of the Warriors can shoot everywhere in the court even long deep threes. Now, how can they stop that?

I don't really think the Celtics can stop the Warriors.  They may have a size advantage that they'll be able to exploit in the key, but I don't see how their defense can keep up with the shooters on Golden State.  Is Marcus Smart supposed to chase Curry around all game?  I think the Celtics will be forced to play the Warriors game, and they won't be able to beat them at their own game.  Unless Tatum has a lucky shooting night from three point range, I don't see how the Celtics are going to keep up with the Warriors offense.  We'll see tomorrow.  Excited it's almost time for the NBA Finals!

That's quite argumentative mate when in fact we're in the same team here lol I'm just kidding.

We will see later how would the Celtics respond to the Warriors play, the Celtics will be the one to adjust here not because they are a defensive team but because the Warriors have more shooters and key players than them. It will be fun to see Smart chasing the Splash Bros and trying to limit them, surely they wouldn't want to exhaust the whole team for defending two or three key players of the Warriors because that will seriously lead them into a defeat.

[casperBGD]

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Personally, I'm rooting for Warriors to win the Finals this season and I've been vocal about that in reality since the splash bros have surfaced. But I admit that the Celtics has impressed me this season and I loved to see a close game until it will reach Game 7.

yeah, most of people here is rooting for Warriors, as per pool it is 22:9 for Warriors to be champions
and I agree, Warriors have a bigger group of good players, that all came as decision makers, Celtics are younger, so that is their strength, although they already played more matches in play-off series

TBH, I expect at least 6 matches in a series, thought that Warriors can finish it off earlier, but nah, probably 4:2 in the end, with seventh match, Celtics are closer to title

[püsür]

I am expecting a surprise from Celtics in either first game or the second one. Most people think Warriors are favourite but Celtics have shown that they exceed expectations and likely to surprise people. Nevertheless, I also expect that Warriors will probably get the title. They are obviously the better shooter and just over all better team. That being said, we can expect that Celtics will not go down without a fight.

I also expect that the mature Steph Curry will try to dominate this series and make his name legendary but it will not be easy. I don't think Curry will be the factor that Warriors will rely on most, but rather whole team will contribute a lot. Warriors are not a classic franchise player leading team, Curry is not our everyday superstar. I am not expecting him to get the MVP even, Poole or Klay even might get it.

[Joca97]

I am expecting a surprise from Celtics in either first game or the second one. Most people think Warriors are favourite but Celtics have shown that they exceed expectations and likely to surprise people. Nevertheless, I also expect that Warriors will probably get the title. They are obviously the better shooter and just over all better team. That being said, we can expect that Celtics will not go down without a fight.

I also expect that the mature Steph Curry will try to dominate this series and make his name legendary but it will not be easy. I don't think Curry will be the factor that Warriors will rely on most, but rather whole team will contribute a lot. Warriors are not a classic franchise player leading team, Curry is not our everyday superstar. I am not expecting him to get the MVP even, Poole or Klay even might get it.

Its expected from teams like this that their superstars do the work. Everyone is expecting from Curry and Thompson to win this o most alone and that will probobly happen. They have the most experience and the entire Warriors team has experience in finals like this so i think they are the favorites in the series

[wheelz1200]

Definitely taking golden state game one.  Boston is a little young so maybe they come out tight.  Expect klay and Curry along with dreymond to cruise to the first win tonight.  Can't wait shoukd be good.  Enjoy the game everyone.

[goinmerry]

I had to share this as it may be the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Honestly I can’t believe ESPN is not embarrassed to put this out there. I mean I understand there potentially being a good series and going to 6-7 games, but the math here is certainly way off !

I can't believe you take that seriously. That was based on ESPN's NBA Basketball Power Index.

It just depends on the overall stats this season but of course, we can't determine the chances of a team in the Finals.

Maybe they just showed it wrong since they showed the "chances of a team" in the Finals but if we take it deeply, that was purely a stat-based computation and never will become a computation of chances of a team in the Finals. Don't stress yourself about it.

[Baofeng]

Definitely taking golden state game one.  Boston is a little young so maybe they come out tight.  Expect klay and Curry along with dreymond to cruise to the first win tonight.  Can't wait shoukd be good.  Enjoy the game everyone.

True, I don't think that Curry and Klay will let this series slip out from them. Specially if they have a good lead like 3-1, definitely they will go with that score, win the first 2 games at home and then steal 1 at Boston Garden.

Boston is a good team no doubt, but they lack the x-factor which is the experience. Warriors been there done that so they have the DNA to win another ring.

[agustina2]

Most people think Warriors are favourite but Celtics have shown that they exceed expectations and likely to surprise people. Nevertheless, I also expect that Warriors will probably get the title.

Actually, I will go against the odds and will pick Boston Celtics to win the Finals. I'm not a fan of both teams but I want their hard work in this playoff to have a good result. I also like the odds that's why I risk money for them. I know the Warriors have all the advantages but it's not wrong to side with the Celtics.

I like to laugh at those who are looking down at the Celtics on this thread. But if ever I will lose here, I will take their laugh instead and welcome their trash-talk to me as I used to it already.

Tatum will shut those people down.

[OgNasty]

I was worried Steph might not go for the Finals MVP, but I’m not anymore. With 14 points already in the first quarter and some time to spare it looks like Steph will be launching shots. When he’s playing aggressive like that, it’s going to be hard for anyone to beat them. The Celtics have shown their size a bit and the refs are letting them play. So far so good… I’m guessing the ‘over’ is going to win tonight.

[harizen]

Steph Curry is now with 21 points in 12 minutes of his playing time and the second quarter just barely began. He is feeling it and red-hot.

What's more if he will continue that dominance throughout the game. The game is still close but with that early good production from Steph Curry, that's already a sign that the Warriors are now up on this Game 1 as one of their key scorers is currently in the good momentum.

Let's see if the Celtics will be able to hold that close lead by the Warriors later in the game.

[Harkorede]

And here we go! Boston Celtics with an empathic finish to steal game 1 at the Chase Center! What a complete 4th Quarter turnaround for the Celtics and this has blown the series wide open, I'd definitely blame Steve Kerr for this lost, The only reason why Celtics were able to get back into the game was that run to start the 4th Quarter, there was no reason for the Warriors to have their starters on the bench to start the 4th knowing fully well it was still pretty much a game within reach for the Celtics, and once they were able to get going, it was just the right amount of energy needed for them and then 17-0 run... I'd have love to say the Warriors literally threw the game away, but I don't want to steal the credit away from the Celtics efforts. We've got a great series on our hands, I'd say!

[dimonstration]

Celtics impressive sharp 3 pointers literally finish GSW on the 4th quarter. Everyone on Celtics has good 3 points accuracy due to the momentum which is very hard to beat even if it's GSW. The lousy start of GSW on 4th quarter make this win for Celtics. They can't stop anymore the rampaging Celtics and start to miss there answer 3 pts to Celtics.

ggwp for Celtics and congratulations to all those who bet on them!

[joeperry]

I didn't expect that, the third quarter they have around +10 points ahead from the Celtics but in the 4th quarter the Boston scored 40 and the GSW was just around 16. Didn't expect that comeback I never see it coming, I'm going to double my bet this time I hope they win in the game 2.

[dothebeats]

Kinda glad that I missed betting for the Warriors on the first game. Was just having lunch earlier and they were watching the game on TV and damn, Celtics are really on fire on the 3rd and 4th quarter. I've always known the current Celtics lineup as someone who are good on the inside and rarely pushes for 3-pointers, but this game they proved me wrong.

Next games, perhaps I will just bet on overs and unders just to be safe.

[bbc.reporter]

Kinda glad that I missed betting for the Warriors on the first game. Was just having lunch earlier and they were watching the game on TV and damn, Celtics are really on fire on the 3rd and 4th quarter. I've always known the current Celtics lineup as someone who are good on the inside and rarely pushes for 3-pointers, but this game they proved me wrong.

Next games, perhaps I will just bet on overs and unders just to be safe.

Like you, I did not bet but I did not watch the game too hehehe. I was very shocked to see the result, I assume everyone was also shocked? 120 - 108 for a Celtics victory in the Warriors' home stadium? This might be something similar to a forewarning in the movies or a sign that this might be something like an underdog story.

Also, after witnessing the Warriors lose, would it be very shocking if they also lose again on game 2?

[Oasisman]

Steph Curry is now with 21 points in 12 minutes of his playing time and the second quarter just barely began. He is feeling it and red-hot.

What's more if he will continue that dominance throughout the game. The game is still close but with that early good production from Steph Curry, that's already a sign that the Warriors are now up on this Game 1 as one of their key scorers is currently in the good momentum.

Let's see if the Celtics will be able to hold that close lead by the Warriors later in the game.

Everyone is expecting for the Warriors to win game 1 and game 2. However, nobody expects that the Celtics was able to flip the switch on their favour in the 4th quarter outscoring the Warriors with 24 pts and limiting them to just 16 pts.
Impressive and notable performances coming from Derrick White and Al Horford. These 2 Celtic orchestrated their mid-4th quarter 17-0 run.

What a crazy turn around, the Warriors suddenly lost their offensive momentum.

[Questat]

What happened? Boston had a good comeback and beat the Warriors by 12. That was unbelievable, Celtics have really improved, they are moving the ball very well, when Tatum was struggling, his teammates were there to produce for the team, and that was just crazy, Celtics already took game 1.

[Kelvinid]

What happened? Boston had a good comeback and beat the Warriors by 12. That was unbelievable, Celtics have really improved, they are moving the ball very well, when Tatum was struggling, his teammates were there to produce for the team, and that was just crazy, Celtics already took game 1.

Don't be surprised, Boston is a good team, they are just underrated. They have done that in their past games already, they beat the Bucks in the 4th quarter but this one is probably the biggest because they beat the Warriors by 24 points in the 4th quarter alone.

Horford is the man, it's his first time in the NBA Final but this guy is really hungry to win and his shooting is very consistent.

[goaldigger]

If you guys wanna gamble with Boston, gamble it as per game don't throw your money hoping they could get the championship coz 80% to 90% GSW will win. I'd bet the game 2 and game 5 for Boston celtics. I'll come back to this post when it happens lol.

Any bet?

I took the risk betting on Boston in game one (local bettor), I know they still have the momentum but I also believe that it's very little to impossible that they can get the championship because we know Warriors team are very solid right now.

Celtics are one of the team that are able to defeat Warriors on their previous games and that is something we should look forward again. Warriors is the favorite team to get the championship and there's no doubt about it, just take the risk as much as you can and have some fun as well.

Who knows, right? Maybe the Boston Celtics could steal 1 road game in their possession but as per odds and chances, the Warriors have that 60% to win the game in Game 1. And for the championship, we cannot possibly know about that yet but since we're talking about chances here, I won't argue that the Warriors have the most chances.

I guess a lucky bet?
Well, Boston did a great job in game 1 and we all saw how they chase Warriors to take the lead. The comeback is huge for Celtics and that could affect Warriors in game 2 most probably since it is still their home court, Warriors will tied the series. Now, I will not place my bet on Boston because I believe Warriors will have a good bounce back here as well. Again, just bet on where you think is ok because there's no safe team here and both of them can have that wins and losses because they are already a champion team.   

[Johnyz]

What happened? Boston had a good comeback and beat the Warriors by 12. That was unbelievable, Celtics have really improved, they are moving the ball very well, when Tatum was struggling, his teammates were there to produce for the team, and that was just crazy, Celtics already took game 1.

Warriors are over confident here and they forget to take care of their lead, or maybe Celtics is indeed an improved team right now and becomes a better team this final. I'm surprised on the result of game 1 but the intensity of the game is still expected. Well, we might really see a game 7 here so let's continue to watch and enjoy betting, we have more chances of winning here so better to support your team now. Warriors will surely recover here, let's not doubt on them.

[Vaculin]

What happened? Boston had a good comeback and beat the Warriors by 12. That was unbelievable, Celtics have really improved, they are moving the ball very well, when Tatum was struggling, his teammates were there to produce for the team, and that was just crazy, Celtics already took game 1.

Warriors are over confident here and they forget to take care of their lead, or maybe Celtics is indeed an improved team right now and becomes a better team this final. I'm surprised on the result of game 1 but the intensity of the game is still expected. Well, we might really see a game 7 here so let's continue to watch and enjoy betting, we have more chances of winning here so better to support your team now. Warriors will surely recover here, let's not doubt on them.

They've done their best, it's just that Celtics played better in the 4th quarter. The game was controlled by the Warriors actually until that huge 4th quarter run happen. Anyway, Warriors are still confident they'll win the series, they are not worried with the result, for sure they will bounce back big time in game 2, something that bettors should try to bet on.

[yazher]

What happened? Boston had a good comeback and beat the Warriors by 12. That was unbelievable, Celtics have really improved, they are moving the ball very well, when Tatum was struggling, his teammates were there to produce for the team, and that was just crazy, Celtics already took game 1.

Warriors are over confident here and they forget to take care of their lead, or maybe Celtics is indeed an improved team right now and becomes a better team this final. I'm surprised on the result of game 1 but the intensity of the game is still expected. Well, we might really see a game 7 here so let's continue to watch and enjoy betting, we have more chances of winning here so better to support your team now. Warriors will surely recover here, let's not doubt on them.

They only focus on the young guns they forgot Al Horford has another personality in the 4th quarter and obviously they will gonna turn against him in the next game, especially in the last quarter but the Boston Celtics cannot be underestimated after this because this first game is just a slap to GSW and their defense was sloppy especially when Jordan Poole guarding Jaylen Brown it's just never enough to stop him. They need to fix their game next time if they don't want to be buried in a 0-2 series against the young Boston Celtics.

[Distinctin]

If you guys wanna gamble with Boston, gamble it as per game don't throw your money hoping they could get the championship coz 80% to 90% GSW will win. I'd bet the game 2 and game 5 for Boston celtics. I'll come back to this post when it happens lol.

Any bet?

I took the risk betting on Boston in game one (local bettor), I know they still have the momentum but I also believe that it's very little to impossible that they can get the championship because we know Warriors team are very solid right now.

Celtics are one of the team that are able to defeat Warriors on their previous games and that is something we should look forward again. Warriors is the favorite team to get the championship and there's no doubt about it, just take the risk as much as you can and have some fun as well.

Who knows, right? Maybe the Boston Celtics could steal 1 road game in their possession but as per odds and chances, the Warriors have that 60% to win the game in Game 1. And for the championship, we cannot possibly know about that yet but since we're talking about chances here, I won't argue that the Warriors have the most chances.

I guess a lucky bet?
Well, Boston did a great job in game 1 and we all saw how they chase Warriors to take the lead. The comeback is huge for Celtics and that could affect Warriors in game 2 most probably since it is still their home court, Warriors will tied the series. Now, I will not place my bet on Boston because I believe Warriors will have a good bounce back here as well. Again, just bet on where you think is ok because there's no safe team here and both of them can have that wins and losses because they are already a champion team.   

That was a lucky bet, 

Boston did really steal one game on the road, and that's when we thought that the Warriors are winning game 1, they had surprise the Warriors in the 4th quarter. However, Draymond is still confident that they can get back, they are fine.

Despite this fact, Draymond Green is confident in his Warriors, who have faced 0-1 holes before — even overcoming them.

"No, it's fine. You get a chance to do something else," Green said. "Do it in a different way and embrace the challenge. We've always embraced challenges."

https://www.si.com/nba/warriors/news/draymond-green-reveals-why-warriors-are-still-confident

[Shamm]

Steph Curry is now with 21 points in 12 minutes of his playing time and the second quarter just barely began. He is feeling it and red-hot.

What's more if he will continue that dominance throughout the game. The game is still close but with that early good production from Steph Curry, that's already a sign that the Warriors are now up on this Game 1 as one of their key scorers is currently in the good momentum.

Let's see if the Celtics will be able to hold that close lead by the Warriors later in the game.

Everyone is expecting for the Warriors to win game 1 and game 2. However, nobody expects that the Celtics was able to flip the switch on their favour in the 4th quarter outscoring the Warriors with 24 pts and limiting them to just 16 pts.
Impressive and notable performances coming from Derrick White and Al Horford. These 2 Celtic orchestrated their mid-4th quarter 17-0 run.

What a crazy turn around, the Warriors suddenly lost their offensive momentum.

That's a sad part of the warriors fan during the fourth and final quarter in the middle of the quarter ciltics where rise and 17-0 run that's a good points cause we all know that during the 3rd quarter warriors always lead unlike in the first quarter which is very close points in the third quarter warriors 3 point shoot is the best weapons to win but ciltics had a surprise to everyone they win and got many turnovers to claim the victory.
Maybe next game warriors will win.

[Maslate]

Steph Curry is now with 21 points in 12 minutes of his playing time and the second quarter just barely began. He is feeling it and red-hot.

What's more if he will continue that dominance throughout the game. The game is still close but with that early good production from Steph Curry, that's already a sign that the Warriors are now up on this Game 1 as one of their key scorers is currently in the good momentum.

Let's see if the Celtics will be able to hold that close lead by the Warriors later in the game.

Everyone is expecting for the Warriors to win game 1 and game 2. However, nobody expects that the Celtics was able to flip the switch on their favour in the 4th quarter outscoring the Warriors with 24 pts and limiting them to just 16 pts.
Impressive and notable performances coming from Derrick White and Al Horford. These 2 Celtic orchestrated their mid-4th quarter 17-0 run.

What a crazy turn around, the Warriors suddenly lost their offensive momentum.

That's a sad part of the warriors fan during the fourth and final quarter in the middle of the quarter ciltics where rise and 17-0 run that's a good points cause we all know that during the 3rd quarter warriors always lead unlike in the first quarter which is very close points in the third quarter warriors 3 point shoot is the best weapons to win but ciltics had a surprise to everyone they win and got many turnovers to claim the victory.
Maybe next game warriors will win.

Maybe they will win, and it's actually necessary for them to win. I don't know the trends or the stats, but I think no team has won an NBA Finals that lose their first two games at home, so basing on that, that game 2 is their ticket to still have a chance in this series.

[ChiBitCTy]

Damn what the hell happened to the Golden State Warriors last night. I mean the Warriors completely fell apart in the fourth quarter.  I couldn't believe how many points the Celtics were able to drop in the 4th alone.  I mean 40 points in any quarter, especially in the fourth quarter shows a total breakdown of defense.  Steve Kerr perhaps failed at this coaching job last night, I think some level of blame has to go on him.  What's even most insane is the fact that Tatum had his wort game of the year and they still won.

[DukeNickle]

It was an unbelievable comeback by Celtics last night. I just enjoyed it a lot honestly because it is never easy to make a huge comeback like this against Warriors. Celtics were twelve points behind before the last quarter started. I started to think negatively for them after seeing this. It wasn't an impossible job to do maybe but it was really difficult though. Celtics still did the unexpected by turning the game around first and after that they even won the game by the same point difference. Curry was great in first quarters and Tatum's performance was very poor. Horford took a big responsibility for Celtics and he was very successful on his 3-pointers too.

[ILuckyGuyI]

It was a solid start by Celtics, wow. I was expecting to see the opposite happening in Game 1. Warriors were doing just fine in fact but they couldn't finish it up with a good result. Celtics turned the game around incredibly well and even won by a gap of twelve points. This high effort deserves to be appreciated a lot. As a Celtics supporter, I'm happy to see that they won but the next game might not end in favour of them. I think that Warriors are going to learn their lesson from their last quarter performance and they will come back better.

[Botnake]

~snip

Personally, I'm rooting for Warriors to win the Finals this season and I've been vocal about that in reality since the splash bros have surfaced. But I admit that the Celtics has impressed me this season and I loved to see a close game until it will reach Game 7.

yeah, most of people here is rooting for Warriors, as per pool it is 22:9 for Warriors to be champions
and I agree, Warriors have a bigger group of good players, that all came as decision makers, Celtics are younger, so that is their strength, although they already played more matches in play-off series

TBH, I expect at least 6 matches in a series, thought that Warriors can finish it off earlier, but nah, probably 4:2 in the end, with seventh match, Celtics are closer to title

If we're speaking about the probabilities here, surely the Warriors have the most chance of winning this Finals and there's no doubt about that as people cannot also deny that the Warriors is much more experienced in the playoffs especially in the Finals. But today, the Celtics made a point that they are not an easy team even if they are against the heaviest team in the East and the #1 offensive team. They have successfully limited the key players of the Warriors and they don't care even if it will be a chasing game.

[stadus]

The NBA finals this year are going to be very interesting. I admit that it's hard for me to name a favorite. The greatest strength of the Warriors is the offensive. When they have their day, they can destroy any rival. Experience will also be their advantage. This is the sixth Warriors Final in the last eight seasons. Boston is a team that has undergone a huge metamorphosis over the course of the season. They are very strong on defense. I think the fate of the finals will depend mainly on the young stars of Boston, Tatum and Brown. If young leaders bear the pressure, Boston stands a chance of regaining the championship after 14 years.

People are hyping the Celtics a lot but in reality, Warriors are actually the team that has a huge chance to win here. They are not new to the NBA Finals, and their chemistry is really superb, I'm sorry but it looks like Warriors are gonna smart the Celtics in game 1 to make a statement that Celtics are not yet a championshp caliber team.

That's your personal opinion only, Celtics are also a good team, the reason why they are in the NBA Finals. However, in terms of expereince, the Warriors have the advantage and since Curry is the greatest shooter in the history of NBA, Celtics has to do a great job on him so their chance to win will improve.

If Curry could score 25+ points per game, that means Warriors will dominate but if Celtics could limit the Warriors by less than 100 points, that means their defense are effective.

I think Curry can still score 25+ points, but you are right, if Warriors cannot score their average numbers, that means Celtics defense are limiting the Warriors offense, and when that will happen, the advantage is on the defensive team. I don't expect that actually as Warriors will always find a way to score, they are probably the number 1 team in offense if I'm not mistaken, so how can we limit them?

You're right about that because Curry made 34 points and a lot of threes during the 1st quarter, they started hot but unfortunately, only Curry made the usual figures as he is indeed hard to limit but his team mates were having a bad night including Thompson and Poole who didn't afford to contribute 20+ points in the whole game. Indeed, the Celtics is a good defensive team and they have proved again that they shouldn't be taken lightly especially in the last quarter.

[wheelz1200]

It was a solid start by Celtics, wow. I was expecting to see the opposite happening in Game 1. Warriors were doing just fine in fact but they couldn't finish it up with a good result. Celtics turned the game around incredibly well and even won by a gap of twelve points. This high effort deserves to be appreciated a lot. As a Celtics supporter, I'm happy to see that they won but the next game might not end in favour of them. I think that Warriors are going to learn their lesson from their last quarter performance and they will come back better.

I don't even think they need to learn from it, at this point there is no learning from it they just took theor foot off the gas.  Curry changed in the second half, they needed to apply more pressure but thought they played a bit conservatively.  Poole is going to have to give them more than he did last night if they want a chance.

[karabiber]

I was expecting Celtics to get a Warriors but not this way. They beat GSW in their style of play. Harford and White had an epic match. The fourth quarter was like a storm. Incredible. However, how ambitious and eager Curry and his friends started the game. It looks like it will be a long series. This is pleasing. It was one of the most exciting NBA finals I've ever watched.

[rhomelmabini]

I was expecting Celtics to get a Warriors but not this way. They beat GSW in their style of play. Harford and White had an epic match. The fourth quarter was like a storm. Incredible. However, how ambitious and eager Curry and his friends started the game. It looks like it will be a long series. This is pleasing. It was one of the most exciting NBA finals I've ever watched.

Well, I guess we can't call it a lucky win either, they play hard on that and just got nailed on the 103 points. It may not be their style of play but it was definitely a good win on them, they just need to do the same but with an improvement. This will be a long series and I agree on that.

[rdbase]

I was expecting Celtics to get a Warriors but not this way. They beat GSW in their style of play. Harford and White had an epic match. The fourth quarter was like a storm. Incredible. However, how ambitious and eager Curry and his friends started the game. It looks like it will be a long series. This is pleasing. It was one of the most exciting NBA finals I've ever watched.

Horford was the main reason why the Celtics won game 1 since he went 6/7 for his shots and scored all the three's in the 4th quarter for Boston to take the game.
They outscored the warriors by alot, I can't recall but some one put a bet on Celtics winning the game by 11+ points with odds of 98.00x and at the end they did.
I had a bet on Celtics with over 223.5 at 8.50x and that one hit too.
It seemed that anyone that bet on the Celtics to win game 1 made quite abit of substantial amount of profit from the night.
Can't wait until game 2 but it all the way until Sunday.

[btc_angela]

I was expecting Celtics to get a Warriors but not this way. They beat GSW in their style of play. Harford and White had an epic match. The fourth quarter was like a storm. Incredible. However, how ambitious and eager Curry and his friends started the game. It looks like it will be a long series. This is pleasing. It was one of the most exciting NBA finals I've ever watched.

Horford was the main reason why the Celtics won game 1 since he went 6/7 for his shots and scored all the three's in the 4th quarter for Boston to take the game.
They outscored the warriors by alot, I can't recall but some one put a bet on Celtics winning the game by 11+ points with odds of 98.00x and at the end they did.
I had a bet on Celtics with over 223.5 at 8.50x and that one hit too.
It seemed that anyone that bet on the Celtics to win game 1 made quite abit of substantial amount of profit from the night.
Can't wait until game 2 but it all the way until Sunday.

For sure, those who ride on the Celtics ML or handicap could have made a lot of money in game 1. After all they are the underdog and no one see this coming. Now the complexion of the series has change, people are now giving the Celtics the chance to win their title here and maybe Tatum as MVP. So we will see what kind of adjustment the Warriors are going to do in game 2 and then if Celtics can carry their momentum before going home.

[Joca97]

I was expecting Celtics to get a Warriors but not this way. They beat GSW in their style of play. Harford and White had an epic match. The fourth quarter was like a storm. Incredible. However, how ambitious and eager Curry and his friends started the game. It looks like it will be a long series. This is pleasing. It was one of the most exciting NBA finals I've ever watched.

Horford was the main reason why the Celtics won game 1 since he went 6/7 for his shots and scored all the three's in the 4th quarter for Boston to take the game.
They outscored the warriors by alot, I can't recall but some one put a bet on Celtics winning the game by 11+ points with odds of 98.00x and at the end they did.
I had a bet on Celtics with over 223.5 at 8.50x and that one hit too.
It seemed that anyone that bet on the Celtics to win game 1 made quite abit of substantial amount of profit from the night.
Can't wait until game 2 but it all the way until Sunday.

For sure, those who ride on the Celtics ML or handicap could have made a lot of money in game 1. After all they are the underdog and no one see this coming. Now the complexion of the series has change, people are now giving the Celtics the chance to win their title here and maybe Tatum as MVP. So we will see what kind of adjustment the Warriors are going to do in game 2 and then if Celtics can carry their momentum before going home.

Tatum is playing amazing in this playoff series and if he continues to carry them he will for sure be the MVP of the playoffs.
Everyone who betted om Celtics got really lucky because of the last quarter and made a few nice bucks because of the odd

[Pulsar77]

Horford had a huge contribution to Celtics' win last night for certain. I haven't seen him being this much effective as for scoring three pointers for a long time period until this game. I like this about Celtics very much because they are playing very good as a team. When the main scorers have a poor day there are another alternative players to contribute more than they do normally. Actually it started to be the same for Warriors too but they lost this game because of a serious decrease in their performance in the fourth quarter.

[Hypnosis00]

Horford had a huge contribution to Celtics' win last night for certain. I haven't seen him being this much effective as for scoring three pointers for a long time period until this game. I like this about Celtics very much because they are playing very good as a team. When the main scorers have a poor day there are another alternative players to contribute more than they do normally. Actually it started to be the same for Warriors too but they lost this game because of a serious decrease in their performance in the fourth quarter.

They were not able to trade baskets in the 4th quarter. Even if Horford is making 3 point shots, it's very obvious that the defense of the Celtics killed them, look at their scoring per quarter.

1st-32
2nd-22
3rd -38
4th -16

[Yaunfitda]

Horford had a huge contribution to Celtics' win last night for certain. I haven't seen him being this much effective as for scoring three pointers for a long time period until this game. I like this about Celtics very much because they are playing very good as a team. When the main scorers have a poor day there are another alternative players to contribute more than they do normally. Actually it started to be the same for Warriors too but they lost this game because of a serious decrease in their performance in the fourth quarter.

They were not able to trade baskets in the 4th quarter. Even if Horford is making 3 point shots, it's very obvious that the defense of the Celtics killed them, look at their scoring per quarter.

1st-32
2nd-22
3rd -38
4th -16

This is the first time that we've seen Warriors not making a huge points in the 4th quarter. Usually that is their strong suit, winning the 3rd and 4th. But this time, they were outscored in the last even though they have a good lead entering the 4th quarter. This might cause an alarm from Steve Kerr, but knowing that they are ex-champions and knows where to rise, for sure they wanted to bounce back in game 2 because it is going to be in their backyard.

[Velvet78]

I wasn't very positive about Celtics for the first game. Warriors are a team that can dominate their home games mostly. Celtics were a different opponent for them as Celtics' defense was very strong. I was still waiting for Warriors to win the first game but Celtics did a very good work by making that not very expected comeback. Warriors are a tough team to beat in such way but they made it. For the second game, I think Warriors can equalize the score of the series.

[goinmerry]

They definitely rely on taytum.  No taytum no finals for the celts.  When he is playing well the whole other tes focus is stopping him completely opening up the floor for everyone else.  Yeah jaylen is important but without taytum jaylen doesn't go off like he does.  This isn't a knock but rather just saying taytum stepped into another level this year.

I know Game 1 results aren't a reference to predict who will win the series but here in Game 1, it shows that Boston Celtics can do something spectacular and not heavily rely on Jayson Tatum. The 2022 Eastern Conference Most Valuable Player is off-night and this Finals Game 1 is one of his worst performances since the playoffs started but still, the Celtics were able to rally from a 12-points deficit and even win in a 12-points lead against a team like Golden State Warriors.

That's not the first time that the Celtics support role players showing a good adjustment that's why I disagree with the post here that the Celtics just rely on Jayson Tatum. Again, I'm not saying the Celtics already have the advantage this Finals but just pointing out a particular analysis regarding the Celtics is just only about Tatum.

[Yogee]

..... Also, the Warriors have the home-court advantage in this series.

Warriors play good at home but the Celtics doesn't really care what court they are playing as we've seen in game 1 They have also shown that in the series against Bucks and Heat.

.....
This is the first time that we've seen Warriors not making a huge points in the 4th quarter. Usually that is their strong suit, winning the 3rd and 4th. But this time, they were outscored in the last even though they have a good lead entering the 4th quarter. This might cause an alarm from Steve Kerr, but knowing that they are ex-champions and knows where to rise, for sure they wanted to bounce back in game 2 because it is going to be in their backyard.

It was probably a mistake on the part of Kerr. At what time did he put back Curry in the fourth quarter? Maybe the outcome was different if he did it sooner.

[qwertyup23]

I really did not expect Warriors to lose the first game especially with their home court advantage. Along with their playoff experience, massive home court advantage, lots of stars and notorious offensive strategy, I find it difficult to believe that they really lost game 1, but that is basketball for you.

We really have to give credit on how Celtics ran their defense strategy against the Warriors. Playoff Al showed that he can be dangerous in any parts of the field along with his built and three-point capability.

Though Warriors may have lost this game, I really wish that they would learn from this defeat and ran their counter defense/offense against the strategy of Celtics. Again, Warriors will definitely win the playoff run this year!

[Rabi3]

I was expecting Celtics to get a Warriors but not this way. They beat GSW in their style of play. Harford and White had an epic match. The fourth quarter was like a storm. Incredible. However, how ambitious and eager Curry and his friends started the game. It looks like it will be a long series. This is pleasing. It was one of the most exciting NBA finals I've ever watched.

now that GSW lost their first game in their home stadium, things are getting more exciting considering warriors are "better" than celtics, the first game is hinting that we'll see crazy finals, warriors can't afford to lose the 2nd game, it would put them a big step away from the title, Harford was my favorite in the first game, i wonder if ha can keep it up.

[goinmerry]

Horford was the main reason why the Celtics won game 1 since he went 6/7 for his shots and scored all the three's in the 4th quarter for Boston to take the game.

I would say Horford is one of the main reasons but not the main reason.

Derrick White also has a great contribution to their rally and he's coming from the bench. He is not even averaging 30 minutes per game but he didn't waste the opportunity that was given to him by his Coach for an increased playing time.

I'm sure some of the Celtics players will surprise us in the next games. But the Warriors also have a deep bench that can give good support for their starters.

[Barcode_]

Golden State Warriors did played very badly in their first game against Boston Celtics despite having the home advantage, they have simply wasted too much chances to score points in the 4th quarter and I think the players and the coach should try to improve on it and avoid it from happening again at the next upcoming match against Boston Celtics.

[Coin_trader]

Golden State Warriors did played very badly in their first game against Boston Celtics despite having the home advantage, they have simply wasted too much chances to score points in the 4th quarter and I think the players and the coach should try to improve on it and avoid it from happening again at the next upcoming match against Boston Celtics.

Agreed. They too overwhelmed by the momentum of the Celtics. Curry is trying to control things when Boston is slowly crawling to close the gap but the rest of team seems tense which affects there shooting accuracy as well as defense. They always double team Tatum while they know that the rest of the team is already hot in 3s. They should atleast defend the 3point line and leave the center to Looney.

[Yogee]

....
They too overwhelmed by the momentum of the Celtics. Curry is trying to control things when Boston is slowly crawling to close the gap but the rest of team seems tense which affects there shooting accuracy as well as defense.

Can we attribute this to lack of experience? I'm talking about defending their lead when things gets tougher. GSW is really good at catching up teams leading and turning the game around at the end. I have not seen a lot of games where they're the team being chased or pressured like Celtics did.

[dwminer1]

I have to admit that the Boston team impressed me incredibly in the final phase of the first final match. Before the game, I would rather bet that it is the experienced Warriors team that will dominate the key parts of the game. The fourth quarter, won by the Celtics 40-16 really must be admirable. Interestingly, the victory was mainly determined by the excellent attitude of supporting characters such as Derrick White or Al Horford. Tatum disappointed a bit as he get a compromising 3-17 field goals, but he had as many as 13 assists. After the first match, you can confirm the old basketball proverb that fans are attracted by attack and the championship is won by defense.

[Maslate]

After the first match, you can confirm the old basketball proverb that fans are attracted by attack and the championship is won by defense.

Defense alone cannot win games, it's just that the Celtics have shot very well in the 4th quarter and their 3-point shooting is very accurate. I would believe that Celtics has dominated the Warriors if they are in control in the whole game, what I see is that they only control the 4th quarter, so they need to prove it again in game 2.

[Russlenat]

After the first match, you can confirm the old basketball proverb that fans are attracted by attack and the championship is won by defense.

Defense alone cannot win games, it's just that the Celtics have shot very well in the 4th quarter and their 3-point shooting is very accurate. I would believe that Celtics has dominated the Warriors if they are in control in the whole game, what I see is that they only control the 4th quarter, so they need to prove it again in game 2.

Celtics do not only have the defense, they also have the offense that's why they are already in the NBA Finals. yes, the Warriors are the popular team because they have been in the NBA Finals many times and have won multiple championships already, but we cannot neglect what the Celtics did in the playoffs especially int he NBA Finals.

[Hypnosis00]

Horford had a huge contribution to Celtics' win last night for certain. I haven't seen him being this much effective as for scoring three pointers for a long time period until this game. I like this about Celtics very much because they are playing very good as a team. When the main scorers have a poor day there are another alternative players to contribute more than they do normally. Actually it started to be the same for Warriors too but they lost this game because of a serious decrease in their performance in the fourth quarter.

They were not able to trade baskets in the 4th quarter. Even if Horford is making 3 point shots, it's very obvious that the defense of the Celtics killed them, look at their scoring per quarter.

1st-32
2nd-22
3rd -38
4th -16

This is the first time that we've seen Warriors not making a huge points in the 4th quarter. Usually that is their strong suit, winning the 3rd and 4th. But this time, they were outscored in the last even though they have a good lead entering the 4th quarter. This might cause an alarm from Steve Kerr, but knowing that they are ex-champions and knows where to rise, for sure they wanted to bounce back in game 2 because it is going to be in their backyard.

Yes, but it's not the first time the Warriors were dominated in a game.

Have you forgotten already when the Memphis beat The Warriors 95-134.?
It was probably their biggest loss in the playoffs

Scores
1st 28-38 MEM
2nd 22 -39 MEM
3rd 17-42 MEM
4th 28-15 MEM

[jakdanyel]

There are two nights left for the second game in the series. Celtics made many of us surprised by winning the first game like that. Their high performance in the last quarter was worth watching. I doubt they can maintain this winning streak by the approaching game but it can still end by a gap less than ten points like this one. Warriors should be able to react to this disappointing loss strongly. If they do that, the series would be even more exciting and intriguing to watch. As a result I expect Warriors to win the next one.

[Shamm]

There are two nights left for the second game in the series. Celtics made many of us surprised by winning the first game like that. Their high performance in the last quarter was worth watching. I doubt they can maintain this winning streak by the approaching game but it can still end by a gap less than ten points like this one. Warriors should be able to react to this disappointing loss strongly. If they do that, the series would be even more exciting and intriguing to watch. As a result I expect Warriors to win the next one.

Yes you are right that mate Celtics players surprised us for their first win cause we all know that warriors controlled the last third quarter but the younger players of celtics release their strategy and with a lucky then they win.  Now the worlds waiting for the second game of these two teams but ill still bet for warriors even they win or they will loss the game. But I think they will win this upcoming game.

[Beparanf]

There are two nights left for the second game in the series. Celtics made many of us surprised by winning the first game like that. Their high performance in the last quarter was worth watching. I doubt they can maintain this winning streak by the approaching game but it can still end by a gap less than ten points like this one. Warriors should be able to react to this disappointing loss strongly. If they do that, the series would be even more exciting and intriguing to watch. As a result I expect Warriors to win the next one.

Yes you are right that mate Celtics players surprised us for their first win cause we all know that warriors controlled the last third quarter but the younger players of celtics release their strategy and with a lucky then they win.  Now the worlds waiting for the second game of these two teams but ill still bet for warriors even they win or they will loss the game. But I think they will win this upcoming game.

There thrilling run with consecutive of 3s whoever shoot it can be considered as luck since that's not there usual performance. Even there bench players is on fire that match so I guess this performance is very to execute once again. Steve Kerr allows it because he is confident that his players will answer back on the aggression until Celtics get the lead and extend the gap on the last 3 minutes of the game. I’m rooting for the Celtics on this finals because they have a good run on all of there matches.

[stadus]

Horford was the main reason why the Celtics won game 1 since he went 6/7 for his shots and scored all the three's in the 4th quarter for Boston to take the game.

I would say Horford is one of the main reasons but not the main reason.

Derrick White also has a great contribution to their rally and he's coming from the bench. He is not even averaging 30 minutes per game but he didn't waste the opportunity that was given to him by his Coach for an increased playing time.

I'm sure some of the Celtics players will surprise us in the next games. But the Warriors also have a deep bench that can give good support for their starters.

Horford was a big help on that game, it was a team effort and it really shows how well they can communicate in times of need.

Derrick White showed greatness that game, he didn't put too much action but every time he was given some minutes, he used it very well and contributed to the team. IIRC, he got 20+ points too.

Jayson Tatum didn't poured so much shots that night, he wasn't having a bad night. It's just that he chose to assists the team more that's why he got 13 assists. The Warriors better improved in the game later because Tatum was just watching and could be dominant and be unstoppable anytime if the team badly needed it.

[danherbias07]

Jayson Tatum didn't poured so much shots that night, he wasn't having a bad night. It's just that he chose to assists the team more that's why he got 13 assists. The Warriors better improved in the game later because Tatum was just watching and could be dominant and be unstoppable anytime if the team badly needed it.

Yes. Now, there's a twist. They cannot just shut down Jayson Tatum anymore with a box-one defense or if they did, they better be ready for what will be next. Perhaps what the Warriors could do is avoid putting a double team on him. Wiggins should be enough and if ever Tatum got away they should just pay the price with a deuce, not a three. Horford is not a fast catch-and-shoot guy, there will always be a time when he sets so Green or Iguodala could always catch him.
I want to see more on Marcus Smart as against Steph it's obviously a mismatch. That might be the next Celtics adjustment.

[Lanatsa]

Jayson Tatum didn't poured so much shots that night, he wasn't having a bad night. It's just that he chose to assists the team more that's why he got 13 assists. The Warriors better improved in the game later because Tatum was just watching and could be dominant and be unstoppable anytime if the team badly needed it.

Yes. Now, there's a twist. They cannot just shut down Jayson Tatum anymore with a box-one defense or if they did, they better be ready for what will be next. Perhaps what the Warriors could do is avoid putting a double team on him. Wiggins should be enough and if ever Tatum got away they should just pay the price with a deuce, not a three. Horford is not a fast catch-and-shoot guy, there will always be a time when he sets so Green or Iguodala could always catch him.
I want to see more on Marcus Smart as against Steph it's obviously a mismatch. That might be the next Celtics adjustment.

If they've still sticking out with that box-one which we have seen that it  wasnt that effective then its normal or common sense that Warriors would make out some adjustments in related to that but i do agree on what

you said about Wiggins should be enough even trying out to isolate on man-to-man then it would really be still a tough decision if they wouldnt make out adjustments on this one.

We've seen on how Tatum do really just shut down that defense plus having some good rotations then there's no denial that they had executed it well.

[Ziskinberg]

Jayson Tatum didn't poured so much shots that night, he wasn't having a bad night. It's just that he chose to assists the team more that's why he got 13 assists. The Warriors better improved in the game later because Tatum was just watching and could be dominant and be unstoppable anytime if the team badly needed it.

Yes. Now, there's a twist. They cannot just shut down Jayson Tatum anymore with a box-one defense or if they did, they better be ready for what will be next. Perhaps what the Warriors could do is avoid putting a double team on him. Wiggins should be enough and if ever Tatum got away they should just pay the price with a deuce, not a three. Horford is not a fast catch-and-shoot guy, there will always be a time when he sets so Green or Iguodala could always catch him.
I want to see more on Marcus Smart as against Steph it's obviously a mismatch. That might be the next Celtics adjustment.

If they've still sticking out with that box-one which we have seen that it  wasnt that effective then its normal or common sense that Warriors would make out some adjustments in related to that but i do agree on what

you said about Wiggins should be enough even trying out to isolate on man-to-man then it would really be still a tough decision if they wouldnt make out adjustments on this one.

We've seen on how Tatum do really just shut down that defense plus having some good rotations then there's no denial that they had executed it well.

Just look at the stats, Boston shoots 51% from the 3 point area. That does not happen on a daily basis, and we know that majority of that shots came in the 4th quarter, so I don't really want to hype the result of game 1 as the law of average will definitely happen again. No way that high percentage of shooting will be achieve again in game 2.

[Lanatsa]

Jayson Tatum didn't poured so much shots that night, he wasn't having a bad night. It's just that he chose to assists the team more that's why he got 13 assists. The Warriors better improved in the game later because Tatum was just watching and could be dominant and be unstoppable anytime if the team badly needed it.

Yes. Now, there's a twist. They cannot just shut down Jayson Tatum anymore with a box-one defense or if they did, they better be ready for what will be next. Perhaps what the Warriors could do is avoid putting a double team on him. Wiggins should be enough and if ever Tatum got away they should just pay the price with a deuce, not a three. Horford is not a fast catch-and-shoot guy, there will always be a time when he sets so Green or Iguodala could always catch him.
I want to see more on Marcus Smart as against Steph it's obviously a mismatch. That might be the next Celtics adjustment.

If they've still sticking out with that box-one which we have seen that it  wasnt that effective then its normal or common sense that Warriors would make out some adjustments in related to that but i do agree on what

you said about Wiggins should be enough even trying out to isolate on man-to-man then it would really be still a tough decision if they wouldnt make out adjustments on this one.

We've seen on how Tatum do really just shut down that defense plus having some good rotations then there's no denial that they had executed it well.

Just look at the stats, Boston shoots 51% from the 3 point area. That does not happen on a daily basis, and we know that majority of that shots came in the 4th quarter, so I don't really want to hype the result of game 1 as the law of average will definitely happen again. No way that high percentage of shooting will be achieve again in game 2.

You are right on what you had said, it wont really be a solid indication that they would really be doing the same percentage on next or Game 2.They really just having a good clutch gaming on that 4th quarter which
we could really say that this isnt something usual i should say but it was indeed an interesting game. People are really just been too hype of Celtics winning game 1 on beating up the favorites i should say.
Just we do all know that adjustments would be made and the better team would win game 2 on June 6. 

[Ziskinberg]

Jayson Tatum didn't poured so much shots that night, he wasn't having a bad night. It's just that he chose to assists the team more that's why he got 13 assists. The Warriors better improved in the game later because Tatum was just watching and could be dominant and be unstoppable anytime if the team badly needed it.

Yes. Now, there's a twist. They cannot just shut down Jayson Tatum anymore with a box-one defense or if they did, they better be ready for what will be next. Perhaps what the Warriors could do is avoid putting a double team on him. Wiggins should be enough and if ever Tatum got away they should just pay the price with a deuce, not a three. Horford is not a fast catch-and-shoot guy, there will always be a time when he sets so Green or Iguodala could always catch him.
I want to see more on Marcus Smart as against Steph it's obviously a mismatch. That might be the next Celtics adjustment.

If they've still sticking out with that box-one which we have seen that it  wasnt that effective then its normal or common sense that Warriors would make out some adjustments in related to that but i do agree on what

you said about Wiggins should be enough even trying out to isolate on man-to-man then it would really be still a tough decision if they wouldnt make out adjustments on this one.

We've seen on how Tatum do really just shut down that defense plus having some good rotations then there's no denial that they had executed it well.

Just look at the stats, Boston shoots 51% from the 3 point area. That does not happen on a daily basis, and we know that majority of that shots came in the 4th quarter, so I don't really want to hype the result of game 1 as the law of average will definitely happen again. No way that high percentage of shooting will be achieve again in game 2.

You are right on what you had said, it wont really be a solid indication that they would really be doing the same percentage on next or Game 2.They really just having a good clutch gaming on that 4th quarter which
we could really say that this isnt something usual i should say but it was indeed an interesting game. People are really just been too hype of Celtics winning game 1 on beating up the favorites i should say.
Just we do all know that adjustments would be made and the better team would win game 2 on June 6. 

Warriors are still not a better team if they win game 2, at least at that point because they will only tie the series with 1-1 score. What the Warriors should do is steal one game on the road so when they go back at home they already have the advantage. Warriors are known to bouncing back, they'll surely bounce back from that lose for sure.

[Pulsar77]

Horford had a huge contribution to Celtics' win last night for certain. I haven't seen him being this much effective as for scoring three pointers for a long time period until this game. I like this about Celtics very much because they are playing very good as a team. When the main scorers have a poor day there are another alternative players to contribute more than they do normally. Actually it started to be the same for Warriors too but they lost this game because of a serious decrease in their performance in the fourth quarter.

They were not able to trade baskets in the 4th quarter. Even if Horford is making 3 point shots, it's very obvious that the defense of the Celtics killed them, look at their scoring per quarter.

1st-32
2nd-22
3rd -38
4th -16

Indeed, Warriors had huge problems on scoring many points in the fourth quarter. Sometimes you really don't have anything to do against a solid defense although you have very effective shooters, Curry and Thompson being in the first place. Celtics proved once again why they have been called as one of the best defense teams in NBA so far. In the second game of the series, I'm going to be very curious about how Warriors will answer this amazing defensive performance. I think they will break their defense well this time and get the win they want.

[Distinctin]

..... Also, the Warriors have the home-court advantage in this series.

Warriors play good at home but the Celtics doesn't really care what court they are playing as we've seen in game 1 They have also shown that in the series against Bucks and Heat.

That's right, and it's the first loss of the Warriors at home in the playoffs.
Celtics are a very good team, they can win anywhere, even on the road, in fact, I think they have a high road wins in the last two series.

.....
This is the first time that we've seen Warriors not making a huge points in the 4th quarter. Usually that is their strong suit, winning the 3rd and 4th. But this time, they were outscored in the last even though they have a good lead entering the 4th quarter. This might cause an alarm from Steve Kerr, but knowing that they are ex-champions and knows where to rise, for sure they wanted to bounce back in game 2 because it is going to be in their backyard.

It was probably a mistake on the part of Kerr. At what time did he put back Curry in the fourth quarter? Maybe the outcome was different if he did it sooner.

Curry just struggle in the 2nd half, that's it. He played    38:17 minutes, I think that's high enough for him to be able to contribute the way he used to. Not only Curry's offense was limited, but at the same time, his teammates were not able to make their shots again with great consistency.

The missing link for game 1 was Poole, he only made 9 points. He should be more aggressive and make more attempts so Curry will not take most of the burdens.

[agustina2]

Curry just struggle in the 2nd half, that's it. He played    38:17 minutes, I think that's high enough for him to be able to contribute the way he used to. Not only Curry's offense was limited, but at the same time, his teammates were not able to make their shots again with great consistency.

The missing link for game 1 was Poole, he only made 9 points. He should be more aggressive and make more attempts so Curry will not take most of the burdens.

Boston Celtics Game 1 win is not because of the reasons you have mentioned. Let's be honest here that the Golden State Warriors just choked on that game.

Steph Curry struggles in 2nd half and that's the reason they lose? They are up about 12 points entering the 4th quarter that's why it's not a valid reason.

Let's appreciate instead what Celtics did. Outscoring the Warriors is not an easy thing to do coming from a double-digit deficit.

[Maslate]

Curry just struggle in the 2nd half, that's it. He played    38:17 minutes, I think that's high enough for him to be able to contribute the way he used to. Not only Curry's offense was limited, but at the same time, his teammates were not able to make their shots again with great consistency.

The missing link for game 1 was Poole, he only made 9 points. He should be more aggressive and make more attempts so Curry will not take most of the burdens.

Boston Celtics Game 1 win is not because of the reasons you have mentioned. Let's be honest here that the Golden State Warriors just choked on that game.

Steph Curry struggles in 2nd half and that's the reason they lose? They are up about 12 points entering the 4th quarter that's why it's not a valid reason.

Let's appreciate instead what Celtics did. Outscoring the Warriors is not an easy thing to do coming from a double-digit deficit.

Yeah, they choked, let's make it general because we can't blame Curry since he is still the top scorer of the team in that game. Maybe it's time for Klay Thompson to have another 30+ points game so they'll be able to dominate game 2 and make a statement for the fans that are doubting the Warriors now.

IIRC, the Celtics lose game 1 also in the series against the Bucks, but they came back and beat the defending champion, so it could happen here and Celtics will taste the does of their own medicine.

[OgNasty]

Curry just struggle in the 2nd half, that's it. He played    38:17 minutes, I think that's high enough for him to be able to contribute the way he used to. Not only Curry's offense was limited, but at the same time, his teammates were not able to make their shots again with great consistency.

The missing link for game 1 was Poole, he only made 9 points. He should be more aggressive and make more attempts so Curry will not take most of the burdens.

Boston Celtics Game 1 win is not because of the reasons you have mentioned. Let's be honest here that the Golden State Warriors just choked on that game.

Steph Curry struggles in 2nd half and that's the reason they lose? They are up about 12 points entering the 4th quarter that's why it's not a valid reason.

Let's appreciate instead what Celtics did. Outscoring the Warriors is not an easy thing to do coming from a double-digit deficit.

Yeah, they choked, let's make it general because we can't blame Curry since he is still the top scorer of the team in that game. Maybe it's time for Klay Thompson to have another 30+ points game so they'll be able to dominate game 2 and make a statement for the fans that are doubting the Warriors now.

IIRC, the Celtics lose game 1 also in the series against the Bucks, but they came back and beat the defending champion, so it could happen here and Celtics will taste the does of their own medicine.

They just seemed to run out of steam in that fourth quarter.  Without the one big scoring drought that gave the Celtics the lead, the Warriors would have won in dominant fashion.  They just need to look at what happened and make sure to stay focused for the entire game tomorrow.  They're a veteran team, which makes collapses like this even more unusual.  I have no doubt they'll bounce back though.  The series won't even start until they get back to Boston and see what happens there.

[bisdak40]

Curry just struggle in the 2nd half, that's it. He played    38:17 minutes, I think that's high enough for him to be able to contribute the way he used to. Not only Curry's offense was limited, but at the same time, his teammates were not able to make their shots again with great consistency.

The missing link for game 1 was Poole, he only made 9 points. He should be more aggressive and make more attempts so Curry will not take most of the burdens.

Boston Celtics Game 1 win is not because of the reasons you have mentioned. Let's be honest here that the Golden State Warriors just choked on that game.

Steph Curry struggles in 2nd half and that's the reason they lose? They are up about 12 points entering the 4th quarter that's why it's not a valid reason.

Let's appreciate instead what Celtics did. Outscoring the Warriors is not an easy thing to do coming from a double-digit deficit.

Yeah, they choked, let's make it general because we can't blame Curry since he is still the top scorer of the team in that game. Maybe it's time for Klay Thompson to have another 30+ points game so they'll be able to dominate game 2 and make a statement for the fans that are doubting the Warriors now.

IIRC, the Celtics lose game 1 also in the series against the Bucks, but they came back and beat the defending champion, so it could happen here and Celtics will taste the does of their own medicine.

They just seemed to run out of steam in that fourth quarter.  Without the one big scoring drought that gave the Celtics the lead, the Warriors would have won in dominant fashion.  They just need to look at what happened and make sure to stay focused for the entire game tomorrow.  They're a veteran team, which makes collapses like this even more unusual.  I have no doubt they'll bounce back though.  The series won't even start until they get back to Boston and see what happens there.

Agree, they will have to review the tape and see what happened during that fourth quarter in the first game. I'm sure adjustment will be made on the Warriors side and one thing will change for sure is how they guard Jalen Brown. Curry is vocal that he didn't like how Poole is guarding Brown. They have to bounce back tomorrow because if not, then it's over for them because winning in the garden is hard when you are in a 0-2 hole.

[Japinat]

Curry is vocal that he didn't like how Poole is guarding Brown.

Poole has to improve, he maybe a help on the offense but if he is a liability on the defense, then I don't expect to see him getting more minutes in the game. The good defender will have to be on the floor, Porter Jr. and Iggy were both good defenders.

I hope GPII will play in game 2.

They have to bounce back tomorrow because if not, then it's over for them because winning in the garden is hard when you are in a 0-2 hole.

I would expect that, and if the Warriors will win, it should be by a decent margin.

[stadus]

Jayson Tatum didn't poured so much shots that night, he wasn't having a bad night. It's just that he chose to assists the team more that's why he got 13 assists. The Warriors better improved in the game later because Tatum was just watching and could be dominant and be unstoppable anytime if the team badly needed it.

Yes. Now, there's a twist. They cannot just shut down Jayson Tatum anymore with a box-one defense or if they did, they better be ready for what will be next. Perhaps what the Warriors could do is avoid putting a double team on him. Wiggins should be enough and if ever Tatum got away they should just pay the price with a deuce, not a three. Horford is not a fast catch-and-shoot guy, there will always be a time when he sets so Green or Iguodala could always catch him.
I want to see more on Marcus Smart as against Steph it's obviously a mismatch. That might be the next Celtics adjustment.

The problem is that they cannot put Igoudala and Green together in the court because their offensive power will be minimized, they are an offensive team so it is still best to get Wiggins on the floor with Green because Wiggins is more capable of transitioning from offensive to defensive, or vice versa. Obviously, they cannot afford to have a Celtic player with a double team because any player on the Celtics side can also shoot whether it's a 2 point or 3 point.

I want to see more on Marcus Smart as against Steph it's obviously a mismatch. That might be the next Celtics adjustment.

Marcus Smart is getting more matured especially this season, he's getting more helpful in terms of the team's defensive needs. Also, on the regular seasons he guarded Steph and limits his FG% into 33%. IIRC.

[ChiBitCTy]

I was expecting Celtics to get a Warriors but not this way. They beat GSW in their style of play. Harford and White had an epic match. The fourth quarter was like a storm. Incredible. However, how ambitious and eager Curry and his friends started the game. It looks like it will be a long series. This is pleasing. It was one of the most exciting NBA finals I've ever watched.

Well, I guess we can't call it a lucky win either, they play hard on that and just got nailed on the 103 points. It may not be their style of play but it was definitely a good win on them, they just need to do the same but with an improvement. This will be a long series and I agree on that.

It was certainly not a lucky win that’s for sure. The Boston Celtics play some great defense and I just don’t thin the Warriors were ready for such an attack. Tonight of course will be a very telling game. If the Celtics come out and take another victory then I certainly won’t have any faith in the Warriors going forward, but I’m quite confident this one will got to the Dubs.

[sana54210]

Jayson Tatum didn't poured so much shots that night, he wasn't having a bad night. It's just that he chose to assists the team more that's why he got 13 assists. The Warriors better improved in the game later because Tatum was just watching and could be dominant and be unstoppable anytime if the team badly needed it.

Yes. Now, there's a twist. They cannot just shut down Jayson Tatum anymore with a box-one defense or if they did, they better be ready for what will be next. Perhaps what the Warriors could do is avoid putting a double team on him. Wiggins should be enough and if ever Tatum got away they should just pay the price with a deuce, not a three. Horford is not a fast catch-and-shoot guy, there will always be a time when he sets so Green or Iguodala could always catch him.
I want to see more on Marcus Smart as against Steph it's obviously a mismatch. That might be the next Celtics adjustment.

The problem is that they cannot put Igoudala and Green together in the court because their offensive power will be minimized, they are an offensive team so it is still best to get Wiggins on the floor with Green because Wiggins is more capable of transitioning from offensive to defensive, or vice versa. Obviously, they cannot afford to have a Celtic player with a double team because any player on the Celtics side can also shoot whether it's a 2 point or 3 point.

I loved Iggy when he played there, not because he had any amazing offensive ability, he was decent but nto amazing, but he had amazing defensive talent. Which meant that while Curry lacked defense a bit, Klay and Dray and Iggy covered that fully, and that allowed Curry to caught on fire and beat the other team.

Right now, they are not bad offensively, but their defense is not what it used to be, Draymond is older, Klay got out of an injury, they don't have iggy covering lebron (or tatum in this case), so they are lacking in defense a lot. Which is why I do not think that they are the team like they were in 2015-2016, they are much older and a bit worse.

[Text]

In game 1, the Celtics were good at clutching, only the Warriors in three quarters then in the fourth quarter the Celtics overtook them as if the Celtics were saying to the Warriors "Git Gud Scrub". On the Celtics show, I am convinced of the predictions favored by ESPN.

Scoreless GS 5mins so can't keep up with 3 points shooting in mid-4th Quarter. The rim of the Boston became a tub. 😁

For GSW, it's all about adjustments.  I think Iguodala was not effective in game 1, he was always out of the rainbow. We wonder why it's not inside or perimeter.

Time for GP2 to step up.  It will take maybe 7 games.

It's only an hour and Game 2 will begin.

[ChiBitCTy]

I knew I should have put some money on this game. There was just no way that the Golden State Warriors were going to lose two straight championship games at home in a row. Though one concerning part is that Klay Thompson still doesn’t look like the Klay of old outside of a couple games here and there. He’s really going to have to pick his play up if they want to win another championship!

[yazher]

I knew I should have put some money on this game. There was just no way that the Golden State Warriors were going to lose two straight championship games at home in a row. Though one concerning part is that Klay Thompson still doesn’t look like the Klay of old outside of a couple games here and there. He’s really going to have to pick his play up if they want to win another championship!

Stephen Curry take over! that's what the headline said and he really did a huge play in this game where they didn't even give a small opportunity to the Boston to take a run in the last quarter. now they are tied which makes it more interesting because they gonna play next time on the Celtic's home court. This is how the NBA Finals should be and the Celtics obviously will gonna fix their play in the next game if they don't want to be sloppy like this game and will probably try to press harder on Stephen Curry next time.

[wheelz1200]

Poole played a big part in that second half run.  More and more I'm thinking he might be the key to get the Warriors over the hump. Yeah steph, klay, etc will get theirs but when Poole turns it on it makes it too difficult for the other teams to cover their backcourt.  Fun game.  Hoping for a 7 game.

[Coin_trader]

Poole played a big part in that second half run.  More and more I'm thinking he might be the key to get the Warriors over the hump. Yeah steph, klay, etc will get theirs but when Poole turns it on it makes it too difficult for the other teams to cover their backcourt.  Fun game.  Hoping for a 7 game.

Yeah, Actually most of the matches where Poole played well turns out a win for GSW because their starter player can rest while Poole can lead the bench to still score or maintain the points lead. He just has had some attitude problem recently which makes him out of focus on their recent games, especially on Mavericks. This is the first time again that I see Poole once again turn into a reliable 6th man of GSW. I really want game 7 and most likely it will turn out that way if GSW just get 1 win on Boston or Boston secure a 2-0 win at there home.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Poole played a big part in that second half run.  More and more I'm thinking he might be the key to get the Warriors over the hump. Yeah steph, klay, etc will get theirs but when Poole turns it on it makes it too difficult for the other teams to cover their backcourt.  Fun game.  Hoping for a 7 game.

Right, Curry played minimal minutes, and it was Poole who take over the 4th quarter as well to not give the Boston a chance to make a comeback just like what they did in game 2.

Klay though has not been making points as he used to be, but at least they were able to cover game 2 with a huge win and that is enough for the Warriors to carry the momentum to the Boston Garden because they should have been up 2-1 by now.

[joeperry]

Jordan Poole really explode in game 2, unfortunately I wasn't able to place bet in live as I woke up late and I really regret not placing a bet ahead. I was looking forward on the game 3 now I really think that GSW will not let them go again with another win and finish the series as early as possible, overall I am really confident that the GSW will going to win this 2022 NBA Finals.

[stadus]

Poole played a big part in that second half run.  More and more I'm thinking he might be the key to get the Warriors over the hump. Yeah steph, klay, etc will get theirs but when Poole turns it on it makes it too difficult for the other teams to cover their backcourt.  Fun game.  Hoping for a 7 game.

Right, Curry played minimal minutes, and it was Poole who take over the 4th quarter as well to not give the Boston a chance to make a comeback just like what they did in game 2.

Klay though has not been making points as he used to be, but at least they were able to cover game 2 with a huge win and that is enough for the Warriors to carry the momentum to the Boston Garden because they should have been up 2-1 by now.

Klay should be fine, he will have one great game in this series. His shooting is poor but Curry had an impressive night so it's just alright. Let Thompson continue to get his confidence back until he will become more consistent as his team needs him if this series will go longer.

[btc_angela]

Poole played a big part in that second half run.  More and more I'm thinking he might be the key to get the Warriors over the hump. Yeah steph, klay, etc will get theirs but when Poole turns it on it makes it too difficult for the other teams to cover their backcourt.  Fun game.  Hoping for a 7 game.

Right, Curry played minimal minutes, and it was Poole who take over the 4th quarter as well to not give the Boston a chance to make a comeback just like what they did in game 2.

Klay though has not been making points as he used to be, but at least they were able to cover game 2 with a huge win and that is enough for the Warriors to carry the momentum to the Boston Garden because they should have been up 2-1 by now.

Klay should be fine, he will have one great game in this series. His shooting is poor but Curry had an impressive night so it's just alright. Let Thompson continue to get his confidence back until he will become more consistent as his team needs him if this series will go longer.

Let's wait for game 6, he is known for game 6 Klay so maybe that's where he is going to produce some numbers. But he is a great player and anytime he will just explode even at the opponents home court. So maybe next game he will score 30+ or will have a good game to contribute as the second options behind Steph. As others said, Warriors have other options like Poole and Wiggins besides the two he should be ok in this series although those who bet on him to get the MVP in the finals, the chances are slim right now.

[Yaunfitda]

Jordan Poole really explode in game 2, unfortunately I wasn't able to place bet in live as I woke up late and I really regret not placing a bet ahead. I was looking forward on the game 3 now I really think that GSW will not let them go again with another win and finish the series as early as possible, overall I am really confident that the GSW will going to win this 2022 NBA Finals.

No worries, plenty of games ahead of us.

I guess it's a wake up call for them what happen in game 1, they are that confident entering the 4th quarter but was surprised how the Celtics shots the ball very well as they didn't defend the perimeter. In game 2, was the same story, they take a huge lead, but this time, they know now to take care of it in the 4th and didn't allow the Celtics to close the game and give them another crack to win and upset them.

[samcrypto]

Jordan Poole really explode in game 2, unfortunately I wasn't able to place bet in live as I woke up late and I really regret not placing a bet ahead. I was looking forward on the game 3 now I really think that GSW will not let them go again with another win and finish the series as early as possible, overall I am really confident that the GSW will going to win this 2022 NBA Finals.

No worries, plenty of games ahead of us.

I guess it's a wake up call for them what happen in game 1, they are that confident entering the 4th quarter but was surprised how the Celtics shots the ball very well as they didn't defend the perimeter. In game 2, was the same story, they take a huge lead, but this time, they know now to take care of it in the 4th and didn't allow the Celtics to close the game and give them another crack to win and upset them.

It's good that Warriors was able to depend the lead in game two and the result is really good.
All the players in court distribute a lot to help their ace players, Warriors is indeed playing as a team here. Now the pressure is with them since the next two games will be in the court advantage of Celtics, let's see if they can loose Celtics as well on their homecourt. Try to place a bet in game 3, you'll be more surprise to see its result and better to watch the game as well because its really entertaining. I'll bet for Warriors in game 3, they still have the advantage here.

[Fredomago]

Jordan Poole really explode in game 2, unfortunately I wasn't able to place bet in live as I woke up late and I really regret not placing a bet ahead. I was looking forward on the game 3 now I really think that GSW will not let them go again with another win and finish the series as early as possible, overall I am really confident that the GSW will going to win this 2022 NBA Finals.

No worries, plenty of games ahead of us.

I guess it's a wake up call for them what happen in game 1, they are that confident entering the 4th quarter but was surprised how the Celtics shots the ball very well as they didn't defend the perimeter. In game 2, was the same story, they take a huge lead, but this time, they know now to take care of it in the 4th and didn't allow the Celtics to close the game and give them another crack to win and upset them.

A good adjustment that both players and the coach have done today, they really paly tough defense making it harder for Boston's core players to score, Though both Brown and Tatum have decent productions but the help from the other key players are not enough
to win the game, Green, Wiggins, Klay, Looney and GP2 all are willing to put their bodies close to whoever assignment that they have.

Steph and Poole lead the Warriors for their offense, but it's kudos to their defense, that's really something that fans will love.

Seeing all the players are rotating to help one another, hope they will bring that mentality inside the Boston garden.

[crzy]

Jordan Poole really explode in game 2, unfortunately I wasn't able to place bet in live as I woke up late and I really regret not placing a bet ahead. I was looking forward on the game 3 now I really think that GSW will not let them go again with another win and finish the series as early as possible, overall I am really confident that the GSW will going to win this 2022 NBA Finals.

No worries, plenty of games ahead of us.

I guess it's a wake up call for them what happen in game 1, they are that confident entering the 4th quarter but was surprised how the Celtics shots the ball very well as they didn't defend the perimeter. In game 2, was the same story, they take a huge lead, but this time, they know now to take care of it in the 4th and didn't allow the Celtics to close the game and give them another crack to win and upset them.

It's good that Warriors was able to depend the lead in game two and the result is really good.
All the players in court distribute a lot to help their ace players, Warriors is indeed playing as a team here. Now the pressure is with them since the next two games will be in the court advantage of Celtics, let's see if they can loose Celtics as well on their homecourt. Try to place a bet in game 3, you'll be more surprise to see its result and better to watch the game as well because its really entertaining. I'll bet for Warriors in game 3, they still have the advantage here.

There's no doubt about the performance of Warriors in game 2, the real challenge to them is when they play in the homecourt of Celtics, hopefully they are still on a good condition so they can defeat Celtics to take the lead in the series. Many predicts that this is going to be a long series, game 7 to be exact, there's a high chance for this knowing both teams are doing good and no one is giving up here, I'll go to the opposite, Celtics will be in favor here in game 3.

[Kelvinid]

Seeing all the players are rotating to help one another, hope they will bring that mentality inside the Boston garden.

Their defense will always be there and the Celtics will not be able to limit Curry as they were not able to do it against Butler in the ECF. It's a big challenge for the Celtics because if Curry will have a good shooting night, that will bring energy to the team and they will gain confidence, that's why they are very scary as an opponent.

[Distinctin]

I knew I should have put some money on this game. There was just no way that the Golden State Warriors were going to lose two straight championship games at home in a row. Though one concerning part is that Klay Thompson still doesn’t look like the Klay of old outside of a couple games here and there. He’s really going to have to pick his play up if they want to win another championship!

You should have bet mate, because you're right and the other bettors (including me) are also siding the Warriors in the Game 2. You said it already, there's exactly no way that the Warriors would lose two straight games especially when they are at home and that's exactly what happened earlier. They gave attention to Smart and Horford that's why these guys haven't scored well and in-fact they just scored 2 points each.

I noticed that too, Klay Thompson was not in his usual self. I don't know what happened to him because the other guys in the Warriors have tried to cheer him up and gave a chance to shoot some ball but he just can't shoot it. Two games straight with poor performance, I hope he can find his rhythm soon because the team badly needs his help.

[RealMalatesta]

Seeing all the players are rotating to help one another, hope they will bring that mentality inside the Boston garden.

Their defense will always be there and the Celtics will not be able to limit Curry as they were not able to do it against Butler in the ECF. It's a big challenge for the Celtics because if Curry will have a good shooting night, that will bring energy to the team and they will gain confidence, that's why they are very scary as an opponent.

So far during the playoffs, Celtics defense was the decider for them, they played amazing defense one game, horrible defense another game for example and that decided their wins and losses. This time around, it is the opposite where the defense of Warriors make the decision.

You could end up with Warriors playing great defense to keep Celtics at 88, or you could have Warriors that play terrible defense and let Celtics score 120. We do not know what we are going to see rest of the series, will it be a warriors that play amazing defense, or will it be warriors that play horrible defense. Based on that, we are going to see the result of the finals.

[gagux123]

I've been talking with my coworkers about the NBA Finals, and pretty much everyone has said that the Warriors can turn the games and will win this finals.
Does anyone else believe that the Warriors can go 4-1 or even 4-2 and become NBA champions again?

Or is there still any hope for Celtics!!? What is your opinion on this, guys!?

[harizen]

I've been talking with my coworkers about the NBA Finals, and pretty much everyone has said that the Warriors can turn the games and will win this finals.
Does anyone else believe that the Warriors can go 4-1 or even 4-2 and become NBA champions again?

Or is there still any hope for Celtics!!? What is your opinion on this, guys!?

No one knows. Until we didn't see the final result, the Boston Celtics always have the chance.

4-1 or 4-2 is the best logical guess that everyone is mentioning knowing how large the gap is between the Celtics and Warriors in terms of what they showed during the playoffs. It's understandable though but in the Finals, the ball is round.

Hard to speculate honestly especially betting on a per-game basis. I suggest just going with the flow.

[ChiBitCTy]

I've been talking with my coworkers about the NBA Finals, and pretty much everyone has said that the Warriors can turn the games and will win this finals.
Does anyone else believe that the Warriors can go 4-1 or even 4-2 and become NBA champions again?

Or is there still any hope for Celtics!!? What is your opinion on this, guys!?

Recent article I read on the current odds - “ You could have had Golden State at +140 heading into Game 2 after they dropped the opening game of the series at home.

Golden State had a better field-goal percentage, three-point percentage, offensive rating, assist percentage, rebound percentage and pace than Boston through three rounds of the playoffs and was rightfully favored.

But now, after winning Game 2 to even the series, the Warriors’ NBA championship odds have dipped back down to -110.

Through two games, the Warriors have the better offensive rating, defensive rating, rebound percentage and three-point percentage.

Although the series is shifting to Boston, we still like Golden State’s chances but don’t love the number”. https://www.oddsshark.com/nba/championship-odds

[OgNasty]

I've been talking with my coworkers about the NBA Finals, and pretty much everyone has said that the Warriors can turn the games and will win this finals.
Does anyone else believe that the Warriors can go 4-1 or even 4-2 and become NBA champions again?

Or is there still any hope for Celtics!!? What is your opinion on this, guys!?

With them heading back to Boston tied up there is definitely hope for the Celtics.  It's possible they could win the next game at home and start putting real pressure on the Warriors.  Draymond Green already seems to be having some issues...  The next game will be a big one to watch.  If the Warriors steal it in Boston then it puts all the pressure on Game 4.  That's early in the series to start having your back against the wall.

[karabiber]

Defense is the biggest difference of this game. GSW is connected in series. The Celtics need to figure out how to attack as a team, not just a set of individual contributions. The Celtics need to step up game building. It looks like the Celtics got a lucky win in the first game as GSW was in decline in the 4th quarter. With this game, the Celtics need to think about some things in the series because they will miss the series.

[LogitechMouse]

Jordan Poole really explode in game 2, unfortunately I wasn't able to place bet in live as I woke up late and I really regret not placing a bet ahead. I was looking forward on the game 3 now I really think that GSW will not let them go again with another win and finish the series as early as possible, overall I am really confident that the GSW will going to win this 2022 NBA Finals.

There are still 5 games left and you can still place a bet ahead no worries. I'm also thinking of putting a bet on Game 3. I believe that the Warriors can win again in Game 3. Their adjustments after their lose in Game 1 will help them win in the road against the Celtics who isn't playing good on their home TBH. The Celtics are better in the road than in their home.

Defense is the biggest difference of this game. GSW is connected in series. The Celtics need to figure out how to attack as a team, not just a set of individual contributions. The Celtics need to step up game building. It looks like the Celtics got a lucky win in the first game as GSW was in decline in the 4th quarter. With this game, the Celtics need to think about some things in the series because they will miss the series.

They need to find a way to let Tatum be more efficient.
He is the Eastern Conference MVP and he played awful in his last 2 games. Some might say that he had 13 assists in Game 1 but he is a shooter and he shot terrible in the last 2 games. If he can't be as efficient as he is in their past series this playoffs then at least somebody might step up as another scorer and just let Tatum be the initiator.

In Game 1, I believe that the Warriors just ran out of gas in the final minutes and the Celtics are pouring three everywhere and they got 8/12 or 9/12 3pt FG in the 4th quarter.

[Baofeng]

I've been talking with my coworkers about the NBA Finals, and pretty much everyone has said that the Warriors can turn the games and will win this finals.
Does anyone else believe that the Warriors can go 4-1 or even 4-2 and become NBA champions again?

Or is there still any hope for Celtics!!? What is your opinion on this, guys!?

With them heading back to Boston tied up there is definitely hope for the Celtics.  It's possible they could win the next game at home and start putting real pressure on the Warriors.  Draymond Green already seems to be having some issues...  The next game will be a big one to watch.  If the Warriors steal it in Boston then it puts all the pressure on Game 4.  That's early in the series to start having your back against the wall.

I guess Draymond is that competitive and will want to have a match up against the small and even the bigs of the Celtics. So I'm not seeing any issues with them, on the contrary, he shows some good stops against Smart and love that match up.

The pressure should be on the Celtics side, they are at home but they are facing a good team in the Finals and they just lost big in game 2. And Warriors wants to take this one and bring back the favor on them, stealing a game in home court.

[yahoo62278]

The pressure should be on the Celtics side, they are at home but they are facing a good team in the Finals and they just lost big in game 2. And Warriors wants to take this one and bring back the favor on them, stealing a game in home court.

They didn't lose, they got blown out. The 3rd quarter was brutal for Boston getting outscored 35-14. The warriors showed no mercy. I'm hoping for game 3 to be the same way.

[Yaunfitda]

The pressure should be on the Celtics side, they are at home but they are facing a good team in the Finals and they just lost big in game 2. And Warriors wants to take this one and bring back the favor on them, stealing a game in home court.

They didn't lose, they got blown out. The 3rd quarter was brutal for Boston getting outscored 35-14. The warriors showed no mercy. I'm hoping for game 3 to be the same way.

Right, they really showed the Celtics what they are capable of in the 3rd and 4th quarter. And even if they are in the big lead, the Warriors continue to score and lead by double digits.

But in game 3, it will be in Boston Garden, so it's hard to see them going the same unless Steph, Klay and Poole combined for a massive offense that will sink the Celtics. But this might be a close game.

[Maslate]

The pressure should be on the Celtics side, they are at home but they are facing a good team in the Finals and they just lost big in game 2. And Warriors wants to take this one and bring back the favor on them, stealing a game in home court.

They didn't lose, they got blown out. The 3rd quarter was brutal for Boston getting outscored 35-14. The warriors showed no mercy. I'm hoping for game 3 to be the same way.

Right, they really showed the Celtics what they are capable of in the 3rd and 4th quarter. And even if they are in the big lead, the Warriors continue to score and lead by double digits.

But in game 3, it will be in Boston Garden, so it's hard to see them going the same unless Steph, Klay and Poole combined for a massive offense that will sink the Celtics. But this might be a close game.

Of course, they need to play better, especially Thompson, he needs to step up and be more accurate on his 3 point shooting. Curry cannot be great all game, he will also struggle and that's why he needs his splash brother to also contribute like the way he used to when they were winning championships after championships.

[casperBGD]

so far so good, Celtics won one match away, but Warriors seemed as better team, with one quarter that was dark, and brought a lose in first match
three matches in Boston, and first is an important one, if the mini-break does not hold, Warriors could be in big advantage

bear in mind that Warriors won second match, and Thompson shot for three was 1/8, if he is better than this, it will be easier to win

[savetheFORUM]

The pressure should be on the Celtics side, they are at home but they are facing a good team in the Finals and they just lost big in game 2. And Warriors wants to take this one and bring back the favor on them, stealing a game in home court.

They didn't lose, they got blown out. The 3rd quarter was brutal for Boston getting outscored 35-14. The warriors showed no mercy. I'm hoping for game 3 to be the same way.

Right, they really showed the Celtics what they are capable of in the 3rd and 4th quarter. And even if they are in the big lead, the Warriors continue to score and lead by double digits.

But in game 3, it will be in Boston Garden, so it's hard to see them going the same unless Steph, Klay and Poole combined for a massive offense that will sink the Celtics. But this might be a close game.

I do not know, Celtics managed to win one in the Warriors home court, why shouldn't it be possible for Warriors to win at least one game at boston? I feel like it is quite possible and during this playoff period we have seen plenty of teams end up with a win on away games as well. Even the logic of "but this is finals, it is different" fails because of the first game.

I feel like Warriors do not need to do anything exceptional, they just need to cover the perimeter defense very well, as long as they do that, they will be winning a good amount of games for sure, even get both of the wins as well, I am not saying that it will happen, but it is not impossible neither.

[Distinctin]

I've been talking with my coworkers about the NBA Finals, and pretty much everyone has said that the Warriors can turn the games and will win this finals.
Does anyone else believe that the Warriors can go 4-1 or even 4-2 and become NBA champions again?

Or is there still any hope for Celtics!!? What is your opinion on this, guys!?

With them heading back to Boston tied up there is definitely hope for the Celtics.  It's possible they could win the next game at home and start putting real pressure on the Warriors.  Draymond Green already seems to be having some issues...  The next game will be a big one to watch.  If the Warriors steal it in Boston then it puts all the pressure on Game 4.  That's early in the series to start having your back against the wall.

I guess Draymond is that competitive and will want to have a match up against the small and even the bigs of the Celtics. So I'm not seeing any issues with them, on the contrary, he shows some good stops against Smart and love that match up.

The pressure should be on the Celtics side, they are at home but they are facing a good team in the Finals and they just lost big in game 2. And Warriors wants to take this one and bring back the favor on them, stealing a game in home court.

Draymond Green have successfully limited the gameplay of Marcus Smart as well as Horford's, he can still manage as he's one of the most useful player in the team for the defense as well as assists.

The Celtics have been impressive considering that this is their 1st Finals appearance together as a team but they still need to improve and work out some concerns so that their chance won't blow off easily because the Warriors is really hungry to get the championship title this season.

[jakelyson]

The pressure should be on the Celtics side, they are at home but they are facing a good team in the Finals and they just lost big in game 2. And Warriors wants to take this one and bring back the favor on them, stealing a game in home court.

They didn't lose, they got blown out. The 3rd quarter was brutal for Boston getting outscored 35-14. The warriors showed no mercy. I'm hoping for game 3 to be the same way.

Right, they really showed the Celtics what they are capable of in the 3rd and 4th quarter. And even if they are in the big lead, the Warriors continue to score and lead by double digits.

But in game 3, it will be in Boston Garden, so it's hard to see them going the same unless Steph, Klay and Poole combined for a massive offense that will sink the Celtics. But this might be a close game.

I will go with Boston this game 3 as well. It is now their home court and the Celtics does not lose back to back. The only question is, will it be a blow out or a close game.

[judas]

Game 2 was a very decent one for Warriors undoubtedly. They just crushed Celtics by a big point difference and something went really wrong with Celtics defense in this game. It wasn't solid as it was in the first game. It looks like Warriors found a good solution for this and destroyed them literally. For Game 3, I'm not sure about the result. It is very hard to predict now as maybe Warriors would catch Celtics by surprise in away court like Celtics did to them in Game 1. Or maybe Celtics will have their revenge on them. In any case, I believe that it will end up by a little gap.

[Rufsilf]

Game 2 was a very decent one for Warriors undoubtedly. They just crushed Celtics by a big point difference and something went really wrong with Celtics defense in this game. It wasn't solid as it was in the first game. It looks like Warriors found a good solution for this and destroyed them literally. For Game 3, I'm not sure about the result. It is very hard to predict now as maybe Warriors would catch Celtics by surprise in away court like Celtics did to them in Game 1. Or maybe Celtics will have their revenge on them. In any case, I believe that it will end up by a little gap.

We can expect a very close game-scoring started the game 3. I was supposed to think about the homecourt advantage that put Celtics has a huge odds of winning. But yes, we can't really underestimate these small players (GSW) as they are good in 3 points shooting that could outplay Celtics as they did in Game 2. Poole, Cury, Thompson - these guys have scoring gameplay that gives surprise to the Celtic's big players.

[Harkorede]

Game 2 was a very decent one for Warriors undoubtedly. They just crushed Celtics by a big point difference and something went really wrong with Celtics defense in this game. It wasn't solid as it was in the first game. It looks like Warriors found a good solution for this and destroyed them literally. For Game 3, I'm not sure about the result. It is very hard to predict now as maybe Warriors would catch Celtics by surprise in away court like Celtics did to them in Game 1. Or maybe Celtics will have their revenge on them. In any case, I believe that it will end up by a little gap.

We can expect a very close game-scoring started the game 3. I was supposed to think about the homecourt advantage that put Celtics has a huge odds of winning. But yes, we can't really underestimate these small players (GSW) as they are good in 3 points shooting that could outplay Celtics as they did in Game 2. Poole, Cury, Thompson - these guys have scoring gameplay that gives surprise to the Celtic's big players.

There really isn't anything as home court in this playoffs, If the Celtics can take game 1 away from Boston, so there is also every possibility of Warriors winning either game 3 or 4, perhaps both.

I'd be leaning towards the Warriors for game 3, most especially because of their offense, they've really got so many special players and can take the game away from you, just in a split second.

[goinmerry]

Game 2 was a very decent one for Warriors undoubtedly. They just crushed Celtics by a big point difference and something went really wrong with Celtics defense in this game. It wasn't solid as it was in the first game. It looks like Warriors found a good solution for this and destroyed them literally. For Game 3, I'm not sure about the result. It is very hard to predict now as maybe Warriors would catch Celtics by surprise in away court like Celtics did to them in Game 1. Or maybe Celtics will have their revenge on them. In any case, I believe that it will end up by a little gap.

Something wrong with the Celtics' defense in Game 2? No, I actually think their defense is their usual.

The problem is even how good the Celtics' defense is, the Warriors shooting percentage are really hot. There are lots of shots made by the Warriors that were actually defended and guarded well but still, they draining those shots. That's how good the Warriors' offensive attack is even though the Celtics attempt to guard it hardly.

Since then, the Warriors are really known for that and the only thing to stop those are just to continue doing the best defense as much as possible while at the same time, making it to the point that the Celtics' hot shooting should be executed as well.

[Dave1]

Game 2 was a very decent one for Warriors undoubtedly. They just crushed Celtics by a big point difference and something went really wrong with Celtics defense in this game. It wasn't solid as it was in the first game. It looks like Warriors found a good solution for this and destroyed them literally. For Game 3, I'm not sure about the result. It is very hard to predict now as maybe Warriors would catch Celtics by surprise in away court like Celtics did to them in Game 1. Or maybe Celtics will have their revenge on them. In any case, I believe that it will end up by a little gap.

We can expect a very close game-scoring started the game 3. I was supposed to think about the homecourt advantage that put Celtics has a huge odds of winning. But yes, we can't really underestimate these small players (GSW) as they are good in 3 points shooting that could outplay Celtics as they did in Game 2. Poole, Cury, Thompson - these guys have scoring gameplay that gives surprise to the Celtic's big players.

There really isn't anything as home court in this playoffs, If the Celtics can take game 1 away from Boston, so there is also every possibility of Warriors winning either game 3 or 4, perhaps both.

I'd be leaning towards the Warriors for game 3, most especially because of their offense, they've really got so many special players and can take the game away from you, just in a split second.

And the series against the Bucks and the Heat, Boston lost some home games too, so yeah, it might be good to play at home but definitely can't  be seen as a sure win, sort of.

If Warriors will have a solid offensive contribution from Steph again, and then Poole and Klay added to the picture as well, it's going to be very hard for Celtics unless their trio of Tatum, Smart and Brown produce similar numbers (they are focus on defense). So I'm also thinking of betting for the Warriors as the underdog in game 3.

[Fundamentals Of]

If Warriors will have a solid offensive contribution from Steph again, and then Poole and Klay added to the picture as well, it's going to be very hard for Celtics unless their trio of Tatum, Smart and Brown produce similar numbers (they are focus on defense). So I'm also thinking of betting for the Warriors as the underdog in game 3.

I am also thinking of doing this. I am almost sure the Warriors would get at least one win from the Celtics' TD Garden in Boston, just as the Celtics also took a win from the Warriors' home court. If not this third game, it must be the fourth game.

Don't forget Looney's contributions as well. Although he was only given a shorter play time, his points and rebounds meant a lot for the team's win. Props to Wiggins as well.

[Baofeng]

The pressure should be on the Celtics side, they are at home but they are facing a good team in the Finals and they just lost big in game 2. And Warriors wants to take this one and bring back the favor on them, stealing a game in home court.

They didn't lose, they got blown out. The 3rd quarter was brutal for Boston getting outscored 35-14. The warriors showed no mercy. I'm hoping for game 3 to be the same way.

Hehehe, yeah you can call it a blow out, similar to what the Celtics did to them in game 1 as they smoke the Warriors with 3 point shot.

But I like the mentality of the Warriors to not show mercy with the Celtics in the 4th and didn't put their second stringers in the game until the game was out of reach from Boston. Because they know they are capable of coming back and just want to make sure. So yes, possible that the Warriors will have another blow out win in game 3.

[Oasisman]

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If Warriors will have a solid offensive contribution from Steph again, and then Poole and Klay added to the picture as well, it's going to be very hard for Celtics unless their trio of Tatum, Smart and Brown produce similar numbers (they are focus on defense). So I'm also thinking of betting for the Warriors as the underdog in game 3.

Tatum , Brown, or Smart aren't consistent in their offense. Yeah they are good defensively, but defense alone won't win you games, you need to score. An opponent like the Warriors is tough to beat even if you put a lot of pressure on defense, because they can shoot anymore and all of them can shoot threes. I am always thinking the Celtics should always be the underdog, that game 1 win won't gonna happen again. from games 1 and 2 GSW always have the lead.

[yahoo62278]

Of course, they need to play better, especially Thompson, he needs to step up and be more accurate on his 3 point shooting. Curry cannot be great all game, he will also struggle and that's why he needs his splash brother to also contribute like the way he used to when they were winning championships after championships.

Thompson has not been the same in the last few years. He has good games where he will score 30+ but that doesn't happen as often as it used to. Curry can score 25-30 every game with no issue, but the rest of the team still needs to do their part.

[Distinctin]

Of course, they need to play better, especially Thompson, he needs to step up and be more accurate on his 3 point shooting. Curry cannot be great all game, he will also struggle and that's why he needs his splash brother to also contribute like the way he used to when they were winning championships after championships.

Thompson has not been the same in the last few years. He has good games where he will score 30+ but that doesn't happen as often as it used to. Curry can score 25-30 every game with no issue, but the rest of the team still needs to do their part.

But he needs to be up for the challenge because the team needs him, especially Stephen Curry. He ain't nowhere to be found in the last 2 consecutive games and his performance was too low compared to his average performance. He really needed too step up to because the Warriors is incomplete if there is no Klay Thompson making a huge bucket per game.

[carlisle1]

Of course, they need to play better, especially Thompson, he needs to step up and be more accurate on his 3 point shooting. Curry cannot be great all game, he will also struggle and that's why he needs his splash brother to also contribute like the way he used to when they were winning championships after championships.

Thompson has not been the same in the last few years. He has good games where he will score 30+ but that doesn't happen as often as it used to. Curry can score 25-30 every game with no issue, but the rest of the team still needs to do their part.

In winning this series, the whole Warriors should do their share in both ways, this young Boston really giving tough series

and without the help of everyone, Celtics can beat them and win the season's title. They need to be more active and full of athleticism

with that kind of hype, even playing in the road game, they can take a game away from the Garden and assure to have a homecourt advantage

In case the series extends to a do-or-die final. Not going to single out Thompson, the challenge to bring help is for everyone, whoever coach

Kerr's bring in should play all-in.

[Kelvinid]

Of course, they need to play better, especially Thompson, he needs to step up and be more accurate on his 3 point shooting. Curry cannot be great all game, he will also struggle and that's why he needs his splash brother to also contribute like the way he used to when they were winning championships after championships.

Thompson has not been the same in the last few years. He has good games where he will score 30+ but that doesn't happen as often as it used to. Curry can score 25-30 every game with no issue, but the rest of the team still needs to do their part.

In winning this series, the whole Warriors should do their share in both ways, this young Boston really giving tough series

and without the help of everyone, Celtics can beat them and win the season's title. They need to be more active and full of athleticism

with that kind of hype, even playing in the road game, they can take a game away from the Garden and assure to have a homecourt advantage

In case the series extends to a do-or-die final. Not going to single out Thompson, the challenge to bring help is for everyone, whoever coach

Kerr's bring in should play all-in.

Thompson was not consistent so far in the Finals, however, he is still very dangerous, when he is hot, he can shoot with a good 3 point percentage so I would still continue trusting him. Remember in the last few series, he have some big games, game 5 vs Dallas and game 6 vs Memphis. He was the closer.

[SamboNZ]

Thompson was not consistent so far in the Finals, however, he is still very dangerous, when he is hot, he can shoot with a good 3 point percentage so I would still continue trusting him. Remember in the last few series, he have some big games, game 5 vs Dallas and game 6 vs Memphis. He was the closer.

If Thompson is playing bad there is Pool to cover the deficiency or to lessen the burden, I dont know why people are still thinking about Klay when Pool has also a good impact on the team.

[Natalim]

Thompson was not consistent so far in the Finals, however, he is still very dangerous, when he is hot, he can shoot with a good 3 point percentage so I would still continue trusting him. Remember in the last few series, he have some big games, game 5 vs Dallas and game 6 vs Memphis. He was the closer.

If Thompson is playing bad there is Pool to cover the deficiency or to lessen the burden, I dont know why people are still thinking about Klay when Pool has also a good impact on the team.

Exactly, looks like Poole is still underrated until now.

Warriors do not only have splash brothers, they also have Poole party. LOL.
These 3 are the consistent provider of offense for the Warriors, while Wiggins also have contributed some big games as well.

Remember also that GPII is back.

[Botnake]

Thompson was not consistent so far in the Finals, however, he is still very dangerous, when he is hot, he can shoot with a good 3 point percentage so I would still continue trusting him. Remember in the last few series, he have some big games, game 5 vs Dallas and game 6 vs Memphis. He was the closer.

If Thompson is playing bad there is Pool to cover the deficiency or to lessen the burden, I dont know why people are still thinking about Klay when Pool has also a good impact on the team.

Exactly, looks like Poole is still underrated until now.

Warriors do not only have splash brothers, they also have Poole party. LOL.
These 3 are the consistent provider of offense for the Warriors, while Wiggins also have contributed some big games as well.

Remember also that GPII is back.

Yeah, he is back, he is one of the major reasons why the defense of the Warriors have improved in game 2.
He played 25 minutes but has a +15, and he contributed 7 points but what's notable is his defense on the floor.

For sure, he will continue his hardwork on defense in game 3 and that will limit the player whom he will be guarding.

Warriors are now complete, they are healthy so betting them in game 3 is always good.

[Coin_trader]

Warriors are now complete, they are healthy so betting them in game 3 is always good.

The current odds of Warriors is around 2.47 in ML which is very good since the only reason why Celtic has the odds advantage is due to home court while the performance will be in favor for warriors with complete line-up. I think this kind of odds is very rare for bookmaker to offer and I doubt that we can see thishigh odds again for Warriors when they beat Boston tomorrow even the series will go to game 7.

I think the bookmaker is still holding on that Boston can repeat there performance on game 1.

[ChiBitCTy]

Defense is the biggest difference of this game. GSW is connected in series. The Celtics need to figure out how to attack as a team, not just a set of individual contributions. The Celtics need to step up game building. It looks like the Celtics got a lucky win in the first game as GSW was in decline in the 4th quarter. With this game, the Celtics need to think about some things in the series because they will miss the series.

I don’t know that the Celtics necessarily got lucky in the first game. Most NBA analysts consider the Celtics to be the most complete team across the board. Also you said it yourself much of it comes down to defense and the Celtics have been playing very good team defense. Tonight’s game will be very exciting to see which team can get that big 3rd game win.

[dwminer1]

In the third game of the NBA Finals, I bet on the victory of the hosts. The key to victory for Cetlics, in addition to perfect defense, will be the effectiveness in the attack of the team's supporting players. Al Horford and Marcus Smart scored a total of 4 points in the Game 2. Such a weak performance of this pair will certainly not be repeated in the TD Garden. If the Warriors dream of winning the entire series, Steph Curry will need more support from his colleagues than in the first two games.

[1kodumtek7]

In the 2nd game of the series, Warriors helped us watch an incredible performance by them. Their effort was so great that they were far ahead of their opponent at the end of the third quarter already. After this very solid victory, I wonder how Celtics will answer this. It is 1-1 now and we are going to Boston tonight. Celtics have an advantage as they are going to play home but things can be the opposite easily too. In my opinion, Celtics will manage to defeat their opponent again and get ahead in the series.

[xzone]

In the 2nd game of the series, Warriors helped us watch an incredible performance by them. Their effort was so great that they were far ahead of their opponent at the end of the third quarter already. After this very solid victory, I wonder how Celtics will answer this. It is 1-1 now and we are going to Boston tonight. Celtics have an advantage as they are going to play home but things can be the opposite easily too. In my opinion, Celtics will manage to defeat their opponent again and get ahead in the series.

I think the Boston Celtics will win the next game. The Golden State Warriors defended very well in the last game and conceded very few points in the third quarter. Celtics were unable to manage this crisis and failed to score.
But the next game will be easier for the Boston Celtics, they will play at home and I think they will win this game with the support of the fans

[virasisog]

In the 2nd game of the series, Warriors helped us watch an incredible performance by them. Their effort was so great that they were far ahead of their opponent at the end of the third quarter already. After this very solid victory, I wonder how Celtics will answer this. It is 1-1 now and we are going to Boston tonight. Celtics have an advantage as they are going to play home but things can be the opposite easily too. In my opinion, the Celtics will manage to defeat their opponent again and get ahead in the series.

Even if Celtics would have a home advantage I don't think they can handle the defense strategy of the warriors easily. After seeing how eager the Warriors are this season, I believe that they can continuously play their defense well. It will be tough for Celtics as well be yeah, anything unexpected could still happen.

[OgNasty]

In the 2nd game of the series, Warriors helped us watch an incredible performance by them. Their effort was so great that they were far ahead of their opponent at the end of the third quarter already. After this very solid victory, I wonder how Celtics will answer this. It is 1-1 now and we are going to Boston tonight. Celtics have an advantage as they are going to play home but things can be the opposite easily too. In my opinion, Celtics will manage to defeat their opponent again and get ahead in the series.

I think the Boston Celtics will win the next game. The Golden State Warriors defended very well in the last game and conceded very few points in the third quarter. Celtics were unable to manage this crisis and failed to score.
But the next game will be easier for the Boston Celtics, they will play at home and I think they will win this game with the support of the fans

It's easy to say that the home team will win and Boston seems to be the favorites at the moment for tonight's game.  I'm not so sure though.  I think basketball is a game of momentum and the Celtics had it on their side bigtime after game 1.  It seemed to only last a quarter though, as the Warriors stole back momentum and won game 2 easily.  I think the Warriors still have that momentum on their side and it's up to the Celtics to take it away tonight at home.  I'm not so sure though...  I could see the Warriors winning the next three and ending the series, but we'll see.  Tonight is a pretty big game for the Celtics.  Not a must win, but if they lose the next 2 it's over.

[stadus]

Poole played a big part in that second half run.  More and more I'm thinking he might be the key to get the Warriors over the hump. Yeah steph, klay, etc will get theirs but when Poole turns it on it makes it too difficult for the other teams to cover their backcourt.  Fun game.  Hoping for a 7 game.

Right, Curry played minimal minutes, and it was Poole who take over the 4th quarter as well to not give the Boston a chance to make a comeback just like what they did in game 2.

Klay though has not been making points as he used to be, but at least they were able to cover game 2 with a huge win and that is enough for the Warriors to carry the momentum to the Boston Garden because they should have been up 2-1 by now.

Klay should be fine, he will have one great game in this series. His shooting is poor but Curry had an impressive night so it's just alright. Let Thompson continue to get his confidence back until he will become more consistent as his team needs him if this series will go longer.

Let's wait for game 6, he is known for game 6 Klay so maybe that's where he is going to produce some numbers. But he is a great player and anytime he will just explode even at the opponents home court. So maybe next game he will score 30+ or will have a good game to contribute as the second options behind Steph. As others said, Warriors have other options like Poole and Wiggins besides the two he should be ok in this series although those who bet on him to get the MVP in the finals, the chances are slim right now.

Yes, I get that but the whole Warriors roster are also rooting for Klay's return. Aside from that, Steph Curry is good but he cannot just produce that great numbers every game because there will be a time that he needed some rest too and it's best that Klay Thompson will have Curry's back for that matter, besides, they're are called Splash Bros. for a reason.

Poole and Wiggins is somehow good at their job but they need more exposure that's why Steve Kerr is letting them play even if the game is already crucial especially Poole who shows some interesting signs.

[Quidat]

Poole played a big part in that second half run.  More and more I'm thinking he might be the key to get the Warriors over the hump. Yeah steph, klay, etc will get theirs but when Poole turns it on it makes it too difficult for the other teams to cover their backcourt.  Fun game.  Hoping for a 7 game.

Right, Curry played minimal minutes, and it was Poole who take over the 4th quarter as well to not give the Boston a chance to make a comeback just like what they did in game 2.

Klay though has not been making points as he used to be, but at least they were able to cover game 2 with a huge win and that is enough for the Warriors to carry the momentum to the Boston Garden because they should have been up 2-1 by now.

Klay should be fine, he will have one great game in this series. His shooting is poor but Curry had an impressive night so it's just alright. Let Thompson continue to get his confidence back until he will become more consistent as his team needs him if this series will go longer.

Let's wait for game 6, he is known for game 6 Klay so maybe that's where he is going to produce some numbers. But he is a great player and anytime he will just explode even at the opponents home court. So maybe next game he will score 30+ or will have a good game to contribute as the second options behind Steph. As others said, Warriors have other options like Poole and Wiggins besides the two he should be ok in this series although those who bet on him to get the MVP in the finals, the chances are slim right now.

Yes, I get that but the whole Warriors roster are also rooting for Klay's return. Aside from that, Steph Curry is good but he cannot just produce that great numbers every game because there will be a time that he needed some rest too and it's best that Klay Thompson will have Curry's back for that matter, besides, they're are called Splash Bros. for a reason.

Poole and Wiggins is somehow good at their job but they need more exposure that's why Steve Kerr is letting them play even if the game is already crucial especially Poole who shows some interesting signs.

Hard part for any team to isolate out splash brothers is that there are other team members which could actually do the same thing on what Curry or Klay could possibly did thats why
its really hard for them to contain on.I dont expect much about Klay on being MVP yet this would be an another run for Curry i  should say
but in overall he's really making significant impact or role for the entire time. Score or numbers arent that great but we know that there are good night and bad nights.

[rdbase]

Going for a Celtics win tonight.
I just have that feeling they will be just too much for the Warriors bringing it back to their home court.. where their greenblooded fans reside.
Tatum and Smart need to be activated tonight for them to keep the party going.
I expect it to be a -3.5 points for Boston as the bookies have them at a few hours ago.

[gagux123]

I've been talking with my coworkers about the NBA Finals, and pretty much everyone has said that the Warriors can turn the games and will win this finals.
Does anyone else believe that the Warriors can go 4-1 or even 4-2 and become NBA champions again?

Or is there still any hope for Celtics!!? What is your opinion on this, guys!?

Still commenting on this question I asked earlier...

In this last game we saw how "grandiose" Celtics can be playing at TD Garden!

If Boston wins this Game 4, the series will be 3 x 1 and Game 5 will be at Chase Center... With this result (if that actually happens), we only see this 3 x 1 "comeback" in the finals between GSW vs Cavs!

Statistical data can show the chances of a team turning the series (3x1) and being NBA champion are minimal!

[xzone]

I think the Golden State Warriors didn't play effectively enough in this game. Actually, the match was close for a long time and both teams had a chance to win, I even thought that Golden State would win in a part of the match, but they had problems in defense.
Jaylen Brown performed very well in the first half, and in the final quarter of the game, the Boston Celtics showed how much they wanted to win this game and their opponent couldn't score

[Coin_trader]

I think the Golden State Warriors didn't play effectively enough in this game. Actually, the match was close for a long time and both teams had a chance to win, I even thought that Golden State would win in a part of the match, but they had problems in defense.
Jaylen Brown performed very well in the first half, and in the final quarter of the game, the Boston Celtics showed how much they wanted to win this game and their opponent couldn't score

GSW lakcs defense especially the rebound which you can't blame them because there roster is composed of small line up without big man reserved unlike Boston which has a lot including there bench.

Steph Curry becoming a burden when it comes to defense especially while they are committing a lot of turnovers due to bad pass which I don't know why they can't fixed that until now. They might win the today's match if they carefully take the lead by minimizing bad pass back in the 3rd quarter when they have already the tempo.

Anyway the match is awesome to watch  and I win on betting with Boston -10 on duelbits promotional bet offer. 

[Yogee]

.... I even thought that Golden State would win in a part of the match,

What do you mean "part of the match"? Like a particular quarter? They actually did if that's what you mean. Warriors outscored the Celtics and took the lead momentarily in the third quarter.

Gotta give credit to the mettle of the Celtics. I thought they were going to collapse after the GSW comeback in Q3. It's to think this team consists of first-time Finalists.

.........

What do you think of Horford's foul on Curry? It was called flagrant but I think it was normal. It's not like Horford intentionally placed his feet under Curry.

[OgNasty]

What do you think of Horford's foul on Curry? It was called flagrant but I think it was normal. It's not like Horford intentionally placed his feet under Curry.

You can never be too careful when it comes to this sort of play. Especially when it’s one of the league’s stars. Last thing the NBA needs is Steph going out like Kawhi Leonard.

Draymond Green looked like a liability out there tonight. He’s got to get more involved with putting up some numbers. Klay and Wiggins could’ve shot better. I think things are still ok for the Warriors but there’s cause for concern.

[LogitechMouse]

I think the Golden State Warriors didn't play effectively enough in this game. Actually, the match was close for a long time and both teams had a chance to win, I even thought that Golden State would win in a part of the match, but they had problems in defense.
Jaylen Brown performed very well in the first half, and in the final quarter of the game, the Boston Celtics showed how much they wanted to win this game and their opponent couldn't score

Curry and Green are in early foul trouble and in fact, Green had fouled out with 4 minutes remaining in the final quarter thus, they threw the towel and called it a game.

That affected their whole defense. The Warriors have a good offense in Game 3 but the Celtics have better offense on this one. Tatum, Brown and Smart are the first trio to get a 20pt-5reb-5assist since 1984 and that itself is enough to say that they really had a better offense.

Maybe lets give credits to Robert Williams III as well for playing more than 20 mins even though he is having a left knee soreness. He also had 4 blocks and a very good paint defender. With this game, I think he is the X-factor and the Warriors must do something to him because he is really an efficient big for the Celtics. A tall center with a huge wingspan and a high vertical.

What do you think of Horford's foul on Curry? It was called flagrant but I think it was normal. It's not like Horford intentionally placed his feet under Curry.

If you watched the replay, it shows that Horford put his left foot on Curry's landing spot which "may" cause injury to the player that's why they called a flagrant foul on him. It's in the rules because there are some instances where the defender overextends its feet that might cause injury to the player. Whether it is intentional or not, the fact that he overextends his feet may cause injury to him already.

A perfect example of this is if you remember Zaza Pachulia extending his feet to the Kawhi Leonard's landing spot in 2017 thus, he got injured for the rest of that series and the next season. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRmTlaL2GlU.

It's my first time to see a team scored 7 points on a single possession. Is it a new record?

[Yogee]

What do you think of Horford's foul on Curry? It was called flagrant but I think it was normal. It's not like Horford intentionally placed his feet under Curry.

If you watched the replay, it shows that Horford put his left foot on Curry's landing spot which "may" cause injury to the player that's why they called a flagrant foul on him. It's in the rules because there are some instances where the defender overextends its feet that might cause injury to the player. Whether it is intentional or not, the fact that he overextends his feet may cause injury to him already.

A perfect example of this is if you remember Zaza Pachulia extending his feet to the Kawhi Leonard's landing spot in 2017 thus, he got injured for the rest of that series and the next season. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRmTlaL2GlU.

I looked at it several times and it also reminded me of the example you linked before asking here. When you say "put his left foot" that means it was his intention. There was no way he could control his landing after he jumped and went for a block. He landed first but never moved his feet unlike what Zaza did. The latter had evert intention to hurt Kahwi.

.....
You can never be too careful when it comes to this sort of play. Especially when it’s one of the league’s stars. Last thing the NBA needs is Steph going out like Kawhi Leonard.

I guess that's the main factor why it's like an automatic flagrant even if a player is really going after the ball with no ill intent.

[joeperry]

I expect that the Golden State will lose this round but I didn't expect that they would give such performance, there's a lot of lose ball and interceptions, bad passes. It looks like they didn't expect that the defense of the Boston will be really that close. Performance from Tatum is really great, execution of plays as well as the attacks from the Celtics are great.

Looking forward for GSW win in the next round.

[Johnyz]

I expect that the Golden State will lose this round but I didn't expect that they would give such performance, there's a lot of lose ball and interceptions, bad passes. It looks like they didn't expect that the defense of the Boston will be really that close. Performance from Tatum is really great, execution of plays as well as the attacks from the Celtics are great.

Looking forward for GSW win in the next round.

The game was indeed a big disappointment, I didn't expect that GSW will lose like this, it looks like they are throwing the game intentionally but of course there's no such thing since they are fighting here for the big title. Game 3 is meant for Celtics, as expected with the homecourt advantage, if GSW can't tied the series then they will be on a big trouble here. Steph should step up, his team is relying on him that much and hopefully he can be good in game 4.

[karabiber]

We watched the impressive Boston Celtics defense. This was really great. I mentioned how important defense is. I'm watching the most competitive and physics-based finale I've watched lately. Tatum does a good job in the finale. Curry is playing exceptionally well apart from the second half of game one. The physics challenge is a high level final and i envy the audience there.

[mirakal]

Defense is the biggest difference of this game. GSW is connected in series. The Celtics need to figure out how to attack as a team, not just a set of individual contributions. The Celtics need to step up game building. It looks like the Celtics got a lucky win in the first game as GSW was in decline in the 4th quarter. With this game, the Celtics need to think about some things in the series because they will miss the series.

I don’t know that the Celtics necessarily got lucky in the first game. Most NBA analysts consider the Celtics to be the most complete team across the board. Also you said it yourself much of it comes down to defense and the Celtics have been playing very good team defense. Tonight’s game will be very exciting to see which team can get that big 3rd game win.

Yes, I disagree on @karabiber's quote as well. The Celtics have won the Game 1 because of their consistency and dedication as they didn't gave up even for a bit even if they were losing 3 straight quarters and when the 4th quarter started, they saw a loophole because the Warriors are taking some chances to slack because they thought they will definitely win the series as the Celtics were always at the back in-terms of score. That's the reason why they won and not because they are lucky, the Celtics have only lost 1 road game and that doesn't mean that they really lack in terms of defense and inconsistency.

[qwertyup23]

I expect that the Golden State will lose this round but I didn't expect that they would give such performance, there's a lot of lose ball and interceptions, bad passes. It looks like they didn't expect that the defense of the Boston will be really that close. Performance from Tatum is really great, execution of plays as well as the attacks from the Celtics are great.

Looking forward for GSW win in the next round.

I actually did not expect them to lose to game 3 at this state- I guess, Curry got his knees injured which somehow affected his gameplay and mentality all throughout. Nevertheless, Jordan Poole has to step-up his game and get away from his shooting slump. It is times like these that his all-star talent and confidence and needed especially that the Celtics are playing good defense.

I really do hope that Warriors bounce back in game 4. While this may be the case, I still think that they will be winning the playoffs this year.

[Ziskinberg]

I expect that the Golden State will lose this round but I didn't expect that they would give such performance, there's a lot of lose ball and interceptions, bad passes. It looks like they didn't expect that the defense of the Boston will be really that close. Performance from Tatum is really great, execution of plays as well as the attacks from the Celtics are great.

Looking forward for GSW win in the next round.

I actually did not expect them to lose to game 3 at this state- I guess, Curry got his knees injured which somehow affected his gameplay and mentality all throughout. Nevertheless, Jordan Poole has to step-up his game and get away from his shooting slump. It is times like these that his all-star talent and confidence and needed especially that the Celtics are playing good defense.

They are outrebounded in game 3, 31 for the Warriors and 47 for the Celtics, that's a huge difference.
Again, it's the 4th quarter run that Celtics capitalize again, so they won with ease.

Draymond wasn't as productive as well in game 2, another problem for the Warriors.

I really do hope that Warriors bounce back in game 4. While this may be the case, I still think that they will be winning the playoffs this year.

They will for sure, juts relax, let the game flow and Warriors will have a good shooting night.

[stadus]

Poole played a big part in that second half run.  More and more I'm thinking he might be the key to get the Warriors over the hump. Yeah steph, klay, etc will get theirs but when Poole turns it on it makes it too difficult for the other teams to cover their backcourt.  Fun game.  Hoping for a 7 game.

Right, Curry played minimal minutes, and it was Poole who take over the 4th quarter as well to not give the Boston a chance to make a comeback just like what they did in game 2.

Klay though has not been making points as he used to be, but at least they were able to cover game 2 with a huge win and that is enough for the Warriors to carry the momentum to the Boston Garden because they should have been up 2-1 by now.

Klay should be fine, he will have one great game in this series. His shooting is poor but Curry had an impressive night so it's just alright. Let Thompson continue to get his confidence back until he will become more consistent as his team needs him if this series will go longer.

Let's wait for game 6, he is known for game 6 Klay so maybe that's where he is going to produce some numbers. But he is a great player and anytime he will just explode even at the opponents home court. So maybe next game he will score 30+ or will have a good game to contribute as the second options behind Steph. As others said, Warriors have other options like Poole and Wiggins besides the two he should be ok in this series although those who bet on him to get the MVP in the finals, the chances are slim right now.

Yes, I get that but the whole Warriors roster are also rooting for Klay's return. Aside from that, Steph Curry is good but he cannot just produce that great numbers every game because there will be a time that he needed some rest too and it's best that Klay Thompson will have Curry's back for that matter, besides, they're are called Splash Bros. for a reason.

Poole and Wiggins is somehow good at their job but they need more exposure that's why Steve Kerr is letting them play even if the game is already crucial especially Poole who shows some interesting signs.

Hard part for any team to isolate out splash brothers is that there are other team members which could actually do the same thing on what Curry or Klay could possibly did thats why
its really hard for them to contain on.I dont expect much about Klay on being MVP yet this would be an another run for Curry i  should say
but in overall he's really making significant impact or role for the entire time. Score or numbers arent that great but we know that there are good night and bad nights.

That is definitely a big challenge for any team the Warriors would face but as of the Celtics, seems like they are doing a good job separating these two and that's somehow expected for the team being a defensive team. We saw in the first two games that Klay Thompson was not producing good numbers but he helped in terms of defense and assists and in Game 3, earlier, he is slowly getting back his beating as he contributed 25 points for the team.

As of now, Klay Thompson isn't on the list to get the said MVP Award but he still have a chance though. Jaylen Brown, Stephen Curry, and Jayson Tatum are currently contesting for the award, respectively.

[Hypnosis00]

As of now, Klay Thompson isn't on the list to get the said MVP Award but he still have a chance though. Jaylen Brown, Stephen Curry, and Jayson Tatum are currently contesting for the award, respectively.

That's too far from happening, Curry will likely win the Finals MVP if the Warriors will win the series.

For the Celtics, I think Jaylen Brown has a huge impact compared to Jason Tatum, so he is my choice if Celtics will win.
If the odds are still available, I think it's nice to place our bet now.

Latest championship odds.

Warriors 2.70
Celtics 1.48

[dwminer1]

A great match Celtics who dominated almost the entire game. Warriors actually returned to this match for a while only in the third quarter, but the reaction of the hosts was very good and they quickly returned to a 10+ point advantage, which they did not lose until the end of the match. In the Boston team, as usual, great Tatum and Brown, and today finally also Marcus Smart showed his high class. All three of them finished the match with 20+ pts, 5+ reb and 5+ as. The last time this happened in 1984.

[Maslate]

Latest championship odds.

Warriors 2.70
Celtics 1.48

Very attractive odds for the Warriors, I can get a 2.87 odds using the price boost, I like these odds now because I believe that the Warriors will not easily fold down, they have the championship DNA on them, so these odds are not only attractive but also an opportunity for those who want some good value.

[Joca97]

As of now, Klay Thompson isn't on the list to get the said MVP Award but he still have a chance though. Jaylen Brown, Stephen Curry, and Jayson Tatum are currently contesting for the award, respectively.

That's too far from happening, Curry will likely win the Finals MVP if the Warriors will win the series.

For the Celtics, I think Jaylen Brown has a huge impact compared to Jason Tatum, so he is my choice if Celtics will win.
If the odds are still available, I think it's nice to place our bet now.

Latest championship odds.

Warriors 2.70
Celtics 1.48

Realistic odds on Celtics i would still go with the Warriors but they are still lacking how they play and really need to get that break asap
They need to win that away game so that they have a chance at this NBA title. Hopefully Curry and Thompson step it up

[OgNasty]

Latest championship odds.

Warriors 2.70
Celtics 1.48

Very attractive odds for the Warriors, I can get a 2.87 odds using the price boost, I like these odds now because I believe that the Warriors will not easily fold down, they have the championship DNA on them, so these odds are not only attractive but also an opportunity for those who want some good value.

I would agree about those odds...  I don't think of the Warriors as underdogs at all.  I still think the pressure is on the Celtics to win the next game, but if they do win that game...  The Warriors have a serious uphill battle to win.  All things considered though, it would give them a chance to redeem themselves for the 3-1 Cleveland series and give the 3-1 a new meaning.  That would be pretty awesome for them, so I'll keep that in the back of my mind as a silver lining if they lose the next game.  I think the Celtics are running out of surprises though.  Their gameplan seems to keep changing, but I don't know how many surprises they have left.

[xzone]

.... I even thought that Golden State would win in a part of the match,

What do you mean "part of the match"? Like a particular quarter? They actually did if that's what you mean. Warriors outscored the Celtics and took the lead momentarily in the third quarter.

Gotta give credit to the mettle of the Celtics. I thought they were going to collapse after the GSW comeback in Q3. It's to think this team consists of first-time Finalists.

.........

What do you think of Horford's foul on Curry? It was called flagrant but I think it was normal. It's not like Horford intentionally placed his feet under Curry.

Yes, I thought the Golden State Warriors would win in the third quarter of the game because they had a pretty good series.

I think it is not easy to make a foul decision in such positions, but the decision made by the referees is correct. In high-tempo and important matches, the players take the field with all their strength and sometimes such positions can occur. The important thing is that the players are not injured and that they can finish the match in a healthy way

[judas]

Game 2 was a very decent one for Warriors undoubtedly. They just crushed Celtics by a big point difference and something went really wrong with Celtics defense in this game. It wasn't solid as it was in the first game. It looks like Warriors found a good solution for this and destroyed them literally. For Game 3, I'm not sure about the result. It is very hard to predict now as maybe Warriors would catch Celtics by surprise in away court like Celtics did to them in Game 1. Or maybe Celtics will have their revenge on them. In any case, I believe that it will end up by a little gap.

Something wrong with the Celtics' defense in Game 2? No, I actually think their defense is their usual.

The problem is even how good the Celtics' defense is, the Warriors shooting percentage are really hot. There are lots of shots made by the Warriors that were actually defended and guarded well but still, they draining those shots. That's how good the Warriors' offensive attack is even though the Celtics attempt to guard it hardly.

Since then, the Warriors are really known for that and the only thing to stop those are just to continue doing the best defense as much as possible while at the same time, making it to the point that the Celtics' hot shooting should be executed as well.

Maybe you are right about that, yeah. I must have thought like that because of their being helpless against Warriors' incredible shot percentage. However Warriors are inconsistent about this performance too so this might create an opportunity for Celtics in Game 3. Celtics should focus on their shooting too against a team like Warriors. They must decrease the number of shots missed to minimum to increase their chance of winning against Warriors and even winning the series too.

[fullhdpixel]

I would agree about those odds...  I don't think of the Warriors as underdogs at all.  I still think the pressure is on the Celtics to win the next game, but if they do win that game...  The Warriors have a serious uphill battle to win.  All things considered though, it would give them a chance to redeem themselves for the 3-1 Cleveland series and give the 3-1 a new meaning.  That would be pretty awesome for them, so I'll keep that in the back of my mind as a silver lining if they lose the next game.  I think the Celtics are running out of surprises though.  Their gameplan seems to keep changing, but I don't know how many surprises they have left.

I  agree. I get that Celtics is ahead right now, but Warriors are warriors, even when they look bad, they are still dangerous. Next game up, Warriors could come out, play a disgustingly efficient game, win by 20+ and none of us would be shocked about it at all. Not saying that they will, but that is never out of question when we are talking about Warriors.

I would say that it is quite easy to wager on this, do not put the whole house down on it of course, not like it is guaranteed for Warriors to win, if it was like that then warriors wouldn't have 2.70+ odds, but at the same time, it is not going to be that difficult for them to reverse this and tie it as well.

[rhomelmabini]

A great match Celtics who dominated almost the entire game. Warriors actually returned to this match for a while only in the third quarter, but the reaction of the hosts was very good and they quickly returned to a 10+ point advantage, which they did not lose until the end of the match. In the Boston team, as usual, great Tatum and Brown, and today finally also Marcus Smart showed his high class. All three of them finished the match with 20+ pts, 5+ reb and 5+ as. The last time this happened in 1984.

They got the chance to flip the momentum but the trio Smart, Brown, and Tatum are just impossible to contain on the last quarter. I guess they need to put similar effort this Saturday for them to extend the lead and they should do since it's still their homecourt and that's their main advantage to dominate.

[Yaunfitda]

A great match Celtics who dominated almost the entire game. Warriors actually returned to this match for a while only in the third quarter, but the reaction of the hosts was very good and they quickly returned to a 10+ point advantage, which they did not lose until the end of the match. In the Boston team, as usual, great Tatum and Brown, and today finally also Marcus Smart showed his high class. All three of them finished the match with 20+ pts, 5+ reb and 5+ as. The last time this happened in 1984.

They got the chance to flip the momentum but the trio Smart, Brown, and Tatum are just impossible to contain on the last quarter. I guess they need to put similar effort this Saturday for them to extend the lead and they should do since it's still their homecourt and that's their main advantage to dominate.

Yes, both teams trio are the key, but this time, it was the Celtics who played exceptionally well. Warriors though are good that they made a great comeback to cut the lead. But the Celtics again with Tatum, Brown and Smart with their athleticism, dominated the Warriors in their homecourt. And the efforts that this guy game is really tremendous in both offense and defense and it's obvious that they have the momentum.

[gagux123]

We watched the impressive Boston Celtics defense. This was really great. I mentioned how important defense is. I'm watching the most competitive and physics-based finale I've watched lately. Tatum does a good job in the finale. Curry is playing exceptionally well apart from the second half of game one. The physics challenge is a high level final and i envy the audience there.

Yes, me too! Maybe some Celtics players don't have a talent like Curry or Thompson for example, but in compensation they are "giving blood" for this game!
I believe it's been more than 10 years since the Celtics reached an NBA Finals, another interesting point is that, this is the first NBA Finals that Tatum, Brown, Smart and other young Celtics players are participating!

I believe this is an important variable that can be observed for the results of these last games we had between Celtics vs Warriors!

[Harkorede]

I expect that the Golden State will lose this round but I didn't expect that they would give such performance, there's a lot of lose ball and interceptions, bad passes. It looks like they didn't expect that the defense of the Boston will be really that close. Performance from Tatum is really great, execution of plays as well as the attacks from the Celtics are great.

Looking forward for GSW win in the next round.

There were just so many bad play and decisions from the Warriors, especially when they get close after trailing by as many as double digits, they throw very long passes and forcing plays which leads turnovers after turnovers, and that always gave the Celtics the chance to build up the lead again, the Celtics were really patient with almost every of their possession even after they lost the lead momentarily.

Game 4 is must win for the Warriors, or they can as well forget about the chances of winning the championship this year.

[Quidat]

I expect that the Golden State will lose this round but I didn't expect that they would give such performance, there's a lot of lose ball and interceptions, bad passes. It looks like they didn't expect that the defense of the Boston will be really that close. Performance from Tatum is really great, execution of plays as well as the attacks from the Celtics are great.

Looking forward for GSW win in the next round.

There were just so many bad play and decisions from the Warriors, especially when they get close after trailing by as many as double digits, they throw very long passes and forcing plays which leads turnovers after turnovers, and that always gave the Celtics the chance to build up the lead again, the Celtics were really patient with almost every of their possession even after they lost the lead momentarily.

Game 4 is must win for the Warriors, or they can as well forget about the chances of winning the championship this year.

The ball is round then it isnt over yet even it would be 3-1 but doesnt mean that there would be no chance of sweep from warriors but we know that every game should be a desperate one or very that serious if they do really
plan to get the championship.I do agree with those bad decisions and long passes which do really in result on turnovers which is really a lost opportunity on making points.
They should lessen it on next game.. Warriors could easily close the gap if they do really execute their plays well and dont get too much confidence i would say.

[Text]

Would it be the defense that wins championships?

That Boston's intense hustle plays, I thought the momentum of the Warriors was continuous when they already leads the game.

It started by Brown and finished by Tatum (seems lucky).

[Yogee]

.... Curry is playing exceptionally well apart from the second half of game one.

Looks to me like he's playing on his average. Don't get me wrong. I think he's doing good but to say "exceptionally well" means crazy numbers and high efficiency.

I actually feel bad for Curry when the Celtics get a mismatch. They get easy points off him hehe.

....
they throw very long passes and forcing plays which leads turnovers after turnovers,

It just goes to show it's not easy to get trough the Celtics defense.

[Velvet78]

I had an expectation from Celtics to win the Game 3 by a small gap but it wasn't small at all. They won the game comfortably by a sixteen-point gap actually. The interesting thing is they owe this comfortable win to their performance in the final quarter again. Now we see that they are in the lead by 2-1, I wonder if they will do this again in the Game 4 too. I'm not very positive about it though because I expect Warriors to come back solid for the game up next. The series could come to 2-2.

[chaser15]

I'm not very positive about it though because I expect Warriors to come back solid for the game up next. The series could come to 2-2.

As for every team that comes from a loss, it's expected that the Golden State Warriors will surely do everything to win and bounce back the next game. In fact, even Warriors are behind a large lead right from the start of the 1st Quarter, they made an effort to narrow the lead entering the 4th Quarter. The Celtics surely got alerted when the Warriors are now closing the gap that's why they focus seriously again to bring the momentum back to them.

If the same Celtics energy will be shown next game, probably the Warriors will return to their home with a 1-3 score. But that was risky for the Warriors as even if they won Game 5 let's say they are 1-3 on Game 4, they will return again to TD Garden on Game 6 and the Celtics might finish them now.

[rhomelmabini]

Would it be the defense that wins championships?

That Boston's intense hustle plays, I thought the momentum of the Warriors was continuous when they already leads the game.

It started by Brown and finished by Tatum (seems lucky).

I guess that still applies here and I wouldn't definitely call that lucky when in fact they are doing what they can. These guys are professionals and I wouldn't call those just lucky. The Warriors players are impossible to contact on their outside shootings, most of them are elite when it comes to that but I think if only Draymond can defend its best plus the foul trouble they had, that wouldn't make them win yesterday. They need to defend the paint, it's where the Celtics are good at.

[carlisle1]

I'm not very positive about it though because I expect Warriors to come back solid for the game up next. The series could come to 2-2.

As for every team that comes from a loss, it's expected that the Golden State Warriors will surely do everything to win and bounce back the next game. In fact, even Warriors are behind a large lead right from the start of the 1st Quarter, they made an effort to narrow the lead entering the 4th Quarter. The Celtics surely got alerted when the Warriors are now closing the gap that's why they focus seriously again to bring the momentum back to them.

If the same Celtics energy will be shown next game, probably the Warriors will return to their home with a 1-3 score. But that was risky for the Warriors as even if they won Game 5 let's say they are 1-3 on Game 4, they will return again to TD Garden on Game 6 and the Celtics might finish them now.

It is risky if Warriors will go home with that standing, they need to do everything to snatch a game and tied these series inside TD Garden.

Much exciting if playing back home they are highly motivated, though we can't discredit with how the Celtics are trying their best to make

things favorable to their end, that game 1 collapse from Warriors 4th quarter game is something that they are enjoying right now. They will

do everything to keep the lead and continue to play a game ahead with the Warriors.

[jakelyson]

It is risky if Warriors will go home with that standing, they need to do everything to snatch a game and tied these series inside TD Garden.

Much exciting if playing back home they are highly motivated, though we can't discredit with how the Celtics are trying their best to make

things favorable to their end, that game 1 collapse from Warriors 4th quarter game is something that they are enjoying right now. They will

do everything to keep the lead and continue to play a game ahead with the Warriors.

I agree that is the worst thing that could happen. And given that the Celtics don't lose back-to-back, the warriors cannot afford to lose game 4. If the warriors fall to 1-3, the Celtics most likely will take the championship in game 6.

They need to put themselves together and address and adjust their plays accordingly. Especially when Curry is trapped or mismatched. If they figure that out, they have a higher percentage of tying the series 2-2.

[OgNasty]

It is risky if Warriors will go home with that standing, they need to do everything to snatch a game and tied these series inside TD Garden.

Much exciting if playing back home they are highly motivated, though we can't discredit with how the Celtics are trying their best to make

things favorable to their end, that game 1 collapse from Warriors 4th quarter game is something that they are enjoying right now. They will

do everything to keep the lead and continue to play a game ahead with the Warriors.

I agree that is the worst thing that could happen. And given that the Celtics don't lose back-to-back, the warriors cannot afford to lose game 4. If the warriors fall to 1-3, the Celtics most likely will take the championship in game 6.

They need to put themselves together and address and adjust their plays accordingly. Especially when Curry is trapped or mismatched. If they figure that out, they have a higher percentage of tying the series 2-2.

I’m expecting a great game tonight. I hope Steph is feeling better after his injury scare last game. Klay really needs to step it up and have a good game too. I can’t believe how well Boston has played these last 2 series’. They might just be on the verge of an NBA championship after tonight. I hope we see this series go 7 games though because I don’t want the season to end.

[Lanatsa]

It is risky if Warriors will go home with that standing, they need to do everything to snatch a game and tied these series inside TD Garden.

Much exciting if playing back home they are highly motivated, though we can't discredit with how the Celtics are trying their best to make

things favorable to their end, that game 1 collapse from Warriors 4th quarter game is something that they are enjoying right now. They will

do everything to keep the lead and continue to play a game ahead with the Warriors.

I agree that is the worst thing that could happen. And given that the Celtics don't lose back-to-back, the warriors cannot afford to lose game 4. If the warriors fall to 1-3, the Celtics most likely will take the championship in game 6.

They need to put themselves together and address and adjust their plays accordingly. Especially when Curry is trapped or mismatched. If they figure that out, they have a higher percentage of tying the series 2-2.

I’m expecting a great game tonight. I hope Steph is feeling better after his injury scare last game. Klay really needs to step it up and have a good game too. I can’t believe how well Boston has played these last 2 series’. They might just be on the verge of an NBA championship after tonight. I hope we see this series go 7 games though because I don’t want the season to end.

Even me would really like to see until game 7 which would really make things to be worth but if Celts would able to get this and secure 3 wins then they are indeed on the verge on being a champion.

But definitely Warriors wont really be letting for this thing to happen and its indeed true that Klay should step up his game, his recent plays where good but still really needs more.They shouldnt rely

too much with Curry on making out some points but rather be a all-rounder kind of team which making points on each member and good execution of plays but lets see if Celtics
would let it happen.

[dothebeats]

Would it be the defense that wins championships?

That Boston's intense hustle plays, I thought the momentum of the Warriors was continuous when they already leads the game.

It started by Brown and finished by Tatum (seems lucky).

Marcus Smart is also in the equation for the defense. GSW had a hard time going through this guy on multiple instances. Just like what I have said, if the Celtics can work on their defense, they can edge out the Warriors and can keep up with the scores. Both teams are known to be weak in terns of defense, but it's impressive that the Celtics were able to up their defense game with little rest on their key players after winning the  conference finals.

[OgNasty]

Just like what I have said, if the Celtics can work on their defense, they can edge out the Warriors and can keep up with the scores. Both teams are known to be weak in terns of defense, but it's impressive that the Celtics were able to up their defense game with little rest on their key players after winning the  conference finals.

What on earth are you talking about!?!?!  The Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors ranked #1 and #2 in team defense rankings this season: https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/defense/?sort=DEF_RATING&dir=-1&Season=2021-22&SeasonType=Regular%20Season

On top of that, the Boston Celtics had the defensive player of the year: https://www.nba.com/news/bostons-marcus-smart-wins-2021-22-kia-defensive-player-of-the-year-award

If there were ever a time when the saying, "defense wins championships" was applicable, it would be this series.  Don't get fooled by the fact that Golden State can shoot the lights out.  They are very much a defensive team.  Draymond even made the all-defensive second team this year.  Klay is also a great lockdown defender (although still getting his groove back).

[sana54210]

I agree that is the worst thing that could happen. And given that the Celtics don't lose back-to-back, the warriors cannot afford to lose game 4. If the warriors fall to 1-3, the Celtics most likely will take the championship in game 6.

They need to put themselves together and address and adjust their plays accordingly. Especially when Curry is trapped or mismatched. If they figure that out, they have a higher percentage of tying the series 2-2.

Celtics do not lose back to back, but they rarely won back to back as well. I have to say that we are looking at a thing that would be easily "one game to them, another game to others" type of situation for celtics. Meaning, we could definitely see Warriors win the next game, that was like that for celtics and heat series for example and eventually celtics won.

I am not saying that Warriors will win this one, or lose the series, none of that is known right now. All I am saying is that we could make a case about warriors having a better chance to win and still end up losing the series all together, there is no guarantee of anything right now.

[Yaunfitda]

I agree that is the worst thing that could happen. And given that the Celtics don't lose back-to-back, the warriors cannot afford to lose game 4. If the warriors fall to 1-3, the Celtics most likely will take the championship in game 6.

They need to put themselves together and address and adjust their plays accordingly. Especially when Curry is trapped or mismatched. If they figure that out, they have a higher percentage of tying the series 2-2.

Celtics do not lose back to back, but they rarely won back to back as well. I have to say that we are looking at a thing that would be easily "one game to them, another game to others" type of situation for celtics. Meaning, we could definitely see Warriors win the next game, that was like that for celtics and heat series for example and eventually celtics won.

Yes, there are a lot of numbers than can either go or against Celtics in game 4. But I would say that I don't trust those numbers right now, there could be factors that they can win back to back for the 1st time as they are in the momentum to inch closer to an NBA championship.

I am not saying that Warriors will win this one, or lose the series, none of that is known right now. All I am saying is that we could make a case about warriors having a better chance to win and still end up losing the series all together, there is no guarantee of anything right now.

This will be close game, and the Warriors back is in the wall, if they lose this one, it's going to be very hard for them to recover. So let's see how this will do today, they have the experienced and they can still overcome the Celtics by one game at a time.

[ultrloa]

It is risky if Warriors will go home with that standing, they need to do everything to snatch a game and tied these series inside TD Garden.

Much exciting if playing back home they are highly motivated, though we can't discredit with how the Celtics are trying their best to make

things favorable to their end, that game 1 collapse from Warriors 4th quarter game is something that they are enjoying right now. They will

do everything to keep the lead and continue to play a game ahead with the Warriors.

I agree that is the worst thing that could happen. And given that the Celtics don't lose back-to-back, the warriors cannot afford to lose game 4. If the warriors fall to 1-3, the Celtics most likely will take the championship in game 6.

They need to put themselves together and address and adjust their plays accordingly. Especially when Curry is trapped or mismatched. If they figure that out, they have a higher percentage of tying the series 2-2.

I’m expecting a great game tonight. I hope Steph is feeling better after his injury scare last game. Klay really needs to step it up and have a good game too. I can’t believe how well Boston has played these last 2 series’. They might just be on the verge of an NBA championship after tonight. I hope we see this series go 7 games though because I don’t want the season to end.

too much with Curry on making out some points but rather be a all-rounder kind of team which making points on each member and good execution of plays but lets see if Celtics
would let it happen.

For sure they will not let this to happen they know what's the strength of Warriors they mostly rotate the ball unselfishly and Celtics need to tighten up their defense to their shooters so that they cannot heat up the game and get some good rallies. The exciting part next game is how Warriors adjust on their current situation and they need to figure out how they can dominate celtics again to able to win on next game.

[Jating]

^^ Celtics is showing their defense in this series, limiting the Warriors offense in the 4th quarter. So there is no question about how good their defense, is how they are going to sustain it specially in game 4 wherein the Warriors wants to come back and make it 2-2.

And it was reported that Curry will still play despite having some injury, but there are a lot of Warriors that can cover Curry like Klay Thompson, who I think wanted to have a good game in this series as we haven't seen him score like 30+ and have a good shooting night.

[Velvet78]

I'm not very positive about it though because I expect Warriors to come back solid for the game up next. The series could come to 2-2.

As for every team that comes from a loss, it's expected that the Golden State Warriors will surely do everything to win and bounce back the next game. In fact, even Warriors are behind a large lead right from the start of the 1st Quarter, they made an effort to narrow the lead entering the 4th Quarter. The Celtics surely got alerted when the Warriors are now closing the gap that's why they focus seriously again to bring the momentum back to them.

If the same Celtics energy will be shown next game, probably the Warriors will return to their home with a 1-3 score. But that was risky for the Warriors as even if they won Game 5 let's say they are 1-3 on Game 4, they will return again to TD Garden on Game 6 and the Celtics might finish them now.

If Warriors return home by a 3-1 score then things could reach a point that they may not be able to come back from. Celtics are a very powerful team now and I don't give much chance to their losing the series after having an advantage like 3-1. In this scenario Warriors will have to play their best games ever consecutively to stay in the series for the seventh game. However in that case I think Celtics would reach the championship by a result like 4-2 at the end.

[OgNasty]

A good game 4 so far. The Celtics are up at the half but both teams are playing good basketball. The refs made some questionable calls against the Warriors that led to Steve Kerr getting an early technical, so that’s something to watch. Mostly I think the Celtics are exposing the Warriors size. You can really see how much the Warriors need Wiseman. Looney isn’t bad, but he’s not exactly a championship caliber NBA center. I’m surprised how often Jaylen Brown seems to be getting open as well. Good defense against Tatum though so far.

[Maslate]

A good game 4 so far. The Celtics are up at the half but both teams are playing good basketball. The refs made some questionable calls against the Warriors that led to Steve Kerr getting an early technical, so that’s something to watch. Mostly I think the Celtics are exposing the Warriors size. You can really see how much the Warriors need Wiseman. Looney isn’t bad, but he’s not exactly a championship caliber NBA center. I’m surprised how often Jaylen Brown seems to be getting open as well. Good defense against Tatum though so far.

In the last 2 games, I think the refs are favoring the Celtics, but they cannot do anything on the greatness of Curry because literally Curry carried the Warriors on his back. We can really see how badly Curry want to win the game and they did not fail this time. Now, the series is tied, the advantage is now on the Warriors.

[joeperry]

(...)

In the last 2 games, I think the refs are favoring the Celtics, but they cannot do anything on the greatness of Curry because literally Curry carried the Warriors on his back. We can really see how badly Curry want to win the game and they did not fail this time. Now, the series is tied, the advantage is now on the Warriors.

That's right, their next game will be in the GSW home court right? I think they really do have an advantage this time as GSW mostly win in their home court. I also think they will going to end the series as I see that they really doing their best to win. Luckily I woke up in the middle of the game where the Boston Celtics have some scores more than the GSW and place a bet on GSW with a very favorable odds.

[xzone]

That's right, their next game will be in the GSW home court right? I think they really do have an advantage this time as GSW mostly win in their home court. I also think they will going to end the series as I see that they really doing their best to win. Luckily I woke up in the middle of the game where the Boston Celtics have some scores more than the GSW and place a bet on GSW with a very favorable odds.

Yes, the 5th game will be played at GSW's home court. That's why I think they are quite advantageous.
In the last game, the Boston Celtics started well, both teams fought very well. But Curry had an incredible performance in the last quarter and no one could stop his three-pointers
I think it's one of the best final series we've ever watched

[Baofeng]

(...)

In the last 2 games, I think the refs are favoring the Celtics, but they cannot do anything on the greatness of Curry because literally Curry carried the Warriors on his back. We can really see how badly Curry want to win the game and they did not fail this time. Now, the series is tied, the advantage is now on the Warriors.

That's right, their next game will be in the GSW home court right? I think they really do have an advantage this time as GSW mostly win in their home court. I also think they will going to end the series as I see that they really doing their best to win. Luckily I woke up in the middle of the game where the Boston Celtics have some scores more than the GSW and place a bet on GSW with a very favorable odds.

It will still be 3-2 if ever the Warriors will win the next game, so it's not yet over. And yes, it will be in their home court the next game, but remember that Boston steal one win here in game 1. So it's not going to be easy for the Warriors but definitely, the crowd will be behind them and there will be no boos for Draymond who is playing bad in this series, but hey he is more of a defensive players, so not expecting him to contribute offensively. So down to best of 3 now, whoever chokes losses this series.

[Text]

The player of the game carried them tonight with 43 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Wiggins the ironman!

Poole and Klay need to step up next games. Klay's play is salty unlike the game 3.

I don't feel Green in the game while his counterpart Williams does.

[ultrloa]

(...)

In the last 2 games, I think the refs are favoring the Celtics, but they cannot do anything on the greatness of Curry because literally Curry carried the Warriors on his back. We can really see how badly Curry want to win the game and they did not fail this time. Now, the series is tied, the advantage is now on the Warriors.

That's right, their next game will be in the GSW home court right? I think they really do have an advantage this time as GSW mostly win in their home court. I also think they will going to end the series as I see that they really doing their best to win. Luckily I woke up in the middle of the game where the Boston Celtics have some scores more than the GSW and place a bet on GSW with a very favorable odds.

It will still be 3-2 if ever the Warriors will win the next game, so it's not yet over. And yes, it will be in their home court the next game, but remember that Boston steal one win here in game 1. So it's not going to be easy for the Warriors but definitely, the crowd will be behind them and there will be no boos for Draymond who is playing bad in this series, but hey he is more of a defensive players, so not expecting him to contribute offensively. So down to best of 3 now, whoever chokes losses this series.

Warriors will win if Poole and Klay can contribute more numbers and their team will not rely to much on Curry, If curry struggle for sure this will be totally different for them if they still inconsistent on the game. I'm amazed how Wiggins perform today because his rebounds gives huge help the warriors to stretch up and able to defeat Celtics. Warriors have advantage on game 5 because they are playing at home and they are hyped with their previous win.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

(...)

In the last 2 games, I think the refs are favoring the Celtics, but they cannot do anything on the greatness of Curry because literally Curry carried the Warriors on his back. We can really see how badly Curry want to win the game and they did not fail this time. Now, the series is tied, the advantage is now on the Warriors.

That's right, their next game will be in the GSW home court right? I think they really do have an advantage this time as GSW mostly win in their home court. I also think they will going to end the series as I see that they really doing their best to win. Luckily I woke up in the middle of the game where the Boston Celtics have some scores more than the GSW and place a bet on GSW with a very favorable odds.

It will still be 3-2 if ever the Warriors will win the next game, so it's not yet over. And yes, it will be in their home court the next game, but remember that Boston steal one win here in game 1. So it's not going to be easy for the Warriors but definitely, the crowd will be behind them and there will be no boos for Draymond who is playing bad in this series, but hey he is more of a defensive players, so not expecting him to contribute offensively. So down to best of 3 now, whoever chokes losses this series.

Warriors will win if Poole and Klay can contribute more numbers and their team will not rely to much on Curry, If curry struggle for sure this will be totally different for them if they still inconsistent on the game. I'm amazed how Wiggins perform today because his rebounds gives huge help the warriors to stretch up and able to defeat Celtics. Warriors have advantage on game 5 because they are playing at home and they are hyped with their previous win.

Poole and Thompson did contribute a lot in this game. Wiggins has 2 very important offensive rebounds for a put back. Even Looney has one lay up in the 4th quarter. But we can't deny that it was Steph will carry the Warriors in his back. And he made White pay but not playing good defense on him with those outside shots. Although in his interview after the game, he praises his team, just a humble guy and doesn't take everything for himself.

[Sanitough]

Poole and Thompson did contribute a lot in this game. Wiggins has 2 very important offensive rebounds for a put back. Even Looney has one lay up in the 4th quarter. But we can't deny that it was Steph will carry the Warriors in his back. And he made White pay but not playing good defense on him with those outside shots. Although in his interview after the game, he praises his team, just a humble guy and doesn't take everything for himself.

The change of starting line up is good, I think they did a great job on starting Porter Jr. although he played only limited minutes. Payton II   only played less than 10 minutes and I think Warriors are more focus on the defense to match the size advantage of the Celtics.

Curry was huge in the last minute, his shooting was very flawless.

Curry finished with a 7-14 shooting in the 3 point line, it's pretty much a high percentage.

[Maslate]

(...)

In the last 2 games, I think the refs are favoring the Celtics, but they cannot do anything on the greatness of Curry because literally Curry carried the Warriors on his back. We can really see how badly Curry want to win the game and they did not fail this time. Now, the series is tied, the advantage is now on the Warriors.

That's right, their next game will be in the GSW home court right? I think they really do have an advantage this time as GSW mostly win in their home court. I also think they will going to end the series as I see that they really doing their best to win. Luckily I woke up in the middle of the game where the Boston Celtics have some scores more than the GSW and place a bet on GSW with a very favorable odds.

That's nice to hear, good for you mate. I think after the 1st half, the Warriors are 2.90, so if you took that kind of odds, you are a lucky bettor. Warriors will be going back home for game 5, a win here will put the Celtics in a big pressure.

[RealMalatesta]

A good game 4 so far. The Celtics are up at the half but both teams are playing good basketball. The refs made some questionable calls against the Warriors that led to Steve Kerr getting an early technical, so that’s something to watch. Mostly I think the Celtics are exposing the Warriors size. You can really see how much the Warriors need Wiseman. Looney isn’t bad, but he’s not exactly a championship caliber NBA center. I’m surprised how often Jaylen Brown seems to be getting open as well. Good defense against Tatum though so far.

I don't know man, Warriors had a 13 rebound lead after the game ended, I get that the size is an issue for Warriors most of the time, and it is clear that Robert Williams had an easier time than usual and rebounded very well, but that doesn't change the fact that wiggins outrebounded every player in Celtics, that should tell you how Warriors always find a way to close that weakness they have. They had games where their size was a problem but this wasn't one of those games.

Warriors played a great game overall and they deserved the win and they have been doing very well to find their weakness game in and game out, to fix it right away very quickly.

[Jating]

I don't feel Green in the game while his counterpart Williams does.

Green is not his usual self in this series, maybe he is really having a hard time against Williams and Smart and Horford. But he gets the job done with rebounds and good defense and it's enough for them to win tonight. He didn't foul out so that is a plus already.

And everyone who needs to step up perform well in this game, Poole and Klay with dribble penetration and then stop at a dime for a lay up or jump shot. And then Wiggins helping out in the rebounding department and making sure to get offensive rebounds. And yes, they really deserved this hard earn win.

[goinmerry]

And yes, it will be in their home court the next game, but remember that Boston steal one win here in game 1.

Although Bostin Celtics steal a win in Game 1, the Golden State Warriors almost control the entire game before entering the 4th Quarter. That mistake by the Warriors might not be repeated again and as soon as they established a big lead, they will now do their very best to maintain it as they already know that the Celtics have the capability to do a late-quarter rally and can even win a game.

This series now become unpredictable compared to the speculations prior to the start of the Finals that the majority sees no reason why the Celtics should win the series and beat the heavy favorite Golden State Warriors.

Per-game betting becomes hard for me and no specific analysis can be applied to my bet.

[Johnyz]

I don't feel Green in the game while his counterpart Williams does.

Green is not his usual self in this series, maybe he is really having a hard time against Williams and Smart and Horford. But he gets the job done with rebounds and good defense and it's enough for them to win tonight. He didn't foul out so that is a plus already.

And everyone who needs to step up perform well in this game, Poole and Klay with dribble penetration and then stop at a dime for a lay up or jump shot. And then Wiggins helping out in the rebounding department and making sure to get offensive rebounds. And yes, they really deserved this hard earn win.

Even if Green is not on his usual game, they are still playing good here and as a team someone should really step up.
I really thought this is game for Celtics because of the fault passes in the third quarter but the good thing is that, they are able to recover and compose themselves again and now tied the series. Game 5 will be a big thing for Warriors, this is their homecourt advantage and I hope they will do more in game 5, will place my bet again to them. 

[Coin_trader]

I don't feel Green in the game while his counterpart Williams does.

Green is not his usual self in this series, maybe he is really having a hard time against Williams and Smart and Horford. But he gets the job done with rebounds and good defense and it's enough for them to win tonight. He didn't foul out so that is a plus already.

And everyone who needs to step up perform well in this game, Poole and Klay with dribble penetration and then stop at a dime for a lay up or jump shot. And then Wiggins helping out in the rebounding department and making sure to get offensive rebounds. And yes, they really deserved this hard earn win.

Even if Green is not on his usual game, they are still playing good here and as a team someone should really step up.
I really thought this is game for Celtics because of the fault passes in the third quarter but the good thing is that, they are able to recover and compose themselves again and now tied the series. Game 5 will be a big thing for Warriors, this is their homecourt advantage and I hope they will do more in game 5, will place my bet again to them.  

They are done if only Steph Curry didn't step up on the 2nd half to lead there rally because they are all doing mistake in all possible way due to pressure given by the Boston and refs miscall on the first half. They just manage to recover because they know that Curry is not giving and giving his best to carry his dying team.

The game was really a Boston game since Jalen Brown and Tatum has a pretty strong start. The disappointment on there face is noticeable when they are heading in the locker after the game. They have the chance to seal this finals early yet they let it slide by giving openings to Curry. This will be a game 6/7 GSW.

[LogitechMouse]

The player of the game carried them tonight with 43 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Chef Curry is really cooking in Game 4. It's good that he didn't go into foul trouble this time, unlike in Game 3 because it really affected how he played. His injury seems nothing to him .

Wiggins the ironman!

He really improved when he is in Golden State. It's good how the Golden State Warriors management is managing their players. They aren't getting players just to have players to play with them, but they are getting players and develop them for their future. We've seen McGee improved when he is in the Warriors and Wiggins improved as well. Aside from his scoring, he can maximize his vertical leap, and he is getting rebounds. He is a big help to the Warriors in terms of rebounding.

Poole and Klay need to step up next games. Klay's play is salty unlike the game 3.

After having a good Game 3, it looks like Klay still can't find his rhythm. I hope that he and Poole can help Curry offensively.

I don't feel Green in the game while his counterpart Williams does.

Green right now has more personal fouls than points, which is an absurd record if you will ask me. Looks like the chants of the fans in TD Garden is affecting him especially that "F*ck you Draymond!!!" chant.
In these playoffs, the Celtics are 7-0 after losing one game. That means after losing one game, they always win regardless if it is home or road. If you will bet on Game 5, you might consider this when you will place your bets. The Warriors are undefeated in their home and the Celtics broke it when they defeated the Warriors on their home.

[Distinctin]

The player of the game carried them tonight with 43 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists.

That was totally awesome for Chief Curry for cooking the Celtics at their own home, I've seen Curry so frustrated earlier somewhere in 3rd quarter where he was being contacted from shooting deep threes yet there was no foul called. Instead of mumbling around because of that, he switched to beast mode and carry the team, literally. I wasn't expecting him to have 10 rebounds tho, what a monstrous play!

[Lanatsa]

The player of the game carried them tonight with 43 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists.

That was totally awesome for Chief Curry for cooking the Celtics at their own home, I've seen Curry so frustrated earlier somewhere in 3rd quarter where he was being contacted from shooting deep threes yet there was no foul called. Instead of mumbling around because of that, he switched to beast mode and carry the team, literally. I wasn't expecting him to have 10 rebounds tho, what a monstrous play!

Yeah those no-calls could really frustrate you which is totally that obvious that it was a foul.Dont know on what referee is doing with those things having no reaction at all but that one did really make him trigger out

which do make out those 3's splashes on any angle or transition which is totally a beast or something  cant be stopped.They tried to box him out but Klay was there on making up some switches.

You could really see that people are anticipating for Celtics to win and secure that 3-1 but we do see the other way around.

[mirakal]

A great match Celtics who dominated almost the entire game. Warriors actually returned to this match for a while only in the third quarter, but the reaction of the hosts was very good and they quickly returned to a 10+ point advantage, which they did not lose until the end of the match. In the Boston team, as usual, great Tatum and Brown, and today finally also Marcus Smart showed his high class. All three of them finished the match with 20+ pts, 5+ reb and 5+ as. The last time this happened in 1984.

They got the chance to flip the momentum but the trio Smart, Brown, and Tatum are just impossible to contain on the last quarter. I guess they need to put similar effort this Saturday for them to extend the lead and they should do since it's still their homecourt and that's their main advantage to dominate.

Yes, both teams trio are the key, but this time, it was the Celtics who played exceptionally well. Warriors though are good that they made a great comeback to cut the lead. But the Celtics again with Tatum, Brown and Smart with their athleticism, dominated the Warriors in their homecourt. And the efforts that this guy game is really tremendous in both offense and defense and it's obvious that they have the momentum.

If we're going to compare the trio of the both teams then the Celtic's trio has indeed exceptional than the Warrior's trio because Tatum, Smart and Brown was totally handful to each other and they help each other if one them is having a bad night. Not to mention Williams III and Horford who was dominating the paint so that the Warriors will have trouble attacking it. On the other hand, the trio of the Warriors is not that much impressive because Curry was only the one doing the big works while Poole and Thompson is still struggling and inconsistent each game.

[Beparanf]

A great match Celtics who dominated almost the entire game. Warriors actually returned to this match for a while only in the third quarter, but the reaction of the hosts was very good and they quickly returned to a 10+ point advantage, which they did not lose until the end of the match. In the Boston team, as usual, great Tatum and Brown, and today finally also Marcus Smart showed his high class. All three of them finished the match with 20+ pts, 5+ reb and 5+ as. The last time this happened in 1984.

They got the chance to flip the momentum but the trio Smart, Brown, and Tatum are just impossible to contain on the last quarter. I guess they need to put similar effort this Saturday for them to extend the lead and they should do since it's still their homecourt and that's their main advantage to dominate.

Yes, both teams trio are the key, but this time, it was the Celtics who played exceptionally well. Warriors though are good that they made a great comeback to cut the lead. But the Celtics again with Tatum, Brown and Smart with their athleticism, dominated the Warriors in their homecourt. And the efforts that this guy game is really tremendous in both offense and defense and it's obvious that they have the momentum.

If we're going to compare the trio of the both teams then the Celtic's trio has indeed exceptional than the Warrior's trio because Tatum, Smart and Brown was totally handful to each other and they help each other if one them is having a bad night. Not to mention Williams III and Horford who was dominating the paint so that the Warriors will have trouble attacking it. On the other hand, the trio of the Warriors is not that much impressive because Curry was only the one doing the big works while Poole and Thompson is still struggling and inconsistent each game.

Although I agree with that Boston trio is much better based on consistency with there role, GSW trio has a lot of fire power when they are in the zone because they are good on shooting outside the perimeter. And also Green is the other member of GSW and not Poole since Green usually play an important role on GSW defense and points inside. GSW has the experienced advantage especially on pressured moments which they always capitalized against Boston in most of there wins even though Boston has the advantage on skills.

[Botnake]

(...)

In the last 2 games, I think the refs are favoring the Celtics, but they cannot do anything on the greatness of Curry because literally Curry carried the Warriors on his back. We can really see how badly Curry want to win the game and they did not fail this time. Now, the series is tied, the advantage is now on the Warriors.

That's right, their next game will be in the GSW home court right? I think they really do have an advantage this time as GSW mostly win in their home court. I also think they will going to end the series as I see that they really doing their best to win. Luckily I woke up in the middle of the game where the Boston Celtics have some scores more than the GSW and place a bet on GSW with a very favorable odds.

It will still be 3-2 if ever the Warriors will win the next game, so it's not yet over. And yes, it will be in their home court the next game, but remember that Boston steal one win here in game 1. So it's not going to be easy for the Warriors but definitely, the crowd will be behind them and there will be no boos for Draymond who is playing bad in this series, but hey he is more of a defensive players, so not expecting him to contribute offensively. So down to best of 3 now, whoever chokes losses this series.

Warriors will win if Poole and Klay can contribute more numbers and their team will not rely to much on Curry, If curry struggle for sure this will be totally different for them if they still inconsistent on the game. I'm amazed how Wiggins perform today because his rebounds gives huge help the warriors to stretch up and able to defeat Celtics. Warriors have advantage on game 5 because they are playing at home and they are hyped with their previous win.

I agree, Poole and Thompson should improve their gameplay and step up if they could because they shouldn't let Curry carry all the weight alone in the team because there will be a time that he cannot give formidable scores just like he did in average as he needs some rest too. That's why a help from Poole and Thompson will be a great help, I know Thompson was so frustrated in the last few games because he's not giving good numbers in the team.

The series is now more intense, as it's now down to best of 3. I hope they can win next game because they have the advantages but they shouldn't lower their guards for even a bit because the Celtics will likely clutch again if they will made some mistakes again.

[Russlenat]

The series is now more intense, as it's now down to best of 3. I hope they can win next game because they have the advantages but they shouldn't lower their guards for even a bit because the Celtics will likely clutch again if they will made some mistakes again.

Thanks to Curry's will to win, he did everything to carry his team and now they are in a comfortable situation as they earn the home court advantage again, however they need to win game 5 so they can still have the edge in case Celtics win game 6.

[Hypnosis00]

The series is now more intense, as it's now down to best of 3. I hope they can win next game because they have the advantages but they shouldn't lower their guards for even a bit because the Celtics will likely clutch again if they will made some mistakes again.

Thanks to Curry's will to win, he did everything to carry his team and now they are in a comfortable situation as they earn the home court advantage again, however they need to win game 5 so they can still have the edge in case Celtics win game 6.

Game 5 is a very crucial game, they need to win the game or else there's a possibility that the series will end in game 6. Warriors has not really been dominating the game, it was the Celtics who are in control but Curry's shooting was killing them in the 4th quarter so they loss in that game, but Celtics are good in making an adjustment, so Warriors has to see that coming in game 5.

[Ziskinberg]

The series is now more intense, as it's now down to best of 3. I hope they can win next game because they have the advantages but they shouldn't lower their guards for even a bit because the Celtics will likely clutch again if they will made some mistakes again.

Thanks to Curry's will to win, he did everything to carry his team and now they are in a comfortable situation as they earn the home court advantage again, however they need to win game 5 so they can still have the edge in case Celtics win game 6.

Game 5 is a very crucial game, they need to win the game or else there's a possibility that the series will end in game 6. Warriors has not really been dominating the game, it was the Celtics who are in control but Curry's shooting was killing them in the 4th quarter so they loss in that game, but Celtics are good in making an adjustment, so Warriors has to see that coming in game 5.

Trust the Warriors they will get this win, they have a good winning percentage at home, so for sure they will not waste the opportunity that will give them a very high chance of winning the NBA Finals, I hope the refs this time will favor the Warriors as they are obviously favoring the Celtics in game 4.

Warriors are only -3.5, the spread is very interesting, looks so easy, hopefully not a trap.

[gagux123]

It's been a few seasons since we've had a balanced NBA Finals this way. I confess that we couldn't predict (at least) who will actually be the champion of this season!
If the Warriors don't play seriously there is a small chance they will lose to the Celtics (like for example in games 1 and 3), but on the other hand, the Warriors have demonstrated that they are a team strong and can be the champions again, and that he proved in this last game at TD Garden!

Who do you think will have more chances to win these finals!!?

[Beparanf]

Who do you think will have more chances to win these finals!!?

GSW if we are considering there experience and home court advantage but this is still basketball and we didn't know for sure the actual outcome unless the game ends. There is no dominant team between the 2 grand finalist team so it's hard to a quick analysis unless a team manage to win consecutively in a convincing result since all the 4 matches is a close match, they just get the huge gap on the last quarter until it can't be overcome due to insufficient time in the clock.

With that in my point, I will go for GSW but not 100% since Boston is really strong to handle.

[Japinat]

Who do you think will have more chances to win these finals!!?

GSW if we are considering there experience and home court advantage but this is still basketball and we didn't know for sure the actual outcome unless the game ends. There is no dominant team between the 2 grand finalist team so it's hard to a quick analysis unless a team manage to win consecutively in a convincing result since all the 4 matches is a close match, they just get the huge gap on the last quarter until it can't be overcome due to insufficient time in the clock.

With that in my point, I will go for GSW but not 100% since Boston is really strong to handle.

Yes, they should not underestimate the Boston Celtics as they really had a problem beating this team. The series is now tied, so we are already in the exciting part, don't know if the Warriors can win twice in a row as it has not happened so far in this series. They need to break the trend if they want to take the advantage in the series.

[Yamifoud]

Who do you think will have more chances to win these finals!!?

GSW if we are considering there experience and home court advantage but this is still basketball and we didn't know for sure the actual outcome unless the game ends. There is no dominant team between the 2 grand finalist team so it's hard to a quick analysis unless a team manage to win consecutively in a convincing result since all the 4 matches is a close match, they just get the huge gap on the last quarter until it can't be overcome due to insufficient time in the clock.

With that in my point, I will go for GSW but not 100% since Boston is really strong to handle.

Yes, they should not underestimate the Boston Celtics as they really had a problem beating this team. The series is now tied, so we are already in the exciting part, don't know if the Warriors can win twice in a row as it has not happened so far in this series. They need to break the trend if they want to take the advantage in the series.

Boston can steal a game on the road, they have proven that many times already in the playoffs, so it's possible that they can beat the Warriors in game 5. That's why the spread is only -3.5 for the Warriors because bookies believe that Boston is a tough team even on the road.

The 1st 2 quarters doesn't matter to both teams as they are good in 3rd quarter and 4th quarter where we can see a real competition.

[Ziskinberg]

The 1st 2 quarters doesn't matter to both teams as they are good in 3rd quarter and 4th quarter where we can see a real competition.

Agree, the most important is the 3rd and 4th quarter but it has been the Warriors who have dominated the 3rd quarters in the last 4 games, I don't know, I think Celtics has not won a 3rd quarter in the game, they won most 4th quarters only like in game 1. So what I'm saying is, the Warriors have to improve their performance in the 4th quarter as that is the most important.

[yazher]

The 1st 2 quarters doesn't matter to both teams as they are good in 3rd quarter and 4th quarter where we can see a real competition.

Agree, the most important is the 3rd and 4th quarter but it has been the Warriors who have dominated the 3rd quarters in the last 4 games, I don't know, I think Celtics has not won a 3rd quarter in the game, they won most 4th quarters only like in game 1. So what I'm saying is, the Warriors have to improve their performance in the 4th quarter as that is the most important.

Can't wait for the next game since they are tied at 2-2, the next game is super crucial because whoever wins has only one more win to go to become NBA champion this season. But you cannot underestimate the Boston Celtic's determination and eagerness to win the championship is the reason why they tied the series. It's better for them to win this upcoming game because it's not their homecourt anymore and they're not actually gonna have an easy game because the GSW will also not let them do the same play as they did in their last 2 wins.

[serjent05]

The 1st 2 quarters doesn't matter to both teams as they are good in 3rd quarter and 4th quarter where we can see a real competition.

Agree, the most important is the 3rd and 4th quarter but it has been the Warriors who have dominated the 3rd quarters in the last 4 games, I don't know, I think Celtics has not won a 3rd quarter in the game, they won most 4th quarters only like in game 1. So what I'm saying is, the Warriors have to improve their performance in the 4th quarter as that is the most important.

Maybe you mean Boston on that I bold on your statement. Imo, All quarters are important including the first half since it will determine how much energy, timeouts, fouls left on the 2nd half. If the team giveaway the first half, There's a chance that the other team will take advantage of it since there's a long period of rest at the halftime. IF team got a double digit behind on first half, The scenario will be more energy-consuming for the team to close the gap until they will be out of gas in 4th quarter which always be the case. The reason why GSW is so good on second half is because they have a good bench players that covers there starters unlike Boston which typically all there main guy play at the start of the game which cause them a lot on the late game.

I think it is the rotation of players why GSW have enough energy to play until the last seconds.  Even with a good number of good bench players, if the player rotation isn't monitored, they will end up in a mess.  I do agree that every quarter counts since in Basketball, every point counts.  We shouldn't say that the first half isn't important because that is where the game pacing starts.  whoever controls the tempo of the quarter wins the game.

[freedomgo]

The 1st 2 quarters doesn't matter to both teams as they are good in 3rd quarter and 4th quarter where we can see a real competition.

Agree, the most important is the 3rd and 4th quarter but it has been the Warriors who have dominated the 3rd quarters in the last 4 games, I don't know, I think Celtics has not won a 3rd quarter in the game, they won most 4th quarters only like in game 1. So what I'm saying is, the Warriors have to improve their performance in the 4th quarter as that is the most important.

Maybe you mean Boston on that I bold on your statement. Imo, All quarters are important including the first half since it will determine how much energy, timeouts, fouls left on the 2nd half. If the team giveaway the first half, There's a chance that the other team will take advantage of it since there's a long period of rest at the halftime. IF team got a double digit behind on first half, The scenario will be more energy-consuming for the team to close the gap until they will be out of gas in 4th quarter which always be the case. The reason why GSW is so good on second half is because they have a good bench players that covers there starters unlike Boston which typically all there main guy play at the start of the game which cause them a lot on the late game.

I think it is the rotation of players why GSW have enough energy to play until the last seconds.  Even with a good number of good bench players, if the player rotation isn't monitored, they will end up in a mess.  I do agree that every quarter counts since in Basketball, every point counts.  We shouldn't say that the first half isn't important because that is where the game pacing starts.  whoever controls the tempo of the quarter wins the game.

I don't think so, the starters of the Warriors played more minutes compared to the Boston Celtics starters, so they spend more energy in the game.

Look at the comparison.

Curry    40:41 mins
Wiggins     43:25 mins
Thompson  40:50 mins

For Celtics, only Tatum have played over 40+ minutes.

IMO, Warriors just did a good play in the most important minutes that's why they won the game.

[danherbias07]

I don't think so, the starters of the Warriors played more minutes compared to the Boston Celtics starters, so they spend more energy in the game.

Look at the comparison.

Curry    40:41 mins
Wiggins     43:25 mins
Thompson  40:50 mins

For Celtics, only Tatum have played over 40+ minutes.

IMO, Warriors just did a good play in the most important minutes that's why they won the game.

Yes. Gary Payton II was not given more minutes in the last couple of games. 11 minutes for game 3 and 10 minutes for game 4. I think Steve Kerr realized they badly need the experienced player to win this series. Although those bench players are doing pretty great, they make errors that cannot be brought back anymore, then there's the addition of confidence.
Another thing to consider is the height differential, especially in the rebounding capability. They love playing small ball but they are not winning while doing it. that's why they need Looney and Draymond more.
Thankfully, Wiggins is stepping up his game that's why they won. 16 rebounds is not a joke. 

[SirLancelot]

Who do you think will have more chances to win these finals!!?

GSW if we are considering there experience and home court advantage but this is still basketball and we didn't know for sure the actual outcome unless the game ends. There is no dominant team between the 2 grand finalist team so it's hard to a quick analysis unless a team manage to win consecutively in a convincing result since all the 4 matches is a close match, they just get the huge gap on the last quarter until it can't be overcome due to insufficient time in the clock.

With that in my point, I will go for GSW but not 100% since Boston is really strong to handle.

I agree that when we are talking about Finals, it is really not that easy to make a decision. Now GSW will play at home, but Celtics rarely ever lose back to back, meaning that GSW will have home court advantage and Celtics will still try to win it.

I believe that 5th game will be the most decisive game in the series, when one of the teams wins, they will be able to actually lose a game and still have a chance to win the title, and that 50% chance gives teams a clearer path for sure, no guarantees yet, but easier at least. I hope that it goes to 7th game, the more we see this series the more entertaining it became to me and I feel like I can watch these two play for another 10 games.

[Pamadar]

Who do you think will have more chances to win these finals!!?

GSW if we are considering there experience and home court advantage but this is still basketball and we didn't know for sure the actual outcome unless the game ends. There is no dominant team between the 2 grand finalist team so it's hard to a quick analysis unless a team manage to win consecutively in a convincing result since all the 4 matches is a close match, they just get the huge gap on the last quarter until it can't be overcome due to insufficient time in the clock.

With that in my point, I will go for GSW but not 100% since Boston is really strong to handle.

I agree that when we are talking about Finals, it is really not that easy to make a decision. Now GSW will play at home, but Celtics rarely ever lose back to back, meaning that GSW will have home court advantage and Celtics will still try to win it.

I believe that 5th game will be the most decisive game in the series, when one of the teams wins, they will be able to actually lose a game and still have a chance to win the title, and that 50% chance gives teams a clearer path for sure, no guarantees yet, but easier at least. I hope that it goes to 7th game, the more we see this series the more entertaining it became to me and I feel like I can watch these two play for another 10 games.

I will go with you. Whoever wins the game 5 has that upper hand in this series, not an assurance but extended

shot for the finals, once you win game 5, win or lose in game 6 still gives you another game to re-try to win the title,
unlike if you lose your chance is lesser and knowing the caliber of your opponent it will be another tough competition
to survive and push your way into a do-or-die final.

[DireWolfM14]

Whoever wins the game 5 has that upper hand in this series, not an assurance but extended
shot for the finals, once you win game 5, win or lose in game 6 still gives you another game to re-try to win the title,
unlike if you lose your chance is lesser and knowing the caliber of your opponent it will be another tough competition
to survive and push your way into a do-or-die final.

This is one of the reasons that the last three games require travel.  Unlike games 1 through 4, no two games will be consecutively played in the same city, thus mitigating the affect of home-field-advantage.  Unfortunately for the Celtics, this has essentially become a three-game series now and two of the games are in San Francisco.  The Warriors won't risk going behind in game 5, and since they have the advantage they'll do everything in their power to win that one.  These two teams are so evenly matched I expect each to win their remaining home games, which will make the Warriors champions in game 7.  It's been several years since the Warriors have one a championship during a home game, it's about time for another.

[Lanatsa]

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Yes. Gary Payton II was not given more minutes in the last couple of games. 11 minutes for game 3 and 10 minutes for game 4. I think Steve Kerr realized they badly need the experienced player to win this series. Although those bench players are doing pretty great, they make errors that cannot be brought back anymore, then there's the addition of confidence.
Another thing to consider is the height differential, especially in the rebounding capability. They love playing small ball but they are not winning while doing it. that's why they need Looney and Draymond more.
Thankfully, Wiggins is stepping up his game that's why they won. 16 rebounds is not a joke. 

Some do even complain or being concerned about playtime with bench players is a must but with a crucial or once per year opportunity on letting your team in finals then it would be understandable for Kerr to put up

experienced players on the court as long they arent that exhausted and tired then for sure it wont really be replaced by some bench players.Im not underestimating them but with the current condition

where championship is at stake then its understandable that he would really be that aggressive as much as he could just for the sake on winning the series.

[crzy]

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Yes. Gary Payton II was not given more minutes in the last couple of games. 11 minutes for game 3 and 10 minutes for game 4. I think Steve Kerr realized they badly need the experienced player to win this series. Although those bench players are doing pretty great, they make errors that cannot be brought back anymore, then there's the addition of confidence.
Another thing to consider is the height differential, especially in the rebounding capability. They love playing small ball but they are not winning while doing it. that's why they need Looney and Draymond more.
Thankfully, Wiggins is stepping up his game that's why they won. 16 rebounds is not a joke. 

Some do even complain or being concerned about playtime with bench players is a must but with a crucial or once per year opportunity on letting your team in finals then it would be understandable for Kerr to put up

experienced players on the court as long they arent that exhausted and tired then for sure it wont really be replaced by some bench players.Im not underestimating them but with the current condition

where championship is at stake then its understandable that he would really be that aggressive as much as he could just for the sake on winning the series.

Its too crucial to have that experiment on the finals game so we can’t expect bench players to have longer time during the final series since both teams are relying on their top players and that’s the only way for them to get the championship. If the coaches pulls out the bench player, then probably he is just letting the top players to have some rest and analyze the whole game, we can’t expect too much from the bench player anyway.

[Lanatsa]

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Yes. Gary Payton II was not given more minutes in the last couple of games. 11 minutes for game 3 and 10 minutes for game 4. I think Steve Kerr realized they badly need the experienced player to win this series. Although those bench players are doing pretty great, they make errors that cannot be brought back anymore, then there's the addition of confidence.
Another thing to consider is the height differential, especially in the rebounding capability. They love playing small ball but they are not winning while doing it. that's why they need Looney and Draymond more.
Thankfully, Wiggins is stepping up his game that's why they won. 16 rebounds is not a joke. 

Some do even complain or being concerned about playtime with bench players is a must but with a crucial or once per year opportunity on letting your team in finals then it would be understandable for Kerr to put up

experienced players on the court as long they arent that exhausted and tired then for sure it wont really be replaced by some bench players.Im not underestimating them but with the current condition

where championship is at stake then its understandable that he would really be that aggressive as much as he could just for the sake on winning the series.

Its too crucial to have that experiment on the finals game so we can’t expect bench players to have longer time during the final series since both teams are relying on their top players and that’s the only way for them to get the championship. If the coaches pulls out the bench player, then probably he is just letting the top players to have some rest and analyze the whole game, we can’t expect too much from the bench player anyway.

Exactly on what i do said.Its really indeed that too dangerous for them to take  risk on letting bench players to play long because its just common sense that it would be relevant if they do put up those star players

on higher duration and as you can see that those 3 players on Warriors do really able to have that 40m+ mark which is only having one in celtics.I dont have any problems about gametime in between starters and
bench because each condition would really be situational which would also needed up appropriate action to win up a championship.There should be no room for errors.

[lulumiya]

The Game 4 was fabulous for especially Steph Curry. His 43-point effort had a big contribution in this 107-97 victory. Warriors can be really unstoppable when they capture the momentum. They rely on Curry in these times and Celtics have a bigger responsibility about hindering him as much as possible in these times. Otherwise this happens and they have nothing to do about it. Everything was decided in the 4th quarter. Anyway I think Celtics will have a big response to this next time.

[chaser15]

It's been a few seasons since we've had a balanced NBA Finals this way. I confess that we couldn't predict (at least) who will actually be the champion of this season!
If the Warriors don't play seriously there is a small chance they will lose to the Celtics (like for example in games 1 and 3), but on the other hand, the Warriors have demonstrated that they are a team strong and can be the champions again, and that he proved in this last game at TD Garden!

Who do you think will have more chances to win these finals!!?

Boston Celtics erased all the doubts that they won't stand a chance against the Golden State Warriors.

Before the start of the NBA Finals, I'm seeing some posts around that how the Celtics can even match the much more powerful Warriors. I think no one even imagined except for the Celtics fans that the series will be tied at 2-2 before Game 5.

However, the most predicted exact score of 4-2 in favor of the Warriors still has a chance to happen especially if they will win on their homecourt arena in Game 5 and then finish the series on the Celtic's homecourt in Game 6. But with how these teams are showing off their respective performance, it now becomes unpredictable who will win in Game 5 as homecourt advantage is not even a big advantage.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

I don't think so, the starters of the Warriors played more minutes compared to the Boston Celtics starters, so they spend more energy in the game.

Look at the comparison.

Curry    40:41 mins
Wiggins     43:25 mins
Thompson  40:50 mins

For Celtics, only Tatum have played over 40+ minutes.

IMO, Warriors just did a good play in the most important minutes that's why they won the game.

Yes. Gary Payton II was not given more minutes in the last couple of games. 11 minutes for game 3 and 10 minutes for game 4. I think Steve Kerr realized they badly need the experienced player to win this series. Although those bench players are doing pretty great, they make errors that cannot be brought back anymore, then there's the addition of confidence.
Another thing to consider is the height differential, especially in the rebounding capability. They love playing small ball but they are not winning while doing it. that's why they need Looney and Draymond more.
Thankfully, Wiggins is stepping up his game that's why they won. 16 rebounds is not a joke. 

True, maybe if the complexion of the game changes, he might insert Gary Payton II. But perhaps the first goal is not stay with the Celtics and not to get blown out again. And then Curry had to carry the team and then the experience players like Draymond and Klay was needed. Wiggins though log many minutes because he is doing good specially in rebounds. So it was a total effort for them and obviously a big statement win a crucial stretch of the series.

[Jating]

The Game 4 was fabulous for especially Steph Curry. His 43-point effort had a big contribution in this 107-97 victory. Warriors can be really unstoppable when they capture the momentum. They rely on Curry in these times and Celtics have a bigger responsibility about hindering him as much as possible in these times. Otherwise this happens and they have nothing to do about it. Everything was decided in the 4th quarter. Anyway I think Celtics will have a big response to this next time.

We haven't seen a momentum shift though, but game 5 might be the one that will put the Warriors on top of the series and gain the momentum they needed in order to win the NBA finals. It's really hard to stop a shooter like Curry, and I don't think that anyone in the Celtics team can defend him well. And as we all know the Warriors is an experienced team and so they know the importance of winning game 4 at the road. Now it's time for them to go back to their home court and one another game.

[harizen]

Some do even complain or being concerned about playtime with bench players is a must but with a crucial or once per year opportunity on letting your team in finals then it would be understandable for Kerr to put up experienced players on the court as long they arent that exhausted and tired then for sure it wont really be replaced by some bench players.

Take note also that even if the starters don't have a good stat sheet per game, that's not always the basis that they are struggling that night. There's a so-called contribution that is not listed in the stat sheet and it's proven effective. Draymond Green is a good example of a player who is always questioned because he is getting a good playing time but his stat sheet is sometimes clean or having the worst night. They didn't realize that the presence of Draymond Green on the court brings an impact to his teammates and a threat in defense on the opposing team.

Steve Kerr already knows the drill as an experienced coach and is used to dealing with the Finals environment several times already. I'm sure it's not that he doesn't want the bench players to be involved but there will be the right timing to put these guys depending on the situation.

[wheelz1200]

Some do even complain or being concerned about playtime with bench players is a must but with a crucial or once per year opportunity on letting your team in finals then it would be understandable for Kerr to put up experienced players on the court as long they arent that exhausted and tired then for sure it wont really be replaced by some bench players.

Take note also that even if the starters don't have a good stat sheet per game, that's not always the basis that they are struggling that night. There's a so-called contribution that is not listed in the stat sheet and it's proven effective. Draymond Green is a good example of a player who is always questioned because he is getting a good playing time but his stat sheet is sometimes clean or having the worst night. They didn't realize that the presence of Draymond Green on the court brings an impact to his teammates and a threat in defense on the opposing team.

Steve Kerr already knows the drill as an experienced coach and is used to dealing with the Finals environment several times already. I'm sure it's not that he doesn't want the bench players to be involved but there will be the right timing to put these guys depending on the situation.

Yeah draymond is key to this team and you are right not on the stat sheet.  Watch the Warriors when green is out for an extended period of time, their defense is sub par.  He changes the way other teams can attack the basket against them.  Stats aren't the only thing especially in basketball.

[Lanatsa]

Some do even complain or being concerned about playtime with bench players is a must but with a crucial or once per year opportunity on letting your team in finals then it would be understandable for Kerr to put up experienced players on the court as long they arent that exhausted and tired then for sure it wont really be replaced by some bench players.

Take note also that even if the starters don't have a good stat sheet per game, that's not always the basis that they are struggling that night. There's a so-called contribution that is not listed in the stat sheet and it's proven effective. Draymond Green is a good example of a player who is always questioned because he is getting a good playing time but his stat sheet is sometimes clean or having the worst night. They didn't realize that the presence of Draymond Green on the court brings an impact to his teammates and a threat in defense on the opposing team.

Steve Kerr already knows the drill as an experienced coach and is used to dealing with the Finals environment several times already. I'm sure it's not that he doesn't want the bench players to be involved but there will be the right timing to put these guys depending on the situation.

Yeah draymond is key to this team and you are right not on the stat sheet.  Watch the Warriors when green is out for an extended period of time, their defense is sub par.  He changes the way other teams can attack the basket against them.  Stats aren't the only thing especially in basketball.

I agree with this yet boosting up morale on other team members is something that relevant whenever we do see a player which is indeed strong or relevant for such position specially
Green for tough defense and other related function towards this key area. Numbers wouldnt be always the basis but rather the contribution.I might be that contradicting earlier
about bench players and looking  down on them but its true that there's always a right time on where these guys should be inserted in but i do still doubt that it would
happen on a finals game which is really very that important.

[gagux123]

It's been a few seasons since we've had a balanced NBA Finals this way. I confess that we couldn't predict (at least) who will actually be the champion of this season!
If the Warriors don't play seriously there is a small chance they will lose to the Celtics (like for example in games 1 and 3), but on the other hand, the Warriors have demonstrated that they are a team strong and can be the champions again, and that he proved in this last game at TD Garden!

Who do you think will have more chances to win these finals!!?

Boston Celtics erased all the doubts that they won't stand a chance against the Golden State Warriors.

Before the start of the NBA Finals, I'm seeing some posts around that how the Celtics can even match the much more powerful Warriors. I think no one even imagined except for the Celtics fans that the series will be tied at 2-2 before Game 5.

However, the most predicted exact score of 4-2 in favor of the Warriors still has a chance to happen especially if they will win on their homecourt arena in Game 5 and then finish the series on the Celtic's homecourt in Game 6. But with how these teams are showing off their respective performance, it now becomes unpredictable who will win in Game 5 as homecourt advantage is not even a big advantage.

Hmm... I don't know, the Warriors are a strong and traditional team, because for a few years they were a team that had a great number of victories in the NBA.

The Celtics are a classic team (despite their young squad), if Boston can defend Curry or Thompson extremely well, that will be a big advantage for the Celtics, I believe Smart is the best option for this, he is not very tall but he is fast but at the same time he is strong and can guard Thompson as well.

For the Celtics win, some NBA star (GSW) will have to get injured or the Celtics players will have to play extremely well!!

[freedomgo]

It's been a few seasons since we've had a balanced NBA Finals this way. I confess that we couldn't predict (at least) who will actually be the champion of this season!
If the Warriors don't play seriously there is a small chance they will lose to the Celtics (like for example in games 1 and 3), but on the other hand, the Warriors have demonstrated that they are a team strong and can be the champions again, and that he proved in this last game at TD Garden!

Who do you think will have more chances to win these finals!!?

Boston Celtics erased all the doubts that they won't stand a chance against the Golden State Warriors.

Before the start of the NBA Finals, I'm seeing some posts around that how the Celtics can even match the much more powerful Warriors. I think no one even imagined except for the Celtics fans that the series will be tied at 2-2 before Game 5.

However, the most predicted exact score of 4-2 in favor of the Warriors still has a chance to happen especially if they will win on their homecourt arena in Game 5 and then finish the series on the Celtic's homecourt in Game 6. But with how these teams are showing off their respective performance, it now becomes unpredictable who will win in Game 5 as homecourt advantage is not even a big advantage.

Hmm... I don't know, the Warriors are a strong and traditional team, because for a few years they were a team that had a great number of victories in the NBA.

The Celtics are a classic team (despite their young squad), if Boston can defend Curry or Thompson extremely well, that will be a big advantage for the Celtics, I believe Smart is the best option for this, he is not very tall but he is fast but at the same time he is strong and can guard Thompson as well.

For the Celtics win, some NBA star (GSW) will have to get injured or the Celtics players will have to play extremely well!!

The Celtics did a great job on Thompson but they cannot limit the production of Curry, he was just so unguardable in the last 4 games and had an explosive game in game 4 to even the series. His confidence level now is in a high state, he will be more aggressive in shooting the ball in game 5 because he wants to have the lead in the series.

[OgNasty]

If Klay and Green can bounce back and have a better game then the Celtics are in trouble. Steph is after that MVP trophy… Wiggins was able to make a huge impact in the game without shooting well either. Once a couple of these guys start shouting above 50% in a game, the Celtics will be in trouble. I haven’t seen Tatum carry the Celtics yet like I thought he would. Watching the games it feels like Jaylen Brown is their star.

[carlisle1]

It's been a few seasons since we've had a balanced NBA Finals this way. I confess that we couldn't predict (at least) who will actually be the champion of this season!
If the Warriors don't play seriously there is a small chance they will lose to the Celtics (like for example in games 1 and 3), but on the other hand, the Warriors have demonstrated that they are a team strong and can be the champions again, and that he proved in this last game at TD Garden!

Who do you think will have more chances to win these finals!!?

Boston Celtics erased all the doubts that they won't stand a chance against the Golden State Warriors.

Before the start of the NBA Finals, I'm seeing some posts around that how the Celtics can even match the much more powerful Warriors. I think no one even imagined except for the Celtics fans that the series will be tied at 2-2 before Game 5.

However, the most predicted exact score of 4-2 in favor of the Warriors still has a chance to happen especially if they will win on their homecourt arena in Game 5 and then finish the series on the Celtic's homecourt in Game 6. But with how these teams are showing off their respective performance, it now becomes unpredictable who will win in Game 5 as homecourt advantage is not even a big advantage.

Hmm... I don't know, the Warriors are a strong and traditional team, because for a few years they were a team that had a great number of victories in the NBA.

The Celtics are a classic team (despite their young squad), if Boston can defend Curry or Thompson extremely well, that will be a big advantage for the Celtics, I believe Smart is the best option for this, he is not very tall but he is fast but at the same time he is strong and can guard Thompson as well.

For the Celtics win, some NBA star (GSW) will have to get injured or the Celtics players will have to play extremely well!!

Warriors is back on the top now, they've got the homecourt advantage and knowing how great they are playing in front of their

home crowd, Dub-Nation always influenced the way they are playing. If they can play great from the road game they are more

capable doing more inside Chase center. We will see another greatness from Curry or maybe we will see adjustments from Coach Kerr

letting Klay or Poole to be their triggerman while Curry will be the decoy in attracting the defense.

[vennali]

Warriors have put in great defensive efforts coming into the playoffs and have been very dynamic coming into it. It have puzzled many an oppositions on how to make offensive plays for a defense that is consistently changing. They are most likely to win the series from the looks of it. Celtics need someone to take charge into the offense and the bench needs to pull their own weight.  Hopefully we get to see another game 7 in the series. I'm sure the NBA in general would love for that to happen. 

[Yamifoud]

Warriors have put in great defensive efforts coming into the playoffs and have been very dynamic coming into it. It have puzzled many an oppositions on how to make offensive plays for a defense that is consistently changing. They are most likely to win the series from the looks of it. Celtics need someone to take charge into the offense and the bench needs to pull their own weight.  Hopefully we get to see another game 7 in the series. I'm sure the NBA in general would love for that to happen.  

If NBA would love that, does it mean they will rig the game to ensure that the series will reach game 7? If this is business, then most likely we will see that and I think Warriors winning game 5 is a must because Celtics will bounce back in game 6.

[Oasisman]

If Klay and Green can bounce back and have a better game then the Celtics are in trouble. Steph is after that MVP trophy… Wiggins was able to make a huge impact in the game without shooting well either. Once a couple of these guys start shouting above 50% in a game, the Celtics will be in trouble. I haven’t seen Tatum carry the Celtics yet like I thought he would. Watching the games it feels like Jaylen Brown is their star.

I don't know but Draymond is the guy from the Warriors who seems lost. That's actually the biggest what if for the Warriors in this Finals. If Draymond played like he used to back when they battled against LeBron, I'm thinking the series could be 3-1 in their favour.
He's like distracted by his podcasts lol.

The game 5 might decide who's going to win the Finals this year.

[stadus]

If Klay and Green can bounce back and have a better game then the Celtics are in trouble. Steph is after that MVP trophy… Wiggins was able to make a huge impact in the game without shooting well either. Once a couple of these guys start shouting above 50% in a game, the Celtics will be in trouble. I haven’t seen Tatum carry the Celtics yet like I thought he would. Watching the games it feels like Jaylen Brown is their star.

I don't know but Draymond is the guy from the Warriors who seems lost. That's actually the biggest what if for the Warriors in this Finals. If Draymond played like he used to back when they battled against LeBron, I'm thinking the series could be 3-1 in their favour.
He's like distracted by his podcasts lol.

The game 5 might decide who's going to win the Finals this year.

I think Draymond will play better at home, and we will see his improvement in game 5 because he is a clutch player, he will use his experience to help his team, especially on the defensive side. Draymond is just busy defending Brown, LOL..maybe coach Kerr have some plans for him in game 5.

[blockman]

If NBA would love that, does it mean they will rig the game to ensure that the series will reach game 7? If this is business, then most likely we will see that and I think Warriors winning game 5 is a must because Celtics will bounce back in game 6.

I think he's speaking in general for the feelings of everyone. We know that games like this can't be rigged because what's at stake is the reputation of the league itself.
It's more than a business because there's also the reputation of the champion that shall be recognized worldwide. You are just thinking that much about the rigging but every finals isn't like that.

[wheelz1200]

If Klay and Green can bounce back and have a better game then the Celtics are in trouble. Steph is after that MVP trophy… Wiggins was able to make a huge impact in the game without shooting well either. Once a couple of these guys start shouting above 50% in a game, the Celtics will be in trouble. I haven’t seen Tatum carry the Celtics yet like I thought he would. Watching the games it feels like Jaylen Brown is their star.

I don't know but Draymond is the guy from the Warriors who seems lost. That's actually the biggest what if for the Warriors in this Finals. If Draymond played like he used to back when they battled against LeBron, I'm thinking the series could be 3-1 in their favour.
He's like distracted by his podcasts lol.

The game 5 might decide who's going to win the Finals this year.

I think Draymond will play better at home, and we will see his improvement in game 5 because he is a clutch player, he will use his experience to help his team, especially on the defensive side. Draymond is just busy defending Brown, LOL..maybe coach Kerr have some plans for him in game 5.

Draymond will be just fine.  He doesn't need to be a scorer on this team.  You have klay, steph, Poole, Wiggins, etc.  Dray just needs to male sure his defense is there.  That's what he brings to this team.  He is key to the 5 man rotations they have.

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In the last 5 minutes, Boston hit and hit to seek three points rather than making two points. But GSW's defense has been tight that's why Boston urges and insists on trying to achieve three points, pity that.

They live by the three but die by the three.

[OgNasty]

Tonight is a pretty big game for this series. Whoever loses will be facing elimination on the next one. That’s a position nobody wants to be in. While I do hope this series goes seven games, I am rooting for the Warriors so I’d like to see them get the W tonight. Would be great if Wiggins had another huge game. They’ll need his rebounding again considering how undersized they are.

[mirakal]

It's been a few seasons since we've had a balanced NBA Finals this way. I confess that we couldn't predict (at least) who will actually be the champion of this season!
If the Warriors don't play seriously there is a small chance they will lose to the Celtics (like for example in games 1 and 3), but on the other hand, the Warriors have demonstrated that they are a team strong and can be the champions again, and that he proved in this last game at TD Garden!

Who do you think will have more chances to win these finals!!?

Boston Celtics erased all the doubts that they won't stand a chance against the Golden State Warriors.

Before the start of the NBA Finals, I'm seeing some posts around that how the Celtics can even match the much more powerful Warriors. I think no one even imagined except for the Celtics fans that the series will be tied at 2-2 before Game 5.

However, the most predicted exact score of 4-2 in favor of the Warriors still has a chance to happen especially if they will win on their homecourt arena in Game 5 and then finish the series on the Celtic's homecourt in Game 6. But with how these teams are showing off their respective performance, it now becomes unpredictable who will win in Game 5 as homecourt advantage is not even a big advantage.

That's true, Celtics really managed to silence their bashers that they don't have any chances against the much experienced Warriors. Their chances became smaller when the key players of the Celtics are still enduring some injuries they got in the Miami Heat-Boston Celtics match up in ECF.

I can imagine that the Warriors will win the game tomorrow and will end the series at their home, that's gonna be in Game 7 because Game 6 will be held at TD Garden. I know it's risky but the way I see it, the Warriors always liked to win the championship at their homecourt.

[püsür]

If Klay and Green can bounce back and have a better game then the Celtics are in trouble. Steph is after that MVP trophy… Wiggins was able to make a huge impact in the game without shooting well either. Once a couple of these guys start shouting above 50% in a game, the Celtics will be in trouble. I haven’t seen Tatum carry the Celtics yet like I thought he would. Watching the games it feels like Jaylen Brown is their star.

Jayson Tatum is a good player but he is not at the greatness level in my opinion. He is not a franchise player like Lebron or Kobe for example and his playing role seems like that as well. He is 24 years old but this is his 5th season. I can understand the potential and I think he can be a great player but seems like he is not there yet. For the last two regular seasons, he averaged 26 points and that is seriously good but in the playoffs the games he carried the team are not numbered so much. I don't remember he was like 'winning' a series. It was a whole team effort from Celtics. Of course this is highly natural and one of the things supposed to happen but I just feel like a lot of people expect from him to be like Jordan, Lebron or Kobe and I don't think things are like that.

[Distinctin]

The 1st 2 quarters doesn't matter to both teams as they are good in 3rd quarter and 4th quarter where we can see a real competition.

Agree, the most important is the 3rd and 4th quarter but it has been the Warriors who have dominated the 3rd quarters in the last 4 games, I don't know, I think Celtics has not won a 3rd quarter in the game, they won most 4th quarters only like in game 1. So what I'm saying is, the Warriors have to improve their performance in the 4th quarter as that is the most important.

Maybe you mean Boston on that I bold on your statement. Imo, All quarters are important including the first half since it will determine how much energy, timeouts, fouls left on the 2nd half. If the team giveaway the first half, There's a chance that the other team will take advantage of it since there's a long period of rest at the halftime. IF team got a double digit behind on first half, The scenario will be more energy-consuming for the team to close the gap until they will be out of gas in 4th quarter which always be the case. The reason why GSW is so good on second half is because they have a good bench players that covers there starters unlike Boston which typically all there main guy play at the start of the game which cause them a lot on the late game.

I think it is the rotation of players why GSW have enough energy to play until the last seconds.  Even with a good number of good bench players, if the player rotation isn't monitored, they will end up in a mess.  I do agree that every quarter counts since in Basketball, every point counts.  We shouldn't say that the first half isn't important because that is where the game pacing starts.  whoever controls the tempo of the quarter wins the game.

Rotating the players of the Warriors played a vital role in why they've won 2 games in this series and they don't have that much choice but to trust in their bench players because their main starters couldn't possibly win against the younger-blooded Celtics in terms of energy and gas tanks. Aside from that, Steve Kerr won't risk to exhaust his key players within the 1st half because he knows that the Celtics is capable of taking the lead in any given time.

[gagux123]

It's been a few seasons since we've had a balanced NBA Finals this way. I confess that we couldn't predict (at least) who will actually be the champion of this season!
If the Warriors don't play seriously there is a small chance they will lose to the Celtics (like for example in games 1 and 3), but on the other hand, the Warriors have demonstrated that they are a team strong and can be the champions again, and that he proved in this last game at TD Garden!

Who do you think will have more chances to win these finals!!?

Boston Celtics erased all the doubts that they won't stand a chance against the Golden State Warriors.

Before the start of the NBA Finals, I'm seeing some posts around that how the Celtics can even match the much more powerful Warriors. I think no one even imagined except for the Celtics fans that the series will be tied at 2-2 before Game 5.

However, the most predicted exact score of 4-2 in favor of the Warriors still has a chance to happen especially if they will win on their homecourt arena in Game 5 and then finish the series on the Celtic's homecourt in Game 6. But with how these teams are showing off their respective performance, it now becomes unpredictable who will win in Game 5 as homecourt advantage is not even a big advantage.

Hmm... I don't know, the Warriors are a strong and traditional team, because for a few years they were a team that had a great number of victories in the NBA.

The Celtics are a classic team (despite their young squad), if Boston can defend Curry or Thompson extremely well, that will be a big advantage for the Celtics, I believe Smart is the best option for this, he is not very tall but he is fast but at the same time he is strong and can guard Thompson as well.

For the Celtics win, some NBA star (GSW) will have to get injured or the Celtics players will have to play extremely well!!

Warriors is back on the top now, they've got the homecourt advantage and knowing how great they are playing in front of their

home crowd, Dub-Nation always influenced the way they are playing. If they can play great from the road game they are more

capable doing more inside Chase center. We will see another greatness from Curry or maybe we will see adjustments from Coach Kerr

letting Klay or Poole to be their triggerman while Curry will be the decoy in attracting the defense.

So that's the question!
The Celtics will have to choose whether to defend Curry or Thompson! If Smart or Tatum are on a defensively inspired day, I have no doubt they could cut down or even cancel out Curry or Thompson!

[OgNasty]

So that's the question!
The Celtics will have to choose whether to defend Curry or Thompson! If Smart or Tatum are on a defensively inspired day, I have no doubt they could cut down or even cancel out Curry or Thompson!

That's not so simple.  You can't just choose to guard Curry.  He has such great off the ball movement, he can basically pick which defender he wants and utilize screens to make it happen.  All he needs is an inch of space to get off a shot, so he's going to get his shots.  The Celtics can try to chase him around, but ultimately it will take team defense to stop him.  Even then he would likely become a playmaker and get his other guys involved.  Now they even have Poole to throw in there and exhaust the defense while Curry rests.  I think the Warriors don't lose another game this series, but I could quickly be proven wrong. 

[harizen]

Tonight is a pretty big game for this series. Whoever loses will be facing elimination on the next one. That’s a position nobody wants to be in. While I do hope this series goes seven games, I am rooting for the Warriors so I’d like to see them get the W tonight. Would be great if Wiggins had another huge game. They’ll need his rebounding again considering how undersized they are.

More of a heavy problem if the Golden State Warriors will lose this game. They are about to face the crowd of the Boston Celtics in Game 6. While on the other hand, if the Celtics will lose this game tonight, it makes sense to think that they can bounce back as they have the crowd next game to boost their morale.

I see that the Warriors are the most pressured to win here as they know and understand what's next for them.

I see the Celtics will be pumped tonight up so that they can finish the series in front of their home crowd in Game 6 which is a good experience for them as all first-timers in the Finals. Can't wait to watch the game later on.

[OgNasty]

Wiggins is having himself another game. His highest scoring playoff half ever and 7 rebounds to match. I’ve been a fan of that kid since his days at Kansas and thought he caught a bad rap just because Cleveland wanted to swap him for Love to pair with LeBron and win immediately, which they did. Seeing him finally be appreciated by the Warriors and able to shine in the nba finals is awesome. I hope he stays on the warriors because it’s the first place that’s really shown him the respect he deserves. Love what I’m seeing as the warriors look likely to take a 3-2 lead over the Celtics.

Edit: Definitely spoke too soon! The Celtics come out and hit 8 straight 3s to start the 2nd half!!

[yazher]

looks like the Warriors know exactly what to do in the 4th quarter because they further stretch their lead to complete wins against the Boston Celtics. now that they are 1 game away to win the NBA championship this season, they can proudly say that they are back again to cause a problem for whoever will gonna be their opponent in the NBA playoffs next season. Still, Wiggins, has the most points in this game and he completely plays different games in these last two games and the results are priceless for the GSW.

[Harkorede]

looks like the Warriors know exactly what to do in the 4th quarter because they further stretch their lead to complete wins against the Boston Celtics. now that they are 1 game away to win the NBA championship this season, they can proudly say that they are back again to cause a problem for whoever will gonna be their opponent in the NBA playoffs next season. Still, Wiggins, has the most points in this game and he completely plays different games in these last two games and the results are priceless for the GSW.

Yeah, they stay locked in until the end, in the previous game (1) it's almost history repeating itself, Celtics had started the 4th very well and were building on that momentum, but Warriors also had response of their support own, it was a much better game from Draymond today and Curry didn't have to score a lot but they were still able to win.

But the big question now is that can the Warriors secure the championship in Game 6 at the TD Garden ?

[OgNasty]

looks like the Warriors know exactly what to do in the 4th quarter because they further stretch their lead to complete wins against the Boston Celtics. now that they are 1 game away to win the NBA championship this season, they can proudly say that they are back again to cause a problem for whoever will gonna be their opponent in the NBA playoffs next season. Still, Wiggins, has the most points in this game and he completely plays different games in these last two games and the results are priceless for the GSW.

Yeah, they stay locked in until the end, in the previous game (1) it's almost history repeating itself, Celtics had started the 4th very well and were building on that momentum, but Warriors also had response of their support own, it was a much better game from Draymond today and Curry didn't have to score a lot but they were still able to win.

But the big question now is that can the Warriors secure the championship in Game 6 at the TD Garden ?

I think they will. If they can win with Steph having the shooting night he had tonight, the Celtics are in all sorts of trouble. Wiggins has stepped up and shown them that he’ll destroy them if they slack on defense and Klay was back to hitting shots. If Draymond could get a 3 to fall, the Celtics would be done. The next game will be a must watch for sure. The Celtics with their backs to the wall at home. It’s going to get gritty.

[vennali]

Wiggins is having himself another game. His highest scoring playoff half ever and 7 rebounds to match. I’ve been a fan of that kid since his days at Kansas and thought he caught a bad rap just because Cleveland wanted to swap him for Love to pair with LeBron and win immediately, which they did. Seeing him finally be appreciated by the Warriors and able to shine in the nba finals is awesome. I hope he stays on the warriors because it’s the first place that’s really shown him the respect he deserves. Love what I’m seeing as the warriors look likely to take a 3-2 lead over the Celtics.

Edit: Definitely spoke too soon! The Celtics come out and hit 8 straight 3s to start the 2nd half!!

3rd quarter Warriors at home turned into 3rd qtr Celtics for a change. was close for a moment but I was never in doubt. This Warriors team is just too good to let the game slip. IF the attack doesnt work, they'd pull their shoes up defensively. I think, its almost over. I'd be surprised if the Celtics manage to win the Finals. I'd consider it as a miracle, honestly. Need some next level coaching and strategy from Udoka for Boston to pull it off.

[Text]

I also have a strong feeling that it will gonna make it until game 7.

Just wow for Poole, for bringing back their lead before the third quarter ended by three points, one of the highlights that marked to me. Also, Wiggins is unstoppable in his attacks.

But even though Curry struggled, the Warriors will win this final.

[Botnake]

I also have a strong feeling that it will gonna make it until game 7.

Just wow for Poole, for bringing back their lead before the third quarter ended by three points, one of the highlights that marked me. Also, Wiggins is unstoppable in his attacks.

But even though Curry struggled, the Warriors will win this final.

Game 7 is possible but it's also possible that the Warriors will finish the series in game 6.

Everyone stepped up when Curry needs help from his teammates.
It was a low scoring game but I'm impressed with how the Warriors prepared for this game.

Wiggins 26 points
Thompson 21 points
Poole 14 points.
Payton II 15 points,

Enough for the Warriors to beat the Celtics.

[Shamm]

I also have a strong feeling that it will gonna make it until game 7.

Just wow for Poole, for bringing back their lead before the third quarter ended by three points, one of the highlights that marked me. Also, Wiggins is unstoppable in his attacks.

But even though Curry struggled, the Warriors will win this final.

Jordan Wiggins the young star player in the golden state warriors he doing so great that can carry his team to victory and best player of the game. Wiggins is unstoppable when he Drive to the basket it's hard to stop him so quick and accurate.
Boston is the best defender for this season as we saw earlier Stephen curry did not scored will he got only below 20 points and 0-9 attempt from 3pts in entire game which is prove that Boston can stop the leading scoring.

[Kelvinid]

Jordan Wiggins the young star player in the golden state warriors he doing so great that can carry his team to victory and best player of the game.

LOL, looks like you combine the two good players of the Warriors roster.
It's actually, Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins. 

Anyway, both of them did great, especially Wiggings who are the best player in the game.

[vennali]

Game 7 is possible but it's also possible that the Warriors will finish the series in game 6.

Everyone stepped up when Curry needs help from his teammates.
It was a low scoring game but I'm impressed with how the Warriors prepared for this game.

Wiggins 26 points
Thompson 21 points
Poole 14 points.
Payton II 15 points,

Enough for the Warriors to beat the Celtics.

Celtics don't have enough depth. I know they've reached the finals and it should generally be enough but they are lacking someone who can ease the pressure off of the starters. The starters for Boston have always played well together but against a very sturdy lineup of Warriors, they need someone coming off of the bench to score big. Which I don't see happening. 

[Hypnosis00]

Game 7 is possible but it's also possible that the Warriors will finish the series in game 6.

Everyone stepped up when Curry needs help from his teammates.
It was a low scoring game but I'm impressed with how the Warriors prepared for this game.

Wiggins 26 points
Thompson 21 points
Poole 14 points.
Payton II 15 points,

Enough for the Warriors to beat the Celtics.

Celtics don't have enough depth. I know they've reached the finals and it should generally be enough but they are lacking someone who can ease the pressure off of the starters. The starters for Boston have always played well together but against a very sturdy lineup of Warriors, they need someone coming off of the bench to score big. Which I don't see happening. 

They have a good bench IMO, they are just inexperienced but this series is not over yet, if Celtics win game 6, then things will be different although the Warriors still control the home court advantage. Game 7 is going to be a full defensive game, both teams will play hard to earn the championship.

[ChiBitCTy]

Game 7 is possible but it's also possible that the Warriors will finish the series in game 6.

Everyone stepped up when Curry needs help from his teammates.
It was a low scoring game but I'm impressed with how the Warriors prepared for this game.

Wiggins 26 points
Thompson 21 points
Poole 14 points.
Payton II 15 points,

Enough for the Warriors to beat the Celtics.

Celtics don't have enough depth. I know they've reached the finals and it should generally be enough but they are lacking someone who can ease the pressure off of the starters. The starters for Boston have always played well together but against a very sturdy lineup of Warriors, they need someone coming off of the bench to score big. Which I don't see happening. 

They have a good bench IMO, they are just inexperienced but this series is not over yet, if Celtics win game 6, then things will be different although the Warriors still control the home court advantage. Game 7 is going to be a full defensive game, both teams will play hard to earn the championship.

You’re right they do have a good bench, and I also agree it’s not over but the experience that comes with the Golden State Warriors having “been there, done that” I think is just too much for the young Celtics. Certainly says something when Curry misses all 9 of his three point shots and they still handily win.

[Questat]

They will not be in the finals if they really don't have a good bench players at the first place. The inexperience is one thing but the only reason why Celtics bench looks like weak is because they are facing GSW with a solid players including bench, Imagine Iggy, Payton, Poole, Porter are on there bench while this guys are monster that can be position on starter line-up while Celtics bench only has White and Williams that actually making contribution on the 3rd to 4th quarter of the game.

Agree with that, they are inexperienced because they have not won an NBA championship together but their journey is way harder than the Warriors to be in the NBA Finals.

1st round - swept the Nets
2nd round - beat the defending champion
and 3rd round - they beat the Miami Heat who also went in the NBA finals before against the LA Lakers.

[Shamm]

Jordan Wiggins the young star player in the golden state warriors he doing so great that can carry his team to victory and best player of the game.

LOL, looks like you combine the two good players of the Warriors roster.
It's actually, Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins. 

Anyway, both of them did great, especially Wiggings who are the best player in the game.

Ohh that's what I mean my bad Jordan poole and Andrew Wiggins good team up but in these two player Wiggins ahead he can carry his team like his performance, as a young player all I can say is that this player have a good opportunity and have many good achievements someday. For me not only this game but in their upcoming games Wiggins still can made a good record if curry and Thompson out of the floor the two lethal weapon will enter which is Wiggins and Jordan poole.

[Johnyz]

Jordan Wiggins the young star player in the golden state warriors he doing so great that can carry his team to victory and best player of the game.

LOL, looks like you combine the two good players of the Warriors roster.
It's actually, Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins. 

Anyway, both of them did great, especially Wiggings who are the best player in the game.

I'm also wondering who that player is but there's no doubt, both of them contributes a lot for todays win and now they are on the lead to take the Championship. Let's see if Warriors can take the title and prove those speculator before wrong especially about their lower chance of winning here. Warriors is great, Steph alone can really put a big show and a huge help for the warriors, I can't wait to see them with their new trophy, they are heading for this.

[DireWolfM14]

How about Jordan Pool last night?  14 minutes on the court, 14 points on the board.  Not a bad outing.  It was nice to see the rest of the team step up with Curry having an off night.  Wiggins and Thomson looked great, and Green was a monster on defense. 

Thursday is going to be fun, but I expect the Celtics to come out swinging on their home court.  Losing at home in game six will not be an option, and honestly I'm being a bit greedy here.  I would love noting more than to see the Warriors win game 7 at home.  Story book ending.

[qwertyup23]

Game 5 was explosive for the Warriors tonight. It showed on how dominating the performance of all the Warriors team gathered around the game earlier. Even if they try to double or triple team Curry in order to prevent him from making his plays, his teammates compensate by attracting defenders and making plays after plays with all the defenders chasing around them.

Like what I previously mentioned, I do think that the Celtics cannot handle the offensive pressure that GSW puts to their defense and plays. As much as I want the Warriors to win at their home court, I do think that game 6 would be decided in their favor.

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Talking about the defense, it wasn't enough made by the Celtics for now and they have a lot of flaws in this game. It's 3 times this series below 100 in their final scores.
On the other side, all of Curry's teammates made great contributions, and they all worked together to win the game.

My friend said it will not go far until game 7. He added that Kerr and the gang will not let the Celtics steal another win, because of the trauma that was made by Lebron's team way back in 2016 lol.

[yahoo62278]

Warriors won the game last night without Curry having a monster game. 0/9 on shooting 3 pointers and only 16 points. Now they lead 3-2 and will likely close out the series in game 6. Boston played well through 4 games but they just don't have what it takes.

[Russlenat]

Jordan Wiggins the young star player in the golden state warriors he doing so great that can carry his team to victory and best player of the game.

LOL, looks like you combine the two good players of the Warriors roster.
It's actually, Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins. 

Anyway, both of them did great, especially Wiggings who are the best player in the game.

Maybe he just forgot to put a comma next to Jordan, just kidding!
Both of them made sure to give their best to contribute to the team, it's just that Wiggins is more gifted in size that's why he can go against Tatum, Williams III and Horford. The kid have a bright future and he will be given more exposure to enhance his skills in the court, Green is getting older that's why the Warriors needs to invest in young good players in the center. Well, they managed to win the Game 5 and 1 win remaining to claim the title.

[Distinctin]

looks like the Warriors know exactly what to do in the 4th quarter because they further stretch their lead to complete wins against the Boston Celtics. now that they are 1 game away to win the NBA championship this season, they can proudly say that they are back again to cause a problem for whoever will gonna be their opponent in the NBA playoffs next season. Still, Wiggins, has the most points in this game and he completely plays different games in these last two games and the results are priceless for the GSW.

The Warriors have been missing in the Finals in the last 2 seasons because of the injuries they sustained, now that they are healthy and back, they will make sure that they will bring home the championship title to their franchise. I can't deny that the Warriors have been more impressive this season, they have some new assets on the floor doing the job for the team. Steve Kerr truly knows what to do to his players to utilize their capabilities so that they can be lethal once they start to play.

they can proudly say that they are back again to cause a problem for whoever will gonna be their opponent in the NBA playoffs next season.

That's a little to early mate We have seen how impressive the teams in the playoffs this season, new faces with new stars in each respective team. For sure they will going to get better next season especially the Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, and the Boston Celtics which is also a participant in the Finals this season. For now, let's enjoy the last 2 remaining games in this series and see whoever wins the title.

[Sanitough]

Jordan Wiggins the young star player in the golden state warriors he doing so great that can carry his team to victory and best player of the game.

LOL, looks like you combine the two good players of the Warriors roster.
It's actually, Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins. 

Anyway, both of them did great, especially Wiggings who are the best player in the game.

Maybe he just forgot to put a comma next to Jordan, just kidding!
Both of them made sure to give their best to contribute to the team, it's just that Wiggins is more gifted in size that's why he can go against Tatum, Williams III and Horford. The kid have a bright future and he will be given more exposure to enhance his skills in the court, Green is getting older that's why the Warriors needs to invest in young good players in the center. Well, they managed to win the Game 5 and 1 win remaining to claim the title.

Wiggins has been consistent in the Finals, but he has a breakout game when it's needed the most and he gave the Warriors a lead in the series. Great game 5 by the Warriors and I have a feeling that Klay will explode in game 6.

Game 4 - Curry
Game 5 - Wiggings
Game 6- Klay (That's his game)

[barbara44]

It would be so funny if Warriors wins the series next game with a huge game from Wiggins and he gets the FMVP award. I mean I am not saying that because I dislike Curry or anything, of course he deserves it, but let's be honest dude is not a big finals player, and he lost three FMVP already, so it would be quite funny to see him lose it again.

I hope he gets it though, he deserves it because he already got like 3 titles with Warirors and without him they wouldn't be anywhere near this level, he is the one that takes them there, and he deserves to get it. Wiggins could play a 50 point game and I would say Curry still deserves it, but would definitely laugh if he doesn't get it.

[dunfida]

Warriors won the game last night without Curry having a monster game. 0/9 on shooting 3 pointers and only 16 points. Now they lead 3-2 and will likely close out the series in game 6. Boston played well through 4 games but they just don't have what it takes.

To those haters who do say that Curry is the one who do carry out the game then the recent game was showing off that each members do their roles despite of that bad night of Curry.

They do know about ball rotation and defense and making out points or simply compensate on whats lacking and thats the thing i do like with Warriors.
Im not that rooting for Game 6 close up but rather it would be interesting if this one would push through game 7 on where everything could really be thrilling
and exciting.

[Yaunfitda]

Warriors won the game last night without Curry having a monster game. 0/9 on shooting 3 pointers and only 16 points. Now they lead 3-2 and will likely close out the series in game 6. Boston played well through 4 games but they just don't have what it takes.

It was Wiggins this time, and Klay also has something to do with the big win. And what's funny is that aside from the poor shooting from Curry, they lost the 3rd quarter.

But then, they took the 4th with a huge run that Boston don't know what to do because they don't have the experience. And yes, it looks like the Warriors are going to close out the series in game 6. It will be game 6 Klay time.

[btc_angela]

Warriors won the game last night without Curry having a monster game. 0/9 on shooting 3 pointers and only 16 points. Now they lead 3-2 and will likely close out the series in game 6. Boston played well through 4 games but they just don't have what it takes.

To those haters who do say that Curry is the one who do carry out the game then the recent game was showing off that each members do their roles despite of that bad night of Curry.

Well Sir Charles Barkley is one critic of the Warriors. But then Golden State shows another talent of them, win crucial games with Curry not having his usual monster game.

They do know about ball rotation and defense and making out points or simply compensate on whats lacking and thats the thing i do like with Warriors.
Im not that rooting for Game 6 close up but rather it would be interesting if this one would push through game 7 on where everything could really be thrilling
and exciting.

Everyone in the Warriors team knows their role that even if they are replaced in the floor, the new players can come in and then their offense will continue with fluidity. I think game 6 will be close, but it will still be the Warriors to win the championship.

[Oilacris]

Warriors won the game last night without Curry having a monster game. 0/9 on shooting 3 pointers and only 16 points. Now they lead 3-2 and will likely close out the series in game 6. Boston played well through 4 games but they just don't have what it takes.

It was Wiggins this time, and Klay also has something to do with the big win. And what's funny is that aside from the poor shooting from Curry, they lost the 3rd quarter.

But then, they took the 4th with a huge run that Boston don't know what to do because they don't have the experience. And yes, it looks like the Warriors are going to close out the series in game 6. It will be game 6 Klay time.

You could really able to differentiate a team which does have finals experience but we cant underestimate them yet they wont reach out into that position if they arent that capable.
It is really just happened that they do up against on a team which is strong but we cant make out some conclusions yet since this one isnt over year.
We do still have game 6 which is the decider whether it would be tie up or totally be close up.

[blockman]

It was Wiggins this time, and Klay also has something to do with the big win. And what's funny is that aside from the poor shooting from Curry, they lost the 3rd quarter.

Despite that, they've been saved by the last shot of Poole which made them retrieve the lead of the Celtics. And after that, the rest is history and they've won the 4th quarter smoothly.

You could really able to differentiate a team which does have finals experience but we cant underestimate them yet they wont reach out into that position if they arent that capable.

Celtics made a good run for the whole season but it's really a different experience when it comes to the finals. It's not just all about the physical battle that they have to do but also mentally and we know that they're all aware of that. That's why the Warriors is still one of the best teams during the finals, they've been there for so many times.

[agustina2]

Why everyone is talking about the poor Celtics' defense on why they lost the Game 5? From what I observed the entire game, the Celtics' defense is good but it's just that the Warriors are able to score even if there's a good defense. The warriors are just too much for the Celtics in that game but it doesn't mean that's the end of them. Boston Celtics will bounce back and I'm sure of that.

They won't allow the Warriors to celebrate the championship at the Garden arena.

The Finals will be decided in Game 7.

[ChiBitCTy]

 Some very interesting stats from last night I heard on my local radio station about the Golden State Warriors..

They are the first team in NBA history to miss 30 or more 3 pointers , shoot at least 15 fewer free throws than their opponent, have a rebound margin of minus -5 or worse and yet still win the game, regular season or post season.

Pretty crazy impressive stuff that just goes to show how good this Warriors team is.

[DireWolfM14]

Some very interesting stats from last night I heard on my local radio station about the Golden State Warriors..

They are the first team in NBA history to miss 30 or more 3 pointers , shoot at least 15 fewer free throws than their opponent, have a rebound margin of minus -5 or worse and yet still win the game, regular season or post season.

Pretty crazy impressive stuff that just goes to show how good this Warriors team is.

It can be said about almost any sport; defense wins championships.  The Warriors defense is among the best in the league, which is how they've gotten to this point without having the best season or the best stats.  Steph curry had a horrible night; he's their most valuable player but only scored 16 points in game 5, despite being on the court for 37 minutes.  Most teams wouldn't be able to recover from that.  Let's face it, Steph won game 4 single handedly, scoring 40% of the Warriors total, but even that game couldn't have been won without a stout defense.  Even when the team has trouble scoring, they can still keep themselves in the game.

It's been a fun run, but I expect the Warriors to drop game 6.  The Celtics are just too strong at home, and their season is on the line.  Oh well, it'll be fun when GS wins the title at home.  

[Fundamentals Of]

Some very interesting stats from last night I heard on my local radio station about the Golden State Warriors..

They are the first team in NBA history to miss 30 or more 3 pointers , shoot at least 15 fewer free throws than their opponent, have a rebound margin of minus -5 or worse and yet still win the game, regular season or post season.

Pretty crazy impressive stuff that just goes to show how good this Warriors team is.

Yes, I definitely agree. It is the team that is great here and not just a player or two. The Warriors are a great team not just because of Curry, Thompson, Green, or even Kerr. The Warriors are a great team because of all of them. I was amazed at how even the superstar Curry himself had to give the ball to Wiggins because he is clearly doing a better job that night. When somebody is not playing at his best, somebody else had to step up and take over. This team's simply amazing.

[LogitechMouse]

Some very interesting stats from last night I heard on my local radio station about the Golden State Warriors..

They are the first team in NBA history to miss 30 or more 3 pointers , shoot at least 15 fewer free throws than their opponent, have a rebound margin of minus -5 or worse and yet still win the game, regular season or post season.

Pretty crazy impressive stuff that just goes to show how good this Warriors team is.

Let's give credits to the players who stepped up when their main star is having a rough night .
Klay stepped up, Poole stepped up, Payton stepped up, Green is having a better night than their last 2 road games.

Aside from those 4, lets give also credits to Wiggins who was the hero of this game. He is doing it both offensively and defensively. He forced Tatum to shot 3 airballs. He is very good rebounder and that emphatic dunk in the final minutes of the game :X. I mean many know that Curry might get the Finals MVP but this dude is very consistent all throughout the NBA Finals so I will not be surprised if Wiggins will steal it from Curry like what Iguodala did .

Experience really is a big factor to this match-up. The Warriors know how to adjust when needed.

[Botnake]

Experience really is a big factor to this match-up. The Warriors know how to adjust when needed.

Warriors had already won twice in a row, if Celtics adjustment will not work in game 6, then most likely the series will end in 6. You know, Warriors are good in close out game, so I trust them to bring the energy that is needed to defeat the Celtics, I can already feel the celebrating in advance, LOL.

[Kelvinid]

Jordan Wiggins the young star player in the golden state warriors he doing so great that can carry his team to victory and best player of the game.

LOL, looks like you combine the two good players of the Warriors roster.
It's actually, Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins. 

Anyway, both of them did great, especially Wiggings who are the best player in the game.

Maybe he just forgot to put a comma next to Jordan, just kidding!
Both of them made sure to give their best to contribute to the team, it's just that Wiggins is more gifted in size that's why he can go against Tatum, Williams III and Horford. The kid have a bright future and he will be given more exposure to enhance his skills in the court, Green is getting older that's why the Warriors needs to invest in young good players in the center. Well, they managed to win the Game 5 and 1 win remaining to claim the title.

Wiggins has been criticized many times, but look at him now, he accepted his role in the Warriors although he is the number pick, and with that, he now slowly develops to be a consistent player and could win his first championship with the Warriors. I like to see him continue his impressive performance in game 6, and how much more if Curry will not struggle anymore.

[Sanitough]

<<<<....>>>> I like to see him continue his impressive performance in game 6, and how much more if Curry will not struggle anymore.

This series will be over if Curry will score 40 points again. Warriors have different players who can step up, while for the Celtics, it's only Tatum who is a bit consistent because Brown is already limited with the great defense Draymond Green put on him. I know Smart is also good, but he is not consistent, so I don't expect him to be a big contributor.

[btc_angela]

<<<<....>>>> I like to see him continue his impressive performance in game 6, and how much more if Curry will not struggle anymore.

This series will be over if Curry will score 40 points again. Warriors have different players who can step up, while for the Celtics, it's only Tatum who is a bit consistent because Brown is already limited with the great defense Draymond Green put on him. I know Smart is also good, but he is not consistent, so I don't expect him to be a big contributor.

It's a road game and Curry might explode again. It seems that great players wanted to show how good they are in the road, like the last time wherein Curry had 40 plus. But Wiggins and Klay should also step up to help Steph.

As for the defense, Green is trying to held himself, against Smart and the rest of the Warriors, like Horford and Williams. But Looney and the surprised starter Otto Porter is also helping him out.

[Sanitough]

<<<<....>>>> I like to see him continue his impressive performance in game 6, and how much more if Curry will not struggle anymore.

This series will be over if Curry will score 40 points again. Warriors have different players who can step up, while for the Celtics, it's only Tatum who is a bit consistent because Brown is already limited with the great defense Draymond Green put on him. I know Smart is also good, but he is not consistent, so I don't expect him to be a big contributor.

It's a road game and Curry might explode again. It seems that great players wanted to show how good they are in the road, like the last time wherein Curry had 40 plus. But Wiggins and Klay should also step up to help Steph.

As for the defense, Green is trying to held himself, against Smart and the rest of the Warriors, like Horford and Williams. But Looney and the surprised starter Otto Porter is also helping him out.

Curry has better performance at home compared to the road, well that 43 points of him in game 4 was just exceptional, but I don't think he will ever achieve that number as for sure the defense of the Celtics will still be focused on him. Ever wondering why Curry was scoreless in 3 point area last game, that's because he gets double every time he gets the ball, and smart was focused on Curry alone in that game.

[Shamm]

Jordan Wiggins the young star player in the golden state warriors he doing so great that can carry his team to victory and best player of the game.

LOL, looks like you combine the two good players of the Warriors roster.
It's actually, Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins. 

Anyway, both of them did great, especially Wiggings who are the best player in the game.

Maybe he just forgot to put a comma next to Jordan, just kidding!
Both of them made sure to give their best to contribute to the team, it's just that Wiggins is more gifted in size that's why he can go against Tatum, Williams III and Horford. The kid have a bright future and he will be given more exposure to enhance his skills in the court, Green is getting older that's why the Warriors needs to invest in young good players in the center. Well, they managed to win the Game 5 and 1 win remaining to claim the title.

Wiggins has been criticized many times, but look at him now, he accepted his role in the Warriors although he is the number pick, and with that, he now slowly develops to be a consistent player and could win his first championship with the Warriors. I like to see him continue his impressive performance in game 6, and how much more if Curry will not struggle anymore.

In game 5 curry did not scored we'll because of the tight defense of the boston celtics,  when curry have the ball 2-3 guard will come him and try to stop and yes they will success curry did not scored from 3 points in 9 attempts it's a huge defense from the boston but they forgot that the other teammates when they will double team curry will scored we'll and that's what happen in  their last game Wiggins Thompson and green made take the shot and win.

[casperBGD]

it sure looks that this series will be over after next match, Warriors are playing better, and first lose was just a glitch, that is now forgotten

Celtics will be under pressure tomorrow, and that could give them headache, they were one break up, lost that advantage, and experience is not on their side

Curry will be a decision maker, that we all agree, as he was in fourth match, when the sentiment changed, and Warriors progressed

[blockman]

Experience really is a big factor to this match-up. The Warriors know how to adjust when needed.

Warriors had already won twice in a row, if Celtics adjustment will not work in game 6, then most likely the series will end in 6. You know, Warriors are good in close out game, so I trust them to bring the energy that is needed to defeat the Celtics,

It's very much likely that game 6 is the end of this finals. But we shall see if the Celtics will get a bounce on Friday.

I can already feel the celebrating in advance, LOL.

Everyone is having this feeling and can't blame you on this one. The GSW fans are already feeling that this is going to be the game for Warriors.

[yahoo62278]

<<<<....>>>> I like to see him continue his impressive performance in game 6, and how much more if Curry will not struggle anymore.

This series will be over if Curry will score 40 points again. Warriors have different players who can step up, while for the Celtics, it's only Tatum who is a bit consistent because Brown is already limited with the great defense Draymond Green put on him. I know Smart is also good, but he is not consistent, so I don't expect him to be a big contributor.

It's a road game and Curry might explode again. It seems that great players wanted to show how good they are in the road, like the last time wherein Curry had 40 plus. But Wiggins and Klay should also step up to help Steph.

As for the defense, Green is trying to held himself, against Smart and the rest of the Warriors, like Horford and Williams. But Looney and the surprised starter Otto Porter is also helping him out.

Curry has better performance at home compared to the road, well that 43 points of him in game 4 was just exceptional, but I don't think he will ever achieve that number as for sure the defense of the Celtics will still be focused on him. Ever wondering why Curry was scoreless in 3 point area last game, that's because he gets double every time he gets the ball, and smart was focused on Curry alone in that game.

I wouldn't put it out of the realm of possibility that Curry cannot or will not score 43 again vs Boston. Yes he got double teamed but as you see that just made other players step up. Boston will make changes which will likely include not double teaming Curry in game 6 as well as there is no way Curry goes 0 for 9 on three point shots. I think Curry has a monster game 6.

[Eternad]

it sure looks that this series will be over after next match, Warriors are playing better, and first lose was just a glitch, that is now forgotten

Celtics will be under pressure tomorrow, and that could give them headache, they were one break up, lost that advantage, and experience is not on their side

Curry will be a decision maker, that we all agree, as he was in fourth match, when the sentiment changed, and Warriors progressed

I will not say the word sure for this kind of match because Celtics is capable to reverse sweep Warriors in all the remaining matches if they will just find a solution on there weakness for the second half. I'm sure that there coach already noticed that they are lacking fire power when closing the game because he is using all his big guns on the first half while leaving the second half for the bench which is not effective anymore.

Grant Williams is the key player usually giving spark for Boston on second half on all of there games win but he is not effective anymore because the other players of warriors is now working even without curry main 3 points contribution.

Boston still got this but GSW is really have the upperhand.

[Maslate]

<<<<....>>>> I like to see him continue his impressive performance in game 6, and how much more if Curry will not struggle anymore.

This series will be over if Curry will score 40 points again. Warriors have different players who can step up, while for the Celtics, it's only Tatum who is a bit consistent because Brown is already limited with the great defense Draymond Green put on him. I know Smart is also good, but he is not consistent, so I don't expect him to be a big contributor.

It's a road game and Curry might explode again. It seems that great players wanted to show how good they are in the road, like the last time wherein Curry had 40 plus. But Wiggins and Klay should also step up to help Steph.

As for the defense, Green is trying to held himself, against Smart and the rest of the Warriors, like Horford and Williams. But Looney and the surprised starter Otto Porter is also helping him out.

Curry has better performance at home compared to the road, well that 43 points of him in game 4 was just exceptional, but I don't think he will ever achieve that number as for sure the defense of the Celtics will still be focused on him. Ever wondering why Curry was scoreless in 3 point area last game, that's because he gets double every time he gets the ball, and smart was focused on Curry alone in that game.

I wouldn't put it out of the realm of possibility that Curry cannot or will not score 43 again vs Boston. Yes he got double teamed but as you see that just made other players step up. Boston will make changes which will likely include not double teaming Curry in game 6 as well as there is no way Curry goes 0 for 9 on three point shots. I think Curry has a monster game 6.

Yeah, I agree with that, Celtics have a decent chance if they will not double Curry because that will make their defense better. In fact, game 4 was a winnable game by the Celtics but Curry was just shooting very well in the 3 point area that game. IMO, Celtics just have to stick with their strategy in game 1 and game 3 where they beat the Warriors with a decent margin, and also they need to take advantage on the inside, not relying so much on their outside shooting.

[Harkorede]

it sure looks that this series will be over after next match, Warriors are playing better, and first lose was just a glitch, that is now forgotten

Celtics will be under pressure tomorrow, and that could give them headache, they were one break up, lost that advantage, and experience is not on their side

Curry will be a decision maker, that we all agree, as he was in fourth match, when the sentiment changed, and Warriors progressed

I beg to disagree to believe it was just a glitch, because the same can be said of every of Warriors win so far in this series, the only the game that haven't had at least 13 points by either side was game 5, although the two games won by Celtics can be attributed to the poor offense from the Warriors too, but If you look at the number of turnovers the Celtics had in game 5, you'll wonder why it was that close a game. The Celtics are no pushovers, despite me rooting for the Warriors here too, it's not going to be an easy one.

[freedomgo]

Jordan Wiggins the young star player in the golden state warriors he doing so great that can carry his team to victory and best player of the game.

LOL, looks like you combine the two good players of the Warriors roster.
It's actually, Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins. 

Anyway, both of them did great, especially Wiggings who are the best player in the game.

Maybe he just forgot to put a comma next to Jordan, just kidding!
Both of them made sure to give their best to contribute to the team, it's just that Wiggins is more gifted in size that's why he can go against Tatum, Williams III and Horford. The kid have a bright future and he will be given more exposure to enhance his skills in the court, Green is getting older that's why the Warriors needs to invest in young good players in the center. Well, they managed to win the Game 5 and 1 win remaining to claim the title.

Wiggins has been criticized many times, but look at him now, he accepted his role in the Warriors although he is the number pick, and with that, he now slowly develops to be a consistent player and could win his first championship with the Warriors. I like to see him continue his impressive performance in game 6, and how much more if Curry will not struggle anymore.

All thanks to Steve Kerr for getting him enough exposure in the court to enhance his capabilities, there's many fans that don't believe in Wiggins's capabilities early this season especially that he's chosen to be part of the NBA All-Star game this season but they don't know that only Steve Kerr knows that he can be this powerful. He's been consistent throughout this series and I expect him to be more impressive in the last 2 games.

[stadus]

Experience really is a big factor to this match-up. The Warriors know how to adjust when needed.

Warriors had already won twice in a row, if Celtics adjustment will not work in game 6, then most likely the series will end in 6. You know, Warriors are good in close out game, so I trust them to bring the energy that is needed to defeat the Celtics, I can already feel the celebrating in advance, LOL.

Well, if we look closely in their stats in the last 3 games, the Warriors have the better TO's and performance and now that they won in the Game 5, their chances to win next game is indeed decent. The Celtics is good and there's no doubt about that but in terms of adjustments, the Warriors got it as their experience helped them to benefit in this kind of situations. If the Celtics will just be bullied again then it's over for them.

[1kodumtek7]

I'm quite worried about Celtics now as they are on the brink of losing their championship chance. Warriors got a very crucial win in Game 5 and they have a big advantage to reach the championship. Celtics have a really difficult job to do now. I don't know if they can turn this series around from here but it would be really incredible if they make it. Celtics will need to show their best performances in Game 6 and Game 7. Warriors are a really tough opponent that they can still get the win despite Curry's very bad performance.

[mirakal]

it sure looks that this series will be over after next match, Warriors are playing better, and first lose was just a glitch, that is now forgotten

Celtics will be under pressure tomorrow, and that could give them headache, they were one break up, lost that advantage, and experience is not on their side

Curry will be a decision maker, that we all agree, as he was in fourth match, when the sentiment changed, and Warriors progressed

I'm afraid that wasn't a glitch because the reason why the Celtics have won in Game 1 because they are more consistent that time as the Warriors didn't expected that they would chase them in the 4th quarter. If that was just a glitch then how come they still won in Game 3, right? That would be underestimating mate, I'm a Warriors fan but there's no denying about the capabilities of Celtics.

[dunfida]

it sure looks that this series will be over after next match, Warriors are playing better, and first lose was just a glitch, that is now forgotten

Celtics will be under pressure tomorrow, and that could give them headache, they were one break up, lost that advantage, and experience is not on their side

Curry will be a decision maker, that we all agree, as he was in fourth match, when the sentiment changed, and Warriors progressed

I'm afraid that wasn't a glitch because the reason why the Celtics have won in Game 1 because they are more consistent that time as the Warriors didn't expected that they would chase them in the 4th quarter. If that was just a glitch then how come they still won in Game 3, right? That would be underestimating mate, I'm a Warriors fan but there's no denying about the capabilities of Celtics.

There's no such thing about being a glitch on winning 2 games against Warriors which does signifies that they are indeed able to match up these experienced players on Finals on against with but honestly we've seen

that they fall short and we can really see the difference on some aspect or different angle which they cant able to match up with Warriors even though its early to say for closing the game in 6
yet there's still chance for them to tie and push it to 7.

Lets see if they would really be making out some adjustments.

[jeremypwr]

Warriors in 7
So much discussion without any bet slips; so here's my contribution for Game 6 and NHL Game 1

[Distinctin]

Warriors won the game last night without Curry having a monster game. 0/9 on shooting 3 pointers and only 16 points. Now they lead 3-2 and will likely close out the series in game 6. Boston played well through 4 games but they just don't have what it takes.

To those haters who do say that Curry is the one who do carry out the game then the recent game was showing off that each members do their roles despite of that bad night of Curry.

Well Sir Charles Barkley is one critic of the Warriors. But then Golden State shows another talent of them, win crucial games with Curry not having his usual monster game.

Charles Barkley has been and always a critic of the Warriors, he even sided with the Dallas Mavericks on the WCF saying that the Warriors can't possibly defeat Luka and the rest. And now he's again siding with the Boston Celtics saying the same words, there's nothing new about that. Infact, I believe he was one of the few reasons that the Warriors have strived more to have the title this season in their possession and there are some new faces too stepping up their games so that they can also contribute to the team if ever they can get some minutes.

[OgNasty]

If you haven’t seen this video, it’s from a great local YouTuber. He does lots of great stuff like giving things away to people in need, but he also occasionally makes videos as “fake” Klay Thompson.

https://youtu.be/qtcDSwoxOUw

This video from game 5 got him banned from the Warriors arena for life and cost him to lose $10,000 tickets. Still funny. Check it out and some of his other videos as well.

[Pulsar77]

I'm afraid it is a really tough situation for Celtics now. They are 3-2 behind and this is troubling for them a lot. They didn't play badly actually in the previous game but Warriors still found a way to win this game. They were better in the final quarter once again. Celtics are still struggling to keep up with them in this quarter and they need to find a solution for this. In case they experience this again, they are done. Celtics shouldn't waste this big opportunity to win the title after a long break.

[bisdak40]

I'm afraid it is a really tough situation for Celtics now. They are 3-2 behind and this is troubling for them a lot. They didn't play badly actually in the previous game but Warriors still found a way to win this game. They were better in the final quarter once again. Celtics are still struggling to keep up with them in this quarter and they need to find a solution for this. In case they experience this again, they are done. Celtics shouldn't waste this big opportunity to win the title after a long break.

The momentum is clearly on the Warriors but closing/winning a series is very hard to do that is why tomorrow's game is very exciting at least for me. Celtics have done a very good job on limiting the offensive output of Steph Curry in game5 but the Warriors has lot of weapons offensively that put the Celtics in a difficult situation on game6.

One thing I have observed is that Boston did not exploit the mismatch that was happening down low (Curry guarding Robert Williams), they were so in love on taking that outside jumpers. This might be one of the many adjustments the Celtics will do come game6.

[Johnyz]

I'm afraid it is a really tough situation for Celtics now. They are 3-2 behind and this is troubling for them a lot. They didn't play badly actually in the previous game but Warriors still found a way to win this game. They were better in the final quarter once again. Celtics are still struggling to keep up with them in this quarter and they need to find a solution for this. In case they experience this again, they are done. Celtics shouldn't waste this big opportunity to win the title after a long break.

Celtics will play on their own, and this could be the best opportunity for them to stay focused and aim for the win to force game 7. The momentum is with Warriors after winning two consecutive game but Celtics is not out of contention here, they still have the chance. Though, I bet for Warriors to win today but still anything can happen and let’s see if Celtics will play better this time.

[Baofeng]

I'm afraid it is a really tough situation for Celtics now. They are 3-2 behind and this is troubling for them a lot. They didn't play badly actually in the previous game but Warriors still found a way to win this game. They were better in the final quarter once again. Celtics are still struggling to keep up with them in this quarter and they need to find a solution for this. In case they experience this again, they are done. Celtics shouldn't waste this big opportunity to win the title after a long break.

Celtics will play on their own, and this could be the best opportunity for them to stay focused and aim for the win to force game 7. The momentum is with Warriors after winning two consecutive game but Celtics is not out of contention here, they still have the chance. Though, I bet for Warriors to win today but still anything can happen and let’s see if Celtics will play better this time.

Definitely, they are not out by a long shot, they still have this perfect opportunity, playing comfortably at home, they are still healthy and believe amongst themselves. It's just how they are going to translate it again just like them winning in game 3 with a huge lead in the first quarter. Usually that's how the Celtics is winning against their opponents, not just in the finals but in this playoffs. Jumping right in the first quarter and then controlling. If the Warriors try to prevent that from happening they have a good chance to end this series out and win and become the champion this season.

[goaldigger]

If you haven’t seen this video, it’s from a great local YouTuber. He does lots of great stuff like giving things away to people in need, but he also occasionally makes videos as “fake” Klay Thompson.

https://youtu.be/qtcDSwoxOUw

This video from game 5 got him banned from the Warriors arena for life and cost him to lose $10,000 tickets. Still funny. Check it out and some of his other videos as well.

Saw this video as well and I adore him for being so generous but the impersonation puts him on a bad situation. Maybe he has no intention to bypass the security at all but as we can see, he claims to be the real Klay and that could be a red alert to the security. Regardless of this, I’m sure he will still continue to support many people and of course the Warriors, let’s see if the ban will be lifted. Game 6 today, Warriors is on a good track and I hope they can get this championship again away from home, this is a good opportunity for them.

[CLS63]

It is going to be really difficult for Celtics to make a comeback now. But I still don't want to lose my faith in them of course as Celtics are my team in NBA. The last game was a competitive one actually but things got badly for Celtics in the fourth quarter. Warriors did this again by making the gap bigger in this quarter. By the way, Curry played very badly in recognition of 3-pointers. He had a zero percent success rate as he missed all of his nine attempts. But they still managed to win the game.

[dezoel]

Wiggins has been criticized many times, but look at him now, he accepted his role in the Warriors although he is the number pick, and with that, he now slowly develops to be a consistent player and could win his first championship with the Warriors. I like to see him continue his impressive performance in game 6, and how much more if Curry will not struggle anymore.

To be fair, he played terrible so far when he was not in Warriors, not saying "terrible" really but not like the star level he was expected to be, and that is a big problem of him, getting paid star money but not having star production.

This year, he played in a team with a great system, many many players end up being great when they play in Warriors, even players who you think ended their career already, ends up having a career season there. It's just a system that shines everyone, just like how Greg Pop did. So, this wouldn't be really a be an achievement just by Wiggins, of course he plays better, but that is also because of the team. Put him on Timberwolves again, and he wouldn't be this great.

[leea-1334]

Totally agree that all these threads have so much discussion and so few people sharing their actual bets. So here is mine: https://sportsbet.io/sharebetslip/9a0cbfc0-e58c-4d15-bffa-12471d2438c5

I know the best outcome is Celtics to win so we have an exciting Game 7 but I think Curry will do this one big,,, again! I inserted a few other things for multibet, odds seemed too low

[xzone]

It is going to be really difficult for Celtics to make a comeback now. But I still don't want to lose my faith in them of course as Celtics are my team in NBA. The last game was a competitive one actually but things got badly for Celtics in the fourth quarter. Warriors did this again by making the gap bigger in this quarter. By the way, Curry played very badly in recognition of 3-pointers. He had a zero percent success rate as he missed all of his nine attempts. But they still managed to win the game.

The comeback isn't easy, I know, but the Boston Celtics are a team that can do it. If they can prevent Golden State Warriors from making too many three-pointers, there's no reason why they shouldn't win the next game.
If they can play a good defense and play the match with the pace they always play, they can win the next match

[Botnake]

If you haven’t seen this video, it’s from a great local YouTuber. He does lots of great stuff like giving things away to people in need, but he also occasionally makes videos as “fake” Klay Thompson.

https://youtu.be/qtcDSwoxOUw

This video from game 5 got him banned from the Warriors arena for life and cost him to lose $10,000 tickets. Still funny. Check it out and some of his other videos as well.

Yeah, I've seen his videos numerous times, at first I also thought he was the real Klay Thompson and the funny thing is that he is not saying that he's Klay but the way he looks and dresses somehow makes him like the real one. I saw the video yesterday and the dude overstepped his line as he deliberately fooled the employees as he entered the "employees only entrance" and shots some few balls in the court. That what got him banned lifetime in Chase Center.

[Japinat]

If you haven’t seen this video, it’s from a great local YouTuber. He does lots of great stuff like giving things away to people in need, but he also occasionally makes videos as “fake” Klay Thompson.

https://youtu.be/qtcDSwoxOUw

This video from game 5 got him banned from the Warriors arena for life and cost him to lose $10,000 tickets. Still funny. Check it out and some of his other videos as well.

Yeah, I've seen his videos numerous times, at first I also thought he was the real Klay Thompson and the funny thing is that he is not saying that he's Klay but the way he looks and dresses somehow makes him like the real one. I saw the video yesterday and the dude overstepped his line as he deliberately fooled the employees as he entered the "employees only entrance" and shots some few balls in the court. That what got him banned lifetime in Chase Center.

He is funny but he already violate the rules by pretending to be Klay and doing things Klay are doing in the Chase Center. Banned for lifetime, that's too painful but he has to acccep the consequences of his actions. Anyway, going back to the NBA finals, tomorrow will be a do or die for the Celtics, so it should be fun to watch.

[btc_angela]

If you haven’t seen this video, it’s from a great local YouTuber. He does lots of great stuff like giving things away to people in need, but he also occasionally makes videos as “fake” Klay Thompson.

https://youtu.be/qtcDSwoxOUw

This video from game 5 got him banned from the Warriors arena for life and cost him to lose $10,000 tickets. Still funny. Check it out and some of his other videos as well.

Yeah, I've seen his videos numerous times, at first I also thought he was the real Klay Thompson and the funny thing is that he is not saying that he's Klay but the way he looks and dresses somehow makes him like the real one. I saw the video yesterday and the dude overstepped his line as he deliberately fooled the employees as he entered the "employees only entrance" and shots some few balls in the court. That what got him banned lifetime in Chase Center.

He is funny but he already violate the rules by pretending to be Klay and doing things Klay are doing in the Chase Center. Banned for lifetime, that's too painful but he has to acccep the consequences of his actions. Anyway, going back to the NBA finals, tomorrow will be a do or die for the Celtics, so it should be fun to watch.

Yes, this should be fun at the crowd in Boston garden are going to be nuts and they don't want their team to lost in their home court and Warriors being crown as the NBA finals, and so this is going to be painful for them. But it's not over yet, Tatum and the Celtics will have to come up big in this game and try to force a game 7. Who knows, maybe they will be the one to make a comeback and a back to back  win.

[Shamm]

Tomorrow will be the game 6 of the  NBA finals which is warriors needs to end in order to avoid such pressure and more intense in game 7 and if warriors can escape from the hard defense of boston for sure they will win but if they can not for sure boston will win and another wait for the final which is game 7.
How about you what is your predictions?
Is the warriors will be a champion  tomorrow or the boston celtics will give the last game 7 and have a opportunity to win and claim the trophy?

[Cling18]

Tomorrow will be the game 6 of the  NBA finals which is warriors needs to end in order to avoid such pressure and more intense in game 7 and if warriors can escape from the hard defense of boston for sure they will win but if they can not for sure boston will win and another wait for the final which is game 7.
How about you what is your predictions?
Is the warriors will be a champion  tomorrow or the boston celtics will give the last game 7 and have a opportunity to win and claim the trophy?

I hope that the Warriors would end the game victorious tomorrow instead of letting the Celtics steal the moment and feel the pressure of game 7 just like what happened before. If they really want to win, they should do their best shots tomorrow and don't let another game to occur, or else, they will reach game 7 again and might lose the crown.

[serjent05]

Is the warriors will be a champion  tomorrow or the boston celtics will give the last game 7 and have a opportunity to win and claim the trophy?

Asking this kind of question, I happen to stumble on an article that says the Warriors would possibly win the game 6 and bag the NBA 2022 championship.  They said that they simulated a game between the two and most probably the result would be 88-60.^[1] Warriors being the winner.  Looking at the Caesars Sportsbook, The Golden State Warriors are favored with +3.5.

Totally agree that all these threads have so much discussion and so few people sharing their actual bets. So here is mine: https://sportsbet.io/sharebetslip/9a0cbfc0-e58c-4d15-bffa-12471d2438c5

I know the best outcome is Celtics to win so we have an exciting Game 7 but I think Curry will do this one big,,, again! I inserted a few other things for multibet, odds seemed too low

I also think Curry's 3-point shooting percentage will be one of the deciding factors here.  If Boston wanted to extend the series, they need to shut down any three points attempt by the Warriors.

[1] https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2022-nba-finals-warriors-vs-celtics-prediction-odds-line-game-6-picks-from-proven-model-on-88-60-run/

[Distinctin]

It is going to be really difficult for Celtics to make a comeback now. But I still don't want to lose my faith in them of course as Celtics are my team in NBA. The last game was a competitive one actually but things got badly for Celtics in the fourth quarter. Warriors did this again by making the gap bigger in this quarter. By the way, Curry played very badly in recognition of 3-pointers. He had a zero percent success rate as he missed all of his nine attempts. But they still managed to win the game.

The comeback isn't easy, I know, but the Boston Celtics are a team that can do it. If they can prevent Golden State Warriors from making too many three-pointers, there's no reason why they shouldn't win the next game.
If they can play a good defense and play the match with the pace they always play, they can win the next match

It will be a tough challenge but the Boston Celtics needed to pass it in order to win the game tomorrow at their homecourt, sure there will large flock of crowds cheering for the Celtics especially now that their team has made it to the NBA Finals so I bet they will be there to give full support to their team so that they can force Game 7. We'll see tomorrow how will the Celtics perform to avoid the Warriors closing the series for good.

[emrecemsan]

It is going to be a critical night in NBA. Warriors are in the lead by 3-2 as you know and they are so close to ending this series earlier than I expected. My expectation was that we would see seven games until it ends. It can still happen though. Celtics will need to give everything they have got to this game. No matter how much solid Warriors play, Celtics still need to find a way to make it 3-3. We deserve to watch the seventh game and Celtics also deserve to carry their hopes to the final game.

[OgNasty]

If you haven’t seen this video, it’s from a great local YouTuber. He does lots of great stuff like giving things away to people in need, but he also occasionally makes videos as “fake” Klay Thompson.

https://youtu.be/qtcDSwoxOUw

This video from game 5 got him banned from the Warriors arena for life and cost him to lose $10,000 tickets. Still funny. Check it out and some of his other videos as well.

Saw this video as well and I adore him for being so generous but the impersonation puts him on a bad situation. Maybe he has no intention to bypass the security at all but as we can see, he claims to be the real Klay and that could be a red alert to the security. Regardless of this, I’m sure he will still continue to support many people and of course the Warriors, let’s see if the ban will be lifted. Game 6 today, Warriors is on a good track and I hope they can get this championship again away from home, this is a good opportunity for them.

No doubt he was in the wrong for what he was doing, but it was a joke and he didn't lie about his identity ever.  I think banning him for life was a bit of a harsh move, but I understand it.  He said it was worth it to be able to shoot around on the court and I'm sure he's going to make a fortune off the video and new subscribers, so it seems like it's all good.  I am sad because it would've been funny.

Patrick Beverly did tweet that he wants Big Daws on the floor when his team plays the Warriors next season, so maybe there's more life to this series of videos yet...

The question of the day though... Will the NBA season end today?  I think so...  Warriors in 6.

[freedomgo]

If you haven’t seen this video, it’s from a great local YouTuber. He does lots of great stuff like giving things away to people in need, but he also occasionally makes videos as “fake” Klay Thompson.

https://youtu.be/qtcDSwoxOUw

This video from game 5 got him banned from the Warriors arena for life and cost him to lose $10,000 tickets. Still funny. Check it out and some of his other videos as well.

Yeah, I've seen his videos numerous times, at first I also thought he was the real Klay Thompson and the funny thing is that he is not saying that he's Klay but the way he looks and dresses somehow makes him like the real one. I saw the video yesterday and the dude overstepped his line as he deliberately fooled the employees as he entered the "employees only entrance" and shots some few balls in the court. That what got him banned lifetime in Chase Center.

He is funny but he already violate the rules by pretending to be Klay and doing things Klay are doing in the Chase Center. Banned for lifetime, that's too painful but he has to acccep the consequences of his actions. Anyway, going back to the NBA finals, tomorrow will be a do or die for the Celtics, so it should be fun to watch.

Yes, this should be fun at the crowd in Boston garden are going to be nuts and they don't want their team to lost in their home court and Warriors being crown as the NBA finals, and so this is going to be painful for them. But it's not over yet, Tatum and the Celtics will have to come up big in this game and try to force a game 7. Who knows, maybe they will be the one to make a comeback and a back to back  win.

Expect that because that will likely happen in the game later, TD Garden is ready for their home team as well as the fans who will be there cheering for the Celtics to boost their confidence. Before this series started, some say that this will end in 4-2 at the favor of Warriors, so let's see later if it will end as others speculate but the way I see it, Tatum, Horford and Green will be lethal whether inside or outside together with Smart and the two Williams.

[Russlenat]

If you haven’t seen this video, it’s from a great local YouTuber. He does lots of great stuff like giving things away to people in need, but he also occasionally makes videos as “fake” Klay Thompson.

https://youtu.be/qtcDSwoxOUw

This video from game 5 got him banned from the Warriors arena for life and cost him to lose $10,000 tickets. Still funny. Check it out and some of his other videos as well.

Yeah, I've seen his videos numerous times, at first I also thought he was the real Klay Thompson and the funny thing is that he is not saying that he's Klay but the way he looks and dresses somehow makes him like the real one. I saw the video yesterday and the dude overstepped his line as he deliberately fooled the employees as he entered the "employees only entrance" and shots some few balls in the court. That what got him banned lifetime in Chase Center.

He is funny but he already violate the rules by pretending to be Klay and doing things Klay are doing in the Chase Center. Banned for lifetime, that's too painful but he has to acccep the consequences of his actions. Anyway, going back to the NBA finals, tomorrow will be a do or die for the Celtics, so it should be fun to watch.

Yes, he is! I know that he's innocent and that he just want to make the crowd happy seeing him with Klay Thompson in their eyes even though some know that he's an impersonator. It's just sad that he's been banned inside the Chase Center for life because of what he did there, well, he still should do what he keeps happy and avoid those situations again that can destroy his name and Klay's.
As for the game later, both teams will imagine that it's already Game 7 as their effort will be poured because this game will determine if the Warriors will claim the title or he will wait for the original Game 7.

[stadus]

I'm afraid it is a really tough situation for Celtics now. They are 3-2 behind and this is troubling for them a lot. They didn't play badly actually in the previous game but Warriors still found a way to win this game. They were better in the final quarter once again. Celtics are still struggling to keep up with them in this quarter and they need to find a solution for this. In case they experience this again, they are done. Celtics shouldn't waste this big opportunity to win the title after a long break.

Celtics will play on their own, and this could be the best opportunity for them to stay focused and aim for the win to force game 7. The momentum is with Warriors after winning two consecutive game but Celtics is not out of contention here, they still have the chance. Though, I bet for Warriors to win today but still anything can happen and let’s see if Celtics will play better this time.

The series is not over yet as they still have a chance, no matter how small it is because a chance is a chance. The game later will surely be intense and the Celtics need to be unpredictable this time because the Warriors have managed to somehow read their moves in-between games that's why they have successfully won two games straight and also, it's really time to make use of their sizes and not just wait for their attacks as that for their advantage.

[OgNasty]

I'm afraid it is a really tough situation for Celtics now. They are 3-2 behind and this is troubling for them a lot. They didn't play badly actually in the previous game but Warriors still found a way to win this game. They were better in the final quarter once again. Celtics are still struggling to keep up with them in this quarter and they need to find a solution for this. In case they experience this again, they are done. Celtics shouldn't waste this big opportunity to win the title after a long break.

Celtics will play on their own, and this could be the best opportunity for them to stay focused and aim for the win to force game 7. The momentum is with Warriors after winning two consecutive game but Celtics is not out of contention here, they still have the chance. Though, I bet for Warriors to win today but still anything can happen and let’s see if Celtics will play better this time.

The series is not over yet as they still have a chance, no matter how small it is because a chance is a chance. The game later will surely be intense and the Celtics need to be unpredictable this time because the Warriors have managed to somehow read their moves in-between games that's why they have successfully won two games straight and also, it's really time to make use of their sizes and not just wait for their attacks as that for their advantage.

They definitely have a chance.  If they win today then it's game 7 where anything can happen.  I want the Warriors to win because I love a good legacy story, but I am sad if today turns out to be the last day of the NBA season, so I won't be upset if they lose.  More than anything though, I don't want to see a blowout.  A lot of times when in this position a team will get down a little bit and then start hoisting 3 pointers to try and comeback, which leads to them getting blown out.  If Golden State gets an early lead and the Celtics give up so I don't even want to watch the second half, I'll be disappointed.  Whether or not we see game 7, at least let me not know who is going to win this game when there's 3 minutes left in the 4th quarter.

[karabiber]

This game was very tense. Defences were the key, as they are almost every game. However, the worst player of the Warriors tonight was Looney, he committed fast a lot of dumb fouls by not defending well, missed easy lay ups and did not rebound the ball well either. Wiggins came to play tonight the splash brother's game was on Dremon's game was outstanding. Well i can tell you that watching this game and seeing Curry not to be able to shoot any 3 the entire game was unbelievable.

[casperBGD]

Totally agree that all these threads have so much discussion and so few people sharing their actual bets. So here is mine: https://sportsbet.io/sharebetslip/9a0cbfc0-e58c-4d15-bffa-12471d2438c5

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good choice, I didn't used to share my bet slips, but agree on winner tonight, and that tonight the season will end
Warriors chocked in first match, but it was that one quarter in all this final, that they played bad, all other matches were good, and one lose was expected

Curry is probably worth decision, but I haven't play on points so far, and would not start now either, do you know what are score-line odds for Curry tonight?

[Yamifoud]

do you know what are score-line odds for Curry tonight?

Curry is over/under 29.5.

Look, bookies are still confident with that line despite of the poor performance of Curry in game 5, I think Curry will have a bounce back game and will again score at least 30 points. That line is quite very tempting, I might take it.

[jossiel]

It is going to be a critical night in NBA. Warriors are in the lead by 3-2 as you know and they are so close to ending this series earlier than I expected. My expectation was that we would see seven games until it ends. It can still happen though. Celtics will need to give everything they have got to this game. No matter how much solid Warriors play, Celtics still need to find a way to make it 3-3. We deserve to watch the seventh game and Celtics also deserve to carry their hopes to the final game.

They could really end this series tonight or if the Celtics will prolong it with one more game.

All the advantage now is with the Warriors but before it was with Celtics. This is a big mental game for the Celtics now and the Warriors putting that much all of their effort on this upcoming game will surely give them this final.

And just as the typical thing whenever they're in the finals, they'll win.

[Questat]

It is going to be a critical night in NBA. Warriors are in the lead by 3-2 as you know and they are so close to ending this series earlier than I expected. My expectation was that we would see seven games until it ends. It can still happen though. Celtics will need to give everything they have got to this game. No matter how much solid Warriors play, Celtics still need to find a way to make it 3-3. We deserve to watch the seventh game and Celtics also deserve to carry their hopes to the final game.

They could really end this series tonight or if the Celtics will prolong it with one more game.

All the advantage now is with the Warriors but before it was with Celtics. This is a big mental game for the Celtics now and the Warriors putting that much all of their effort on this upcoming game will surely give them this final.

And just as the typical thing whenever they're in the finals, they'll win.

Not all the time, they lose against the Cavaliers before on their home court, so we cannot guarantee that they will win the finals although they have the advantage here. I just find this game enjoyable to watch, but I would not be too confident that the Warriors will easily win.

[ultrloa]

It is going to be a critical night in NBA. Warriors are in the lead by 3-2 as you know and they are so close to ending this series earlier than I expected. My expectation was that we would see seven games until it ends. It can still happen though. Celtics will need to give everything they have got to this game. No matter how much solid Warriors play, Celtics still need to find a way to make it 3-3. We deserve to watch the seventh game and Celtics also deserve to carry their hopes to the final game.

They could really end this series tonight or if the Celtics will prolong it with one more game.

All the advantage now is with the Warriors but before it was with Celtics. This is a big mental game for the Celtics now and the Warriors putting that much all of their effort on this upcoming game will surely give them this final.

And just as the typical thing whenever they're in the finals, they'll win.

Not all the time, they lose against the Cavaliers before on their home court, so we cannot guarantee that they will win the finals although they have the advantage here. I just find this game enjoyable to watch, but I would not be too confident that the Warriors will easily win.

We see how Boston give a good fight to Warriors so there's no easy win for GSW on this match since I'm very sure that this game 6 they increase there physicality so that they can maximize their  performance and possibly extend the game to 7. But its undeniable that Warriors is at advantage on this so I guess we can see them eager to finish this because if they let this series stretch to game 7 maybe their championship title will gone this season.

[Maslate]

It is going to be a critical night in NBA. Warriors are in the lead by 3-2 as you know and they are so close to ending this series earlier than I expected. My expectation was that we would see seven games until it ends. It can still happen though. Celtics will need to give everything they have got to this game. No matter how much solid Warriors play, Celtics still need to find a way to make it 3-3. We deserve to watch the seventh game and Celtics also deserve to carry their hopes to the final game.

They could really end this series tonight or if the Celtics will prolong it with one more game.

All the advantage now is with the Warriors but before it was with Celtics. This is a big mental game for the Celtics now and the Warriors putting that much all of their effort on this upcoming game will surely give them this final.

And just as the typical thing whenever they're in the finals, they'll win.

Not all the time, they lose against the Cavaliers before on their home court, so we cannot guarantee that they will win the finals although they have the advantage here. I just find this game enjoyable to watch, but I would not be too confident that the Warriors will easily win.

We see how Boston give a good fight to Warriors so there's no easy win for GSW on this match since I'm very sure that this game 6 they increase there physicality so that they can maximize their  performance and possibly extend the game to 7. But its undeniable that Warriors is at advantage on this so I guess we can see them eager to finish this because if they let this series stretch to game 7 maybe their championship title will gone this season.

The advantage of the Warriors are the experience, this is a do or die game for the Celtics, they might not be able to focus 100% due to the pressure they are feeling in this game, but Warriors who are known to be a clutch team, they should handle the business in game 6.

[goinmerry]

they might not be able to focus 100% due to the pressure they are feeling in this game, but Warriors who are known to be a clutch team, they should handle the business in game 6.

Or it might be the other way around. Instead, they will able to be stay focused since they are pressured to win the game. Losing is not an option for them as that will be their final game if they lose the game tonight. That's what I see as a reason why Celtics will be more aggressive and more pumped at this game and will not allow the Golden State Warriors to celebrate at their home.

If Boston Celtics will able to put the Warriors at a large lead the entire game, I think the Warriors will rest their starters in the early 4th quarter and will not attempt to make a run to prepare for their championship attempt in front of their home crowd in Game 7.

[OgNasty]

As we get closer to gametime, I'm wondering if the Celtics defense will take the same approach that they've been taking...  Completely ignoring Andrew Wiggins in favor of making sure Curry never has an open shot.  I think that strategy hasn't been working and they'll need to adjust.  I think they'd be better off letting Smart play Curry 1 on 1 while their defense focuses on shutting everyone else down.  Maybe a hard foul here and there...  I do hope we see a good game and I hope that there are no injuries.  Boston's gameplan has to involve roughing up the Warriors a little though.  Size and strength haven't played as big a factor these last 2 games and the Celtics can't let Wiggins get 10+ rebounds again.  That's unacceptable.

[Shamm]

It is going to be really difficult for Celtics to make a comeback now. But I still don't want to lose my faith in them of course as Celtics are my team in NBA. The last game was a competitive one actually but things got badly for Celtics in the fourth quarter. Warriors did this again by making the gap bigger in this quarter. By the way, Curry played very badly in recognition of 3-pointers. He had a zero percent success rate as he missed all of his nine attempts. But they still managed to win the game.

The comeback isn't easy, I know, but the Boston Celtics are a team that can do it. If they can prevent Golden State Warriors from making too many three-pointers, there's no reason why they shouldn't win the next game.
If they can play a good defense and play the match with the pace they always play, they can win the next match

I am strongly agree with you mate this upcoming game 6 tomorrow will be more exciting part in the NBA because we all know that warriors want to end it up and to became a champion again but in the side of celtics what they are aiming for is that they want to stop the 3 pointers on their opponents which is klay Thompson and Stephen curry to maintain the momentum and have a chance to win the match. And if that will happen and then in game 7 the best team will win.

[arwin100]

As we get closer to gametime, I'm wondering if the Celtics defense will take the same approach that they've been taking...  Completely ignoring Andrew Wiggins in favor of making sure Curry never has an open shot.  I think that strategy hasn't been working and they'll need to adjust.  I think they'd be better off letting Smart play Curry 1 on 1 while their defense focuses on shutting everyone else down.  Maybe a hard foul here and there...  I do hope we see a good game and I hope that there are no injuries.  Boston's gameplan has to involve roughing up the Warriors a little though.  Size and strength haven't played as big a factor these last 2 games and the Celtics can't let Wiggins get 10+ rebounds again.  That's unacceptable.

This is one of the huge problem of Celtics because if they tighten up their defense on Wiggins they will lose focus on curry and if they focus on curry they also lost focus to Wiggins and if they make way to do more defense on both Klay and Poole could step up so this is truly a big challenge for them on how they can adjust defensively. Maybe challenge them by more physical basketball because if they broke GSW focus and pissed off by defense maybe they can change the game in favor to them.

[harizen]

We see how Boston give a good fight to Warriors so there's no easy win for GSW on this match since I'm very sure that this game 6 they increase there physicality so that they can maximize their  performance and possibly extend the game to 7. But its undeniable that Warriors is at advantage on this so I guess we can see them eager to finish this because if they let this series stretch to game 7 maybe their championship title will gone this season.

It's undeniable that the Golden State Warriors are on momentum after that 2 game-winning streak. They might bring that same momentum tonight. That's the task for the Boston Celtics, to prevent that from happening. Since winning is a necessary thing to do as no possible next game for them if they will lose, they will surely bring their A+ performance in this game with the help of their crowd to boost their confidence.

Golden State Warriors will surely get their championship on Game 7 but for tonight's Game 6, I will give my wild bet to the Boston Celtics. We will see extending the series to the final game which is Game 7 and the Celtics have no choice but to force that.

[OgNasty]

Not a great start for the Warriors, letting the Celtics get a 12-2 lead to start the game. Otto Porter is getting exposed out there on every play. Some NBA players just don’t have what it takes to perform at the highest level and it shows. The Warriors better replace Porter immediately. He’s being hunted on defense, turning the ball over and missing open shots on offense, and the game JUST started. I hope Kerr makes a move during this timeout and doesn’t look back.

[Dave1]

Not a great start for the Warriors, letting the Celtics get a 12-2 lead to start the game. Otto Porter is getting exposed out there on every play. Some NBA players just don’t have what it takes to perform at the highest level and it shows. The Warriors better replace Porter immediately. He’s being hunted on defense, turning the ball over and missing open shots on offense, and the game JUST started. I hope Kerr makes a move during this timeout and doesn’t look back.

Yes, that's what I also said in the previous thread. But after the time out, Warriors got back on it's feet and now have the lead at the end of the first quarter.

I think Klay Thompson is going to push himself in this game 6. And continue his monicker of game 6 Klay. But we will see, Tatum and Celtics, this is a must win for them. They really need to show up in this game otherwise, it will be over for them.

[bitzizzix]

Game 6 was very tough and tense, the Celtics will try to catch up because they left behind with a score of 2-3 and on the other hand the Warriors will try to reclaim game 6 of the 2022 NBA Finals in Boston.
The Celtics are currently away from the Warriors 39-54 and that is a huge points difference I think game 6 the Warriors will win and the game is still going where I think the points will continue to add up for the Warriors, and I really admire Stephen Curry always giving the Warriors a lot of points.

[OgNasty]

Not a great start for the Warriors, letting the Celtics get a 12-2 lead to start the game. Otto Porter is getting exposed out there on every play. Some NBA players just don’t have what it takes to perform at the highest level and it shows. The Warriors better replace Porter immediately. He’s being hunted on defense, turning the ball over and missing open shots on offense, and the game JUST started. I hope Kerr makes a move during this timeout and doesn’t look back.

Yes, that's what I also said in the previous thread. But after the time out, Warriors got back on it's feet and now have the lead at the end of the first quarter.

I think Klay Thompson is going to push himself in this game 6. And continue his monicker of game 6 Klay. But we will see, Tatum and Celtics, this is a must win for them. They really need to show up in this game otherwise, it will be over for them.

Once they got Porter out of there it turned around quick. The Celtics have shifted their strategy to a more typical defense and while that is hurting Wiggins, the Splash Brothers look like they’re back to normal. If Draymond Green could hit a 3 pointer this team would be as dangerous as the old Warriors teams. The Celtics better bring it in the second half. It’s starting to look like we’re getting our last look at NBA basketball for the year.

[Beparanf]

Not a great start for the Warriors, letting the Celtics get a 12-2 lead to start the game. Otto Porter is getting exposed out there on every play. Some NBA players just don’t have what it takes to perform at the highest level and it shows. The Warriors better replace Porter immediately. He’s being hunted on defense, turning the ball over and missing open shots on offense, and the game JUST started. I hope Kerr makes a move during this timeout and doesn’t look back.

Yes, that's what I also said in the previous thread. But after the time out, Warriors got back on it's feet and now have the lead at the end of the first quarter.

I think Klay Thompson is going to push himself in this game 6. And continue his monicker of game 6 Klay. But we will see, Tatum and Celtics, this is a must win for them. They really need to show up in this game otherwise, it will be over for them.

Once they got Porter out of there it turned around quick. The Celtics have shifted their strategy to a more typical defense and while that is hurting Wiggins, the Splash Brothers look like they’re back to normal. If Draymond Green could hit a 3 pointer this team would be as dangerous as the old Warriors teams. The Celtics better bring it in the second half. It’s starting to look like we’re getting our last look at NBA basketball for the year.

Most of the game result like this usually turns out to be Boston game. Boston seems in control in the 1st quarter but Jaylen Brown and Tatum become cold and can't answer back the aggression of Warriors until the lead become huge and can't stop the bleed.

Tatum and Brown needs to make a move since this game for them is a now or never for them. I still believe they can make it and probably I will make a live bet to them once the lead become close.

[TravelMug]

Not a great start for the Warriors, letting the Celtics get a 12-2 lead to start the game. Otto Porter is getting exposed out there on every play. Some NBA players just don’t have what it takes to perform at the highest level and it shows. The Warriors better replace Porter immediately. He’s being hunted on defense, turning the ball over and missing open shots on offense, and the game JUST started. I hope Kerr makes a move during this timeout and doesn’t look back.

Yes, that's what I also said in the previous thread. But after the time out, Warriors got back on it's feet and now have the lead at the end of the first quarter.

I think Klay Thompson is going to push himself in this game 6. And continue his monicker of game 6 Klay. But we will see, Tatum and Celtics, this is a must win for them. They really need to show up in this game otherwise, it will be over for them.

Once they got Porter out of there it turned around quick. The Celtics have shifted their strategy to a more typical defense and while that is hurting Wiggins, the Splash Brothers look like they’re back to normal. If Draymond Green could hit a 3 pointer this team would be as dangerous as the old Warriors teams. The Celtics better bring it in the second half. It’s starting to look like we’re getting our last look at NBA basketball for the year.

It's 3rd quarter already and I think the Warriors are smelling that ring as gestured by Curry. They've build a 22 point lead. And speaking of Otto Porter, he goes 2 for 2 beyond the arc, and so is Steph Curry. Boston needs to call a time out because they have to stop the hot shooting of the Warriors.

And yeah, this could be the final game this season, what a year it was for the Warriors and cap the season win a new ring without KD.

[ultrloa]

It's official golden state warriors is the new champion this season. Congrats for those bettors who win their bets and game 6 is truly spectacular, I thought they can dominate this game because they are so aggressive on early first quarter of the game but guess Warriors show more better performance as Celtics commits more turnover than them.

[yahoo62278]

GAME OVER Congrats to the Golden State Warriors!!!!  The game started out ugly 12-2 Boston, then by the end of the 1st quarter Warriors took the lead and never looked back.

[Harkorede]

GAME OVER Congrats to the Golden State Warriors!!!!  The game started out ugly 12-2 Boston, then by the end of the 1st quarter Warriors took the lead and never looked back.

They got sum run in the 4th and kept it within single digits multiple times, but the Warriors just aren't going to make the same mistake thrice, and Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins defensive plays really help the Warriors keeps the lead because the Celtics had multiple empty possessions which could have cut to about 1-2 or for Celtics to even take the lead.

Warriors are the Champions and It was duly deserved! I feel for the Celtics too, because they've tried a lot, but there can only be one winner.

Curry also finally going to the fmvp right ?! You can tell from the all the emotions he's shown.

[Shamm]

No more game 7,  warriors ends the game a big congratulations for those who bet golden state warriors, finally they claim the trophy and by the help of Wiggins and green for their defense strategy, that they made from the half of the first quarter until the end of the game.  From 2-12 start of the quarter they take the lead and  make it 20 + points which good advantage from them. Celtics do their best too they put the lead into single digit in many times but warriors still manage.. .once again congrats to those who bet warriors.

[Fundamentals Of]

And it is all over. The Golden State Warriors are the champions. They have defeated the Boston Celtics. That was a nice NBA finals. The games are great, although the last one had the Warriors leading the Celtics all the way from the first quarter up to the last quarter. While game 6 started with Boston heating up early and leading the Warriors, it proved to be a dud. It was just during the opening minutes. The rest of the game had the Boston full of turnovers and the Warriors taking over the game.

[bitzizzix]

No more game 7,  warriors ends the game a big congratulations for those who bet golden state warriors, finally they claim the trophy and by the help of Wiggins and green for their defense strategy, that they made from the half of the first quarter until the end of the game.  From 2-12 start of the quarter they take the lead and  make it 20 + points which good advantage from them. Celtics do their best too they put the lead into single digit in many times but warriors still manage.. .once again congrats to those who bet warriors.

That's right no more game 7 and congrats to the Golden State Warriors and being a 2022 NBA winner, Steve Kerr carried his team really well and has a good team that complement each other, especially Stephen Curry the best player and also the mainstay of the Warriors.
Stephen Curry cried at the end of the game because he knew he would win by a sizeable point difference, and the cameras kept an eye on him until the broadcast ended because he always collected the most points in each game.
once again congratulations to the Golden State Warriors.

[Coin_trader]

And it is all over. The Golden State Warriors are the champions. They have defeated the Boston Celtics. That was a nice NBA finals. The games are great, although the last one had the Warriors leading the Celtics all the way from the first quarter up to the last quarter. While game 6 started with Boston heating up early and leading the Warriors, it proved to be a dud. It was just during the opening minutes. The rest of the game had the Boston full of turnovers and the Warriors taking over the game.

Boston try to recover on the 3rd quarter up to 4th quarter by Al horford accurate 3s and Jaylen Brown aggresive play. The only reason why Boston loss on this game is because Tatum is totally shutdown on this game. Most of his attempt got deny and result to turnover which converted to warriors points. Tatum is the one who needs to step up at that time yet he failed and result to there chance to get there NBA finals.

They are still young though and definitely can get again another title shot next year while Warriors core players is getting older. Good game well played for both team and congratulations to the Warriors!

[leea-1334]

A little little bit disappointed we did not get to Game 7 but at the same time, really happy I took a bet, even if it was not so big, but you know sometimes you have to just put money to make things happen

I also think Curry's 3-point shooting percentage will be one of the deciding factors here.  If Boston wanted to extend the series, they need to shut down any three points attempt by the Warriors.

34 points from Curry, as was thought possible! I do feel sorry for Jaylen who also got 34 points (which is actually more impressive since that is over one third of Celtic points total).

good choice, I didn't used to share my bet slips, but agree on winner tonight, and that tonight the season will end
Warriors chocked in first match, but it was that one quarter in all this final, that they played bad, all other matches were good, and one lose was expected

Curry is probably worth decision, but I haven't play on points so far, and would not start now either, do you know what are score-line odds for Curry tonight?

Sorry did not reply this in time but odds were not so good with that as he was/is on form. Finally won MVP also, and most of the talk from last week was about him deserving it whether or not Warriors win but this is now moot point

[rhomelmabini]

^^^
Congrats on that leea-1334, at least you did the winning on your bet, that's what matters right now. As much as I wanted to see it extends the series, the Warriors just really don't want it to. Jaylen did his best and I think they now has that experience, most of their roster are still young and they should learn a lesson from it.

Robert Williams was really something, the defense and the offense (assists) he did this night, the Celtics has a bright future for this young lad big man.

[Text]

Congrats to all the believers of the Warriors since the start of the finals! Oh my, I was carried away by the tears of joy of Chef Curry, you deserved the finals MVP!

Not bad for the Celtics for making it up to the finals, they still did a great job and played until game 6. Still, they are the number one on defense for the whole season.

[yazher]

Congratulations to the Golden State Warriors for winning the NBA championship again, though they seem like not battling too hard to win it, they really deserve the title this year because they also made history by winning it back without the help of KD and the others. They are not just winning this because of their big 3 but the whole team did their role to make it happen. As for the Boston Celtics, it's not over for them because this is just a beginning and they now have an experience of what kind of plays are in the NBA finals and I'm sure next time, they will do another big surprise to compete in the NBA playoffs.

[dothebeats]

I knew that Warriors easily has it. They have been in sync since the Conference finals and has never missed their beat ever since. A few misplays on the first game of the finals but they made sure that Celtics will always be cautious on their moves. Quite a show put up by Celtics though, and they managed to up their defense game on the latter part of this championship but GSW just has that firepower from almost all of their players on the paint.

That's an easy $250 from me after a few weeks since I bet on GSW to win the championship.

[Baofeng]

Congrats to all the believers of the Warriors since the start of the finals! Oh my, I was carried away by the tears of joy of Chef Curry, you deserved the finals MVP!

Not bad for the Celtics for making it up to the finals, they still did a great job and played until game 6. Still, they are the number one on defense for the whole season.

I really like how Curry usually speech in times like this. He is not the typical boastful players and take all the credits from his team mate. He is very humble and he never boast his controbution as main factor for ther win but rather he always dedicated the game to the team. Curry is indeed deserves the finals MVP finally after so many finals appearance. Durant might be banging his head for leaving this team.

This is really a disappointing result for Celtics because they almost got it by having a 2-1 lead and then they blow it up on the last 3 games.

The Celtics doesn't have the experience and we all know how good the Warriors is. Curry is really emotional after the game, because in the 2 years that they are not in the finals, they really have to work very hard, like Klay's injury, Durant leaving, and even himself getting injured himself.

And now it's their 4 ring in 8 years. That's some dominance and the last team that we have seen like that is San Antonio with Duncan, Parker and Manu. He also got the trophy that he doesn't have and that is the MV finals.

[bisdak40]

Congrats to all the believers of the Warriors since the start of the finals! Oh my, I was carried away by the tears of joy of Chef Curry, you deserved the finals MVP!

Not bad for the Celtics for making it up to the finals, they still did a great job and played until game 6. Still, they are the number one on defense for the whole season.

Experience was really the factor on this win by the Warriors. They were down in the opening quarter but they never panicked and managed to take the lead when the first quarter was over while on the Celtics' side, the inexperience to the young Celtics has taken its toll on them, too many turn-overs when they should have take good care of the ball because turnovers were killing them on their previous games.

The Celtics will be back strong next season for sure, they have learned a good lesson this series.

[carlisle1]

Congrats to all the believers of the Warriors since the start of the finals! Oh my, I was carried away by the tears of joy of Chef Curry, you deserved the finals MVP!

Not bad for the Celtics for making it up to the finals, they still did a great job and played until game 6. Still, they are the number one on defense for the whole season.

Experience was really the factor on this win by the Warriors. They were down in the opening quarter but they never panicked and managed to take the lead when the first quarter was over while on the Celtics' side, the inexperience to the young Celtics has taken its toll on them, too many turn-overs when they should have take good care of the ball because turnovers were killing them on their previous games.

The Celtics will be back strong next season for sure, they have learned a good lesson this series.

Too many turned over that gives the Warriors enough room to rally back and turned things into their favor. Harford play big but ain't

enough since the core key players struggle with lots of turned overs, experienced and good chemistries enough to snatch the win in front

of all those wild fans inside TG garden. Warriors deserved the win as they play with a much bigger heart, showing the dominance up to

the last second of the game. Kudos Dub fans!

[Velvet78]

We couldn't see the Game 7 I'm afraid. I was very hopeful about Celtics to defeat Warriors in home court but they couldn't hinder them from winning two times in a row and winning the championship. Celtics were this close to winning a championship in NBA after a long time but they couldn't. Warriors just continue to dominate NBA. This was their fourth championship in the past eight seasons. They couldn't reach the finals two times in these among these seasons and lost the championship in the finals only twice when they reached the finals. This is very impressive statistics.

[lionheart78]

I knew that Warriors easily has it. They have been in sync since the Conference finals and has never missed their beat ever since. A few misplays on the first game of the finals but they made sure that Celtics will always be cautious on their moves. Quite a show put up by Celtics though, and they managed to up their defense game on the latter part of this championship but GSW just has that firepower from almost all of their players on the paint.

Indeed it was a strong start by the Celtics but they fell short in the last minutes of the 1st quarter making their lead shrink.  It is thanks to the tight defense of the Warriors that enable them to come back to the game in the early quarters in a 21-0 run.  As usual, it was Curry's three-point shots in the last quarter that seals the win for the Warriors.

That's an easy $250 from me after a few weeks since I bet on GSW to win the championship.

Congratulations on the win.

[Questat]

Congratulations to the winners, looks like we have a lot of winners here as for sure many of us here bet on the Warriors to win in game 6. ML and point spread winners, congrats guys. Also, those who won their championship bet that they took during the start of the playoffs, that's an insane odds for sure.

[lulumiya]

I wanted to see Celtics winning Game 6 and carrying the series to the final game of it but it didn't happen. I still appreciate Warriors' high performance as they played much better than Celtics in this game. Curry performed really great after that poor performance in the previous game. I didn't like Tatum's performance in this game at all. He should have played better to help his team keep their hopes up. Warriors are still a winner team in NBA for years.

[boltz]

That's all folks .

Unfortunate.... Boston lost and our dream is lost as well, but, we must congratulate the winner GSW for really coming out and giving no chance to Celtic and even more than this , Curry looked like he could play that game for 2 days and Celtic wouldn't comeback so this says a lot about GSW mentality right now as I'm sure they felt unstoppable during the game.

[Natalim]

That's all folks .

Unfortunate.... Boston lost and our dream is lost as well, but, we must congratulate the winner GSW for really coming out and giving no chance to Celtic and even more than this , Curry looked like he could play that game for 2 days and Celtic wouldn't comeback so this says a lot about GSW mentality right now as I'm sure they felt unstoppable during the game.

Yes, the Warriors mentality is what made them beat a strong Boston Celtics. Curry finally won a finals MVP and he got 4 rings already, I love his aggressiveness in the game as he really wants to end the series and he succeeded in doing that. Celtics have a little run but it wasn't enough for them to make it a close game and had a chance to win, congratulations to both teams for giving us a great 2022 NBA Finals.

[Maslate]

That's all folks .

Unfortunate.... Boston lost and our dream is lost as well, but, we must congratulate the winner GSW for really coming out and giving no chance to Celtic and even more than this , Curry looked like he could play that game for 2 days and Celtic wouldn't comeback so this says a lot about GSW mentality right now as I'm sure they felt unstoppable during the game.

Yes, the Warriors mentality is what made them beat a strong Boston Celtics. Curry finally won a finals MVP and he got 4 rings already, I love his aggressiveness in the game as he really wants to end the series and he succeeded in doing that. Celtics have a little run but it wasn't enough for them to make it a close game and had a chance to win, congratulations to both teams for giving us a great 2022 NBA Finals.

Not the kind of run that they made before where they could win the game, Warriors always have a counter everytime Boston made a good run and that 4th quarter is still a quarter that they were able to control. Warriors beat the Boston by 13 points who are -3.5 before the game, that's sweet.

[Natalim]

That's all folks .

Unfortunate.... Boston lost and our dream is lost as well, but, we must congratulate the winner GSW for really coming out and giving no chance to Celtic and even more than this , Curry looked like he could play that game for 2 days and Celtic wouldn't comeback so this says a lot about GSW mentality right now as I'm sure they felt unstoppable during the game.

Yes, the Warriors mentality is what made them beat a strong Boston Celtics. Curry finally won a finals MVP and he got 4 rings already, I love his aggressiveness in the game as he really wants to end the series and he succeeded in doing that. Celtics have a little run but it wasn't enough for them to make it a close game and had a chance to win, congratulations to both teams for giving us a great 2022 NBA Finals.

Not the kind of run that they made before where they could win the game, Warriors always have a counter everytime Boston made a good run and that 4th quarter is still a quarter that they were able to control. Warriors beat the Boston by 13 points who are -3.5 before the game, that's sweet.

Yes, because the Warriors had already figured out to win the 4th quarter from game 4 to game 6.

Here are the 4th quarter scores

game 4 - 28-19  (final score GSW won by 10 points)
game 5 - 29-20 (final score GSW won by 10 points)
game 6 - 27-24 (final score GSW won by 13 points)

And look at the winning margin as well, it's not a close game.

[DireWolfM14]

I was hoping the Warriors would bring game 7 to San Francisco and win the championship at home.  That was great run, and awesome championship series.  I'm usually not much of an NBA fan, but the Warriors in the Finals make for some good times.

As for last night's game, I really didn't expect Boston to just cave like that.  Other than Tatum it seemed like everyone had just given up.  Game 6, one game down in the Finals, and they made the game kinda boring.

[Road21Bitcoin]

They demonstrate their slogan on the court "Strength in Numbers" and they did it. That series was a good show and congratulations to the 2021-22 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors! Props to the Boston Celtics for their incredible run this season.

And also, congratulations to Steph Curry the man of the game!
 

• 4 x NBA Champion
• 2022 NBA Finals MVP
• 2022 Western Conference Finals MVP

[Maslate]

They demonstrate their slogan on the court "Strength in Numbers" and they did it. That series was a good show and congratulations to the 2021-22 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors! Props to the Boston Celtics for their incredible run this season.

And also, congratulations to Steph Curry the man of the game!
 

• 4 x NBA Champion
• 2022 NBA Finals MVP
• 2022 Western Conference Finals MVP

That last award "western conference Finals MVP" if I'm not mistaken was only implemented this season, and with that, Curry has received more awards. Maybe next season they can have an award like best supporting player, so the next best player will also receive recognition.

[arwin100]

Not a great start for the Warriors, letting the Celtics get a 12-2 lead to start the game. Otto Porter is getting exposed out there on every play. Some NBA players just don’t have what it takes to perform at the highest level and it shows. The Warriors better replace Porter immediately. He’s being hunted on defense, turning the ball over and missing open shots on offense, and the game JUST started. I hope Kerr makes a move during this timeout and doesn’t look back.

Yes, that's what I also said in the previous thread. But after the time out, Warriors got back on it's feet and now have the lead at the end of the first quarter.

I think Klay Thompson is going to push himself in this game 6. And continue his monicker of game 6 Klay. But we will see, Tatum and Celtics, this is a must win for them. They really need to show up in this game otherwise, it will be over for them.

Their early first quarter performance is so awful that's why Celtics got huge run and I really think that the momentum shift to Celtics that time since they hyped up together with the crowd is cheering so loud on them. But there's sudden shift of momentum when late minutes on 1st quarter and Warrior able to sustain it until the end that's why Celtics lost tonight.  But we cannot call this as a total lost for young celtics rooster because they can learn a lesson from this especially for Tatum which struggle for the whole final series, maybe he's so nervous because they are inexperience to go on finals.

[qwertyup23]

There you have it- predicted the playoff run completely! But in all seriousness, what a dominant performance the whole Warriors team put-up in game 6 which ultimately led them to win the entire playoffs this season!

Big congratulations for Curry for never giving up despite the rebuilding phase. He literally carried the Warriors when Klay was injured and other of his team were developing. But to be honest, huge props for Wiggins as he demonstrated that he is the previous no. 1 pick. He dominated Tatum and kept his shooting ability at bay- his defending skills locked him up which led him only to score 2 points in the second half.

[Distinctin]

And it is all over. The Golden State Warriors are the champions. They have defeated the Boston Celtics. That was a nice NBA finals. The games are great, although the last one had the Warriors leading the Celtics all the way from the first quarter up to the last quarter. While game 6 started with Boston heating up early and leading the Warriors, it proved to be a dud. It was just during the opening minutes. The rest of the game had the Boston full of turnovers and the Warriors taking over the game.

Boston try to recover on the 3rd quarter up to 4th quarter by Al horford accurate 3s and Jaylen Brown aggresive play. The only reason why Boston loss on this game is because Tatum is totally shutdown on this game. Most of his attempt got deny and result to turnover which converted to warriors points. Tatum is the one who needs to step up at that time yet he failed and result to there chance to get there NBA finals.

They are still young though and definitely can get again another title shot next year while Warriors core players is getting older. Good game well played for both team and congratulations to the Warriors!

I agree, Jaylen Brown and Al Horford did their job at their respective strengths but Jayson Tatum was having a hard time in the game earlier which his team needed him the most as it's a do-or-die situation for the whole team. Brown was indeed aggressive inside the paint contributing 34 points to the team while also grabbing balls while he could but it's still not enough because the Warriors decided to close the chapter for this season. A well fought finals indeed for the both teams!

[stadus]

I'm afraid it is a really tough situation for Celtics now. They are 3-2 behind and this is troubling for them a lot. They didn't play badly actually in the previous game but Warriors still found a way to win this game. They were better in the final quarter once again. Celtics are still struggling to keep up with them in this quarter and they need to find a solution for this. In case they experience this again, they are done. Celtics shouldn't waste this big opportunity to win the title after a long break.

Celtics will play on their own, and this could be the best opportunity for them to stay focused and aim for the win to force game 7. The momentum is with Warriors after winning two consecutive game but Celtics is not out of contention here, they still have the chance. Though, I bet for Warriors to win today but still anything can happen and let’s see if Celtics will play better this time.

The series is not over yet as they still have a chance, no matter how small it is because a chance is a chance. The game later will surely be intense and the Celtics need to be unpredictable this time because the Warriors have managed to somehow read their moves in-between games that's why they have successfully won two games straight and also, it's really time to make use of their sizes and not just wait for their attacks as that for their advantage.

They definitely have a chance.  If they win today then it's game 7 where anything can happen.  I want the Warriors to win because I love a good legacy story, but I am sad if today turns out to be the last day of the NBA season, so I won't be upset if they lose.  More than anything though, I don't want to see a blowout.  A lot of times when in this position a team will get down a little bit and then start hoisting 3 pointers to try and comeback, which leads to them getting blown out.  If Golden State gets an early lead and the Celtics give up so I don't even want to watch the second half, I'll be disappointed.  Whether or not we see game 7, at least let me not know who is going to win this game when there's 3 minutes left in the 4th quarter.

Seems like we can't have a Game 7 this Finals after all because the Warriors closed the series, and as anticipated, they've won at the TD Garden. Not the way we imagined it as we know that the Warriors wanted to celebrate their win at Chase Center where the majority of the crowd are their fans. Before the Finals begun, I've seen some speculations that it will be a 4-2 record at the Warriors favor, so I guess that guess turns out great.
About seeing some blowout, it's hard to see that one at the Finals. For sure every game will be intense and neither of the team will give up that early.

[wheelz1200]

And there it is, steph and his first nba finals mvp.  4th in what like 8 years for golden state.  This one verifies dynasty status.  Made some decent money laying on the Warriors.  Outside of the Memphis games I think they cleaned up against the spread.

[chaser15]

Happy to see Stephen Curry finally got his first NBA Finals MVP. First it was Andre Iguodala who shines on their first championship series then Kevin Durant got the 2 Finals MVP later on. Curry deserves that Finals MVP that he is targeting for long. He now becomes the first player winning the NBA Conference Finals MVP and NBA Finals MVP.

Andrew Wiggins almost took the Finals MVP if he is consistent from Game 1. Another shadow again to Steph Curry if ever as Finals MVP are based on Finals series and it doesn't exclude the whole playoffs series.

[casperBGD]

~snip

Sorry did not reply this in time but odds were not so good with that as he was/is on form. Finally won MVP also, and most of the talk from last week was about him deserving it whether or not Warriors win but this is now moot point

congrats on a bet won, and congrats to Warriors on title
it was all over in first half, and it is done on experience, Celtics are good team, but you need to be best, if you want to take the title, and you have to have Curry in a form, or someone in extra form to have Curry down

Curry deserved MVP title, congrats to him, and he supports crypto and NFT's, so plus for him

with all said, I do not expect from them to repeat this next season

[Jating]

And there it is, steph and his first nba finals mvp.  4th in what like 8 years for golden state.  This one verifies dynasty status.  Made some decent money laying on the Warriors.  Outside of the Memphis games I think they cleaned up against the spread.

Yes, they have done it with Steph in their first year but he didn't win the MVP, and then 2 with Durant. Now they can say that it was on Steph on this one as he finally win his first Finals MVP and the outpouring of emotions..

I think everyone of us here made a lot of money on the Warriors, specially on the outright because they are not the favorite for this season. But when they close out a tough Memphis team, we know that the possibility is there for them to go all way and win it (specially Dallas eliminating the top seed Suns).

Let's see next year, it's gonna be hard as the core of Curry, Klay and Green, they are not getting any younger.

[goaldigger]

And there it is, steph and his first nba finals mvp.  4th in what like 8 years for golden state.  This one verifies dynasty status.  Made some decent money laying on the Warriors.  Outside of the Memphis games I think they cleaned up against the spread.

They prove the 14% chance of winning wrong, Warriors is unstoppable same thing with Curry.
In this conference, Curry really carry the whole team into the finals and in the last 4 games, Curry proves to be a deserving player to get the MVP award, it’s good to see them being a Champion again. I like the loyalty of Curry in Warriors, we can still expect more greatness from them. Congrats also to those who placed their bet with Warriors, you’re also a winner, cheers!  

[Pulsar77]

I'm afraid it is a really tough situation for Celtics now. They are 3-2 behind and this is troubling for them a lot. They didn't play badly actually in the previous game but Warriors still found a way to win this game. They were better in the final quarter once again. Celtics are still struggling to keep up with them in this quarter and they need to find a solution for this. In case they experience this again, they are done. Celtics shouldn't waste this big opportunity to win the title after a long break.

The momentum is clearly on the Warriors but closing/winning a series is very hard to do that is why tomorrow's game is very exciting at least for me. Celtics have done a very good job on limiting the offensive output of Steph Curry in game5 but the Warriors has lot of weapons offensively that put the Celtics in a difficult situation on game6.

One thing I have observed is that Boston did not exploit the mismatch that was happening down low (Curry guarding Robert Williams), they were so in love on taking that outside jumpers. This might be one of the many adjustments the Celtics will do come game6.

Warriors used this momentum in favour of them in a really fascinating way in Game 6. Celtics weren't able to defend them as usual also. They didn't even seem like they were eager to win the title. They made so many defensive mistakes and Warriors benefited from many of them. This helped them open a really big gap with Celtics until the end of the game. Celtics still need to improve themselves but their effort so far has still been amazing to follow. They made me excited about their title chance.

[Johnyz]

And there it is, steph and his first nba finals mvp.  4th in what like 8 years for golden state.  This one verifies dynasty status.  Made some decent money laying on the Warriors.  Outside of the Memphis games I think they cleaned up against the spread.

They prove the 14% chance of winning wrong, Warriors is unstoppable same thing with Curry.
In this conference, Curry really carry the whole team into the finals and in the last 4 games, Curry proves to be a deserving player to get the MVP award, it’s good to see them being a Champion again. I like the loyalty of Curry in Warriors, we can still expect more greatness from them. Congrats also to those who placed their bet with Warriors, you’re also a winner, cheers!  

The way they played in Game 6, they didn’t let Celtics to have the chance on getting the lead again and they really dominate on every field. Warriors is again the champion in NBA, now I’m excited this summer to see changes on many team and looking forward for the rookies to play in Warriors. If warriors can get another good player, I’m confident that they can defend the title next year, this is a big challenge for other teams as well.

[CaVO32]

I'm afraid it is a really tough situation for Celtics now. They are 3-2 behind and this is troubling for them a lot. They didn't play badly actually in the previous game but Warriors still found a way to win this game. They were better in the final quarter once again. Celtics are still struggling to keep up with them in this quarter and they need to find a solution for this. In case they experience this again, they are done. Celtics shouldn't waste this big opportunity to win the title after a long break.

The momentum is clearly on the Warriors but closing/winning a series is very hard to do that is why tomorrow's game is very exciting at least for me. Celtics have done a very good job on limiting the offensive output of Steph Curry in game5 but the Warriors has lot of weapons offensively that put the Celtics in a difficult situation on game6.

One thing I have observed is that Boston did not exploit the mismatch that was happening down low (Curry guarding Robert Williams), they were so in love on taking that outside jumpers. This might be one of the many adjustments the Celtics will do come game6.

Warriors used this momentum in favour of them in a really fascinating way in Game 6. Celtics weren't able to defend them as usual also. They didn't even seem like they were eager to win the title. They made so many defensive mistakes and Warriors benefited from many of them. This helped them open a really big gap with Celtics until the end of the game. Celtics still need to improve themselves but their effort so far has still been amazing to follow. They made me excited about their title chance.

I lost a lil bit as I bet on Celtics, but I'm not angry or anything, because Warriors really did deserve to win on this one. Lucky for those who bet on Warriors because the odds were nice. Another scenario that sportsbooks don't really get it right all the time. Congratulations to those who bet on Warriors!
Another shining moment for Curry though.

[chaser15]

I was hoping the Warriors would bring game 7 to San Francisco and win the championship at home.  That was great run, and awesome championship series.  I'm usually not much of an NBA fan, but the Warriors in the Finals make for some good times.

It should be the other way around which is Boston Celtics should bring Game 7 to Chase Center. Golden State Warriors surely wants to celebrate championship at the former Oracle Arena but Celtics really didn't able to bring their best on that game and try to close the competition against the Golden State Warriors.

If only Boston Celtics try to maintain that good start until 3rd, Warriors might rest their starters early in the game to prepare for the Game 7.

Wiggins is on-fire and he is red hot on his Game 6 performance. Warriors now turning this guy into another version of Splash Brothers. His very best were released under playing with the Golden State Warriors.

[Shamm]

I was hoping the Warriors would bring game 7 to San Francisco and win the championship at home.  That was great run, and awesome championship series.  I'm usually not much of an NBA fan, but the Warriors in the Finals make for some good times.

It should be the other way around which is Boston Celtics should bring Game 7 to Chase Center. Golden State Warriors surely wants to celebrate championship at the former Oracle Arena but Celtics really didn't able to bring their best on that game and try to close the competition against the Golden State Warriors.

If only Boston Celtics try to maintain that good start until 3rd, Warriors might rest their starters early in the game to prepare for the Game 7.

Wiggins is on-fire and he is red hot on his Game 6 performance. Warriors now turning this guy into another version of Splash Brothers. His very best were released under playing with the Golden State Warriors.

No curry and play Thompson on the floor, still they have Wiggins and Jordan poole to make a big shots.
But as what we saw critics do their best  to defense warriors from free points like in  the fourth quarter the leads close to 8 points which is  3 or 4 positions shot to take the lead but when they are trying to make a shoot from three points they can not make it, I  don't know why is that happen. Maybe the crowd bring more intense so the players of critics did not focused on the game.

[crzy]

They demonstrate their slogan on the court "Strength in Numbers" and they did it. That series was a good show and congratulations to the 2021-22 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors! Props to the Boston Celtics for their incredible run this season.

And also, congratulations to Steph Curry the man of the game!
 

• 4 x NBA Champion
• 2022 NBA Finals MVP
• 2022 Western Conference Finals MVP

This is a clear explanation on why Curry is a good player and continues to making history. I can still see more years for him and I want to treasure that because soon he will retire and we might find a hard time finding a player like him again. Congrats to the whole Warriors community, they really deserve to get another ring.

[Yaunfitda]

And there it is, steph and his first nba finals mvp.  4th in what like 8 years for golden state.  This one verifies dynasty status.  Made some decent money laying on the Warriors.  Outside of the Memphis games I think they cleaned up against the spread.

They prove the 14% chance of winning wrong, Warriors is unstoppable same thing with Curry.
In this conference, Curry really carry the whole team into the finals and in the last 4 games, Curry proves to be a deserving player to get the MVP award, it’s good to see them being a Champion again. I like the loyalty of Curry in Warriors, we can still expect more greatness from them. Congrats also to those who placed their bet with Warriors, you’re also a winner, cheers!  

Well he noted the organizations in his MVP speech or after they won the game interview. I think he will be loyal to the team until he retires for good. Yes, he has taken a back seat with Durant winning back to back MVP and title. But this time, it was all Curry. Maybe Durant now is salty after leaving them and joining forces with Harden (who left) and then Kyrie who is a big head ache for the Nets organization. But in any case, as others have said, well deserved MVP for him and the ring for the 4th time and being crowned as the latest team to be a dynasty.

[btc_angela]

They demonstrate their slogan on the court "Strength in Numbers" and they did it. That series was a good show and congratulations to the 2021-22 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors! Props to the Boston Celtics for their incredible run this season.

And also, congratulations to Steph Curry the man of the game!
 

• 4 x NBA Champion
• 2022 NBA Finals MVP
• 2022 Western Conference Finals MVP

This is a clear explanation on why Curry is a good player and continues to making history. I can still see more years for him and I want to treasure that because soon he will retire and we might find a hard time finding a player like him again. Congrats to the whole Warriors community, they really deserve to get another ring.

He is not just a good player, he is an elite and the greatest shooter we have even seen. And no one in the Celtics roster can guard him, not Smart not White. He has reached his peaked, and if his body can hold maybe a good 4 years can be expected of him. So they will have to chase another ring again next year. It will be as hard as this one, but they have proven that they can do it, so why not chase for greatness, a 5th ring. Steve Kerr, the new Zen Master, Phil Jackson of our era.

[DireWolfM14]

Happy to see Stephen Curry finally got his first NBA Finals MVP. First it was Andre Iguodala who shines on their first championship series then Kevin Durant got the 2 Finals MVP later on. Curry deserves that Finals MVP that he is targeting for long. He now becomes the first player winning the NBA Conference Finals MVP and NBA Finals MVP.

Andrew Wiggins almost took the Finals MVP if he is consistent from Game 1. Another shadow again to Steph Curry if ever as Finals MVP are based on Finals series and it doesn't exclude the whole playoffs series.

Wiggins was on fire in game 5 and last night as well, but it wasn't even close in my opinion.  Curry is on the way to becoming a GOAT.  He's such an amazing player; at his size and age to among the most productive players in the league.  Curry scored 187 points in the Finals, vs. 110 for Wiggins.  Just for that alone.  Curry was double-teamed for most of his least productive game.  Wiggins benefited to the tune of 26 points in his most productive game. 

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy Wiggins is on the team, but to think that he almost took the MVP away from Curry just shows how ridiculous the voting can be.

[jossiel]

It is going to be a critical night in NBA. Warriors are in the lead by 3-2 as you know and they are so close to ending this series earlier than I expected. My expectation was that we would see seven games until it ends. It can still happen though. Celtics will need to give everything they have got to this game. No matter how much solid Warriors play, Celtics still need to find a way to make it 3-3. We deserve to watch the seventh game and Celtics also deserve to carry their hopes to the final game.

They could really end this series tonight or if the Celtics will prolong it with one more game.

All the advantage now is with the Warriors but before it was with Celtics. This is a big mental game for the Celtics now and the Warriors putting that much all of their effort on this upcoming game will surely give them this final.

And just as the typical thing whenever they're in the finals, they'll win.

Not all the time, they lose against the Cavaliers before on their home court, so we cannot guarantee that they will win the finals although they have the advantage here. I just find this game enjoyable to watch, but I would not be too confident that the Warriors will easily win.

And they just did won the finals.

What a way for the Golden State Warriors.

The game was fun and honestly, all the games were fun. Kudos to the Celtics, despite this roster of theirs was new to the finals, they've made this finals good and a decent experience that each of them will bring whether they'll stay to Celtics or not.

Let's see next year, it's gonna be hard as the core of Curry, Klay and Green, they are not getting any younger.

A year of passing won't be that much I guess and they'll still be in good shape and perfect as it might be right now. But then we'll see.

[Dave1]

Happy to see Stephen Curry finally got his first NBA Finals MVP. First it was Andre Iguodala who shines on their first championship series then Kevin Durant got the 2 Finals MVP later on. Curry deserves that Finals MVP that he is targeting for long. He now becomes the first player winning the NBA Conference Finals MVP and NBA Finals MVP.

Andrew Wiggins almost took the Finals MVP if he is consistent from Game 1. Another shadow again to Steph Curry if ever as Finals MVP are based on Finals series and it doesn't exclude the whole playoffs series.

Wiggins was on fire in game 5 and last night as well, but it wasn't even close in my opinion.  Curry is on the way to becoming a GOAT.  He's such an amazing player; at his size and age to among the most productive players in the league.  Curry scored 187 points in the Finals, vs. 110 for Wiggins.  Just for that alone.  Curry was double-teamed for most of his least productive game.  Wiggins benefited to the tune of 26 points in his most productive game. 

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy Wiggins is on the team, but to think that he almost took the MVP away from Curry just shows how ridiculous the voting can be.

I agree, Wiggins has his 5 minutes of fame sort of in game 5 at home. But Curry is the one carrying the team not just in this finals against the Celtics, but all throughout the series.

But for sure Wiggins understand that, it is a learning experience for him to be with the best organizations right now in the NBA and winning his first, that's already a good resume for him.

[Harkorede]

Curry is probably worth decision, but I haven't play on points so far, and would not start now either, do you know what are score-line odds for Curry tonight?

Curry points total was offered at 27.5 and then 28.5, I mentioned it here in one of my posts that it will be one of my bets



He finally won the finals mvp, in the most deserving fashion, as he well head above shoulders better than the 2nd best player in the finals, the 2nd players is even going to be up for a debate, because could definitely be Andrew Wiggins imo.

[Fundamentals Of]

And it is all over. The Golden State Warriors are the champions. They have defeated the Boston Celtics. That was a nice NBA finals. The games are great, although the last one had the Warriors leading the Celtics all the way from the first quarter up to the last quarter. While game 6 started with Boston heating up early and leading the Warriors, it proved to be a dud. It was just during the opening minutes. The rest of the game had the Boston full of turnovers and the Warriors taking over the game.

Boston try to recover on the 3rd quarter up to 4th quarter by Al horford accurate 3s and Jaylen Brown aggresive play. The only reason why Boston loss on this game is because Tatum is totally shutdown on this game. Most of his attempt got deny and result to turnover which converted to warriors points. Tatum is the one who needs to step up at that time yet he failed and result to there chance to get there NBA finals.

They are still young though and definitely can get again another title shot next year while Warriors core players is getting older. Good game well played for both team and congratulations to the Warriors!

Yes, young and inexperienced in the NBA finals. It was their NBA championship debut and so we easily understand why they're feeling the pressure. There's obviously tension in the players. I can sense it especially in game 6. It could be the most important game in this championship series but they're playing very poorly. And they're in front of their own crowd. Their opponent, on the other hand, is very comfortable playing in the championship. They're veterans in the game.

[DukeNickle]

The last game of the series was really emotional for Curry. He made a really high effort this time after that poor performance in the fifth game. He led the team to the victory and the championship also. But I wouldn't like to show it like only he tried. Warriors really impressed me by a big team effort so far. Generally they would have relied on Curry to save the team but now things are a little more differen than that. Poole, Wiggins and Thompson also take the responsibility which is very good for them.

[ChiBitCTy]

This really was a solid series all around. The Celtics were a worthy opponent being pretty deep both on the offensive side of things as well as defensively.  After the Brooklyn nets were out of it, I knew the Warriors were odds in favorite, I just wish I’d have spent some more coin betting on them. Anyways, what a great season all around. Hoping my Chicago Bulls can make something happen next year. Warriors will certainly be favored to repeat I believe.

[Pulsar77]

I lost a lil bit as I bet on Celtics, but I'm not angry or anything, because Warriors really did deserve to win on this one. Lucky for those who bet on Warriors because the odds were nice. Another scenario that sportsbooks don't really get it right all the time. Congratulations to those who bet on Warriors!
Another shining moment for Curry though.

Stephen Curry... There is a lot to talk about him now. He is already an NBA legend now. He is one of the best guards and shooters in NBA history that's for certain. He did a wonderful job in the whole regular season and in the finals at the same time. His being hungry for a win helps Golden State Warriors a lot now. If it weren't for his contribution to the team I think they would struggle much more than this. They are playing better as a team too though but Curry's performance still affects results too much.

[gagux123]

The last game of the series was really emotional for Curry. He made a really high effort this time after that poor performance in the fifth game. He led the team to the victory and the championship also. But I wouldn't like to show it like only he tried. Warriors really impressed me by a big team effort so far. Generally they would have relied on Curry to save the team but now things are a little more differen than that. Poole, Wiggins and Thompson also take the responsibility which is very good for them.

Yes... that's true and I also agree with that!
It seemed to me that Curry "lifted a weight off his back"

I believe that came to mind that image of the finals that the Warriors lost to the Raptors, Thompson suffer his ACL injury and unfortunately Curry couldn't "carry" the entire team into those finals! (2018-2019)

Once again he proved that he is an excellent player and he may even have been inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame!

[Maslate]

The last game of the series was really emotional for Curry. He made a really high effort this time after that poor performance in the fifth game. He led the team to the victory and the championship also. But I wouldn't like to show it like only he tried. Warriors really impressed me by a big team effort so far. Generally they would have relied on Curry to save the team but now things are a little more differen than that. Poole, Wiggins and Thompson also take the responsibility which is very good for them.

Yes... that's true and I also agree with that!
It seemed to me that Curry "lifted a weight off his back"

I believe that came to mind that image of the finals that the Warriors lost to the Raptors, Thompson suffer his ACL injury and unfortunately Curry couldn't "carry" the entire team into those finals! (2018-2019)

Once again he proved that he is an excellent player and he may even have been inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame!

No doubt that he will be included in the hall of fame, and after Curry's retirement, I expect him to be in the top 3 list of the greatest NBA players in history if he cannot dethrone MJ in the number 1 to take the GOAT award. Curry will continue to make history, he is still healthy and there's a big possibility that the Warriors will again make a back to back championship.

[gagux123]

No doubt that he will be included in the hall of fame, and after Curry's retirement, I expect him to be in the top 3 list of the greatest NBA players in history if he cannot dethrone MJ in the number 1 to take the GOAT award. Curry will continue to make history, he is still healthy and there's a big possibility that the Warriors will again make a back to back championship.

Yes, Curry is already 34 years old but still playing so good, he is still the Warriors star player and one of the best players in the NBA right now!!

Let's see what he will show us in the next seasons of the NBA!

[Japinat]

No doubt that he will be included in the hall of fame, and after Curry's retirement, I expect him to be in the top 3 list of the greatest NBA players in history if he cannot dethrone MJ in the number 1 to take the GOAT award. Curry will continue to make history, he is still healthy and there's a big possibility that the Warriors will again make a back to back championship.

Yes, Curry is already 34 years old but still playing so good, he is still the Warriors star player and one of the best players in the NBA right now!!

Let's see what he will show us in the next seasons of the NBA!

Age is just a number, Jordan was  34 years old when he won his last championship, but for Curry, 34 years old is still young and he can certainly continue to dominate and win another championship. His health is very important, so we should hope that Curry wont' suffer a serious injury so we will still be able to see him play and the Warriors will give a tough challenge to their opponents.

[leea-1334]

congrats on a bet won, and congrats to Warriors on title
it was all over in first half, and it is done on experience, Celtics are good team, but you need to be best, if you want to take the title, and you have to have Curry in a form, or someone in extra form to have Curry down

Curry deserved MVP title, congrats to him, and he supports crypto and NFT's, so plus for him

with all said, I do not expect from them to repeat this next season

Thank you thank you, it was a nice win for me,,, this particular period did not place much bets but decided to go with Curry and his team in bets and predictions and it all paid off.

Celtics are a good team but Warriors winning half of the last 8 championships probably makes them an even better team.

I did not know he supported Crypto too actually, does he just own them or he also did Saylor BTC buy  

[FanEagle]

congrats on a bet won, and congrats to Warriors on title
it was all over in first half, and it is done on experience, Celtics are good team, but you need to be best, if you want to take the title, and you have to have Curry in a form, or someone in extra form to have Curry down

Curry deserved MVP title, congrats to him, and he supports crypto and NFT's, so plus for him

with all said, I do not expect from them to repeat this next season

Thank you thank you, it was a nice win for me,,, this particular period did not place much bets but decided to go with Curry and his team in bets and predictions and it all paid off.

Celtics are a good team but Warriors winning half of the last 8 championships probably makes them an even better team.

I did not know he supported Crypto too actually, does he just own them or he also did Saylor BTC buy  

I honestly did not see Warriors winning at all, obviously no Curry FMVP in that case but if they won, Curry FMVP made sense of course, it always made sense on the first year as well, iggy? really? Anyway, I was hoping for another Suns finals, which they failed to go to even conference finals this year and got beaten by Dallas which had a horrible start to the season and recovered very well.

I assumed it would be a Suns vs Heat or Suns vs Sixers and I was wrong on both sides, glad that Warriors won but upset that all of my outrights were wrong. Congratz on getting your win, it is definitely a good feeling to get that and I believe it is a good show of expertise.

[Jating]

^^ I guess majority us are wrong in our finals prediction or even winning the championship. Yes, the Phoenix Suns is the favorite because of how they destroyed everyone and winning 60+ games. If I'm not mistaken, they are the only team to do so this season. But the Luka Magic destroyed their dreams, Doncic was just playing with them and we've seen the nobody can guard him from the Phoenix roster. And now GSW going for ring number 5 next year.

[gagux123]

Age is just a number, Jordan was  34 years old when he won his last championship, but for Curry, 34 years old is still young and he can certainly continue to dominate and win another championship. His health is very important, so we should hope that Curry wont' suffer a serious injury so we will still be able to see him play and the Warriors will give a tough challenge to their opponents.

Yes, exactly!!

Another example I would like to share is LeBron James! I believe that at the end of this year he will be 38 years old and as incredible as it may seem he still plays very well! He may not be as explosive as he was younger, but on the other hand he has acquired a lot of technique, game vision and experience!
I'll be curious how Curry and LJ will perform in this next NBA season!

[leea-1334]

I did not know he supported Crypto too actually, does he just own them or he also did Saylor BTC buy  

I honestly did not see Warriors winning at all, obviously no Curry FMVP in that case but if they won, Curry FMVP made sense of course, it always made sense on the first year as well, iggy? really? Anyway, I was hoping for another Suns finals, which they failed to go to even conference finals this year and got beaten by Dallas which had a horrible start to the season and recovered very well.

I assumed it would be a Suns vs Heat or Suns vs Sixers and I was wrong on both sides, glad that Warriors won but upset that all of my outrights were wrong. Congratz on getting your win, it is definitely a good feeling to get that and I believe it is a good show of expertise.

Well,,, the odds itself was not too far away as an underdog,,, for me whenever it is less than 4x then it is more than 1 in 4 possibility, at least in basketball or tennis it seems. So not really an expert just luck, believe me

Always there is next season for you, but at least you do not go all the way to the final and lose, sometimes that seems like way worse for me than not even getting close.

[püsür]

I lost a lil bit as I bet on Celtics, but I'm not angry or anything, because Warriors really did deserve to win on this one. Lucky for those who bet on Warriors because the odds were nice. Another scenario that sportsbooks don't really get it right all the time. Congratulations to those who bet on Warriors!
Another shining moment for Curry though.

Stephen Curry... There is a lot to talk about him now. He is already an NBA legend now. He is one of the best guards and shooters in NBA history that's for certain. He did a wonderful job in the whole regular season and in the finals at the same time. His being hungry for a win helps Golden State Warriors a lot now. If it weren't for his contribution to the team I think they would struggle much more than this. They are playing better as a team too though but Curry's performance still affects results too much.

There are a lot of people who after the finals and Warriors' title thinks that Stephen Curry is now one of the top 10 players of all time. (There is a very good video about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zxq70PjnC8) I also think that after being the league's worst team couple of seasons ago, they bounced back from the injuries and without a huge star other than Curry, they managed to get a well-deserved championship. Huge respect! Curry proved that without Durant and a big help from Klay, he could carry the team and they managed to be better at every series. I personally didn't like Curry's style of play in the previous seasons, especially his early career, but he made me change my mind too. He evolved the NBA and he still has years to go.

[Distinctin]

Age is just a number, Jordan was  34 years old when he won his last championship, but for Curry, 34 years old is still young and he can certainly continue to dominate and win another championship. His health is very important, so we should hope that Curry wont' suffer a serious injury so we will still be able to see him play and the Warriors will give a tough challenge to their opponents.

Yes, exactly!!

Another example I would like to share is LeBron James! I believe that at the end of this year he will be 38 years old and as incredible as it may seem he still plays very well! He may not be as explosive as he was younger, but on the other hand he has acquired a lot of technique, game vision and experience!
I'll be curious how Curry and LJ will perform in this next NBA season!

LeBron James is investing in himself to make his own needs so that he can still play exceptional when he is on the court, he can't be playing that well at his age if he's not paying attention to his health. LBJ's age falls in the same bracket as Carmelo Anthony and Howard but LBJ is literally different. Right now, he's more of setting up the table just like CP3 did in Phoenix.

Curry and LeBron now holds the same number of rings, now, I'm interested to see who will be the 1st one to have his 5th ring.

[blockman]

LeBron James is investing in himself to make his own needs so that he can still play exceptional when he is on the court, he can't be playing that well at his age if he's not paying attention to his health. LBJ's age falls in the same bracket as Carmelo Anthony and Howard but LBJ is literally different. Right now, he's more of setting up the table just like CP3 did in Phoenix.

That's right. AFAIK, he's budgeting himself with a whopping $1M for his personal training just to get in shape despite his age not getting younger.

Curry and LeBron now holds the same number of rings, now, I'm interested to see who will be the 1st one to have his 5th ring.

This actually became a meme on the web that Curry is more of the goat rather than Lebron but I think they're worthy of it being called like that. 

[gagux123]

Age is just a number, Jordan was  34 years old when he won his last championship, but for Curry, 34 years old is still young and he can certainly continue to dominate and win another championship. His health is very important, so we should hope that Curry wont' suffer a serious injury so we will still be able to see him play and the Warriors will give a tough challenge to their opponents.

Yes, exactly!!

Another example I would like to share is LeBron James! I believe that at the end of this year he will be 38 years old and as incredible as it may seem he still plays very well! He may not be as explosive as he was younger, but on the other hand he has acquired a lot of technique, game vision and experience!
I'll be curious how Curry and LJ will perform in this next NBA season!

LeBron James is investing in himself to make his own needs so that he can still play exceptional when he is on the court, he can't be playing that well at his age if he's not paying attention to his health. LBJ's age falls in the same bracket as Carmelo Anthony and Howard but LBJ is literally different. Right now, he's more of setting up the table just like CP3 did in Phoenix.

Curry and LeBron now holds the same number of rings, now, I'm interested to see who will be the 1st one to have his 5th ring.

Yes this is true!
But the way things are going, I think it's easier for Curry to get his 5th ring than LeBron James.

Curry is already adjusted in the Warriors, while LeBron James unfortunately needs to fix the team (and also get chemistry between the players) characteristic that the GSW had and that made a big difference for them to be champions this season!

[Mahanton]

Yes this is true!
But the way things are going, I think it's easier for Curry to get his 5th ring than LeBron James.

Curry is already adjusted in the Warriors, while LeBron James unfortunately needs to fix the team (and also get chemistry between the players) characteristic that the GSW had and that made a big difference for them to be champions this season!

I do believe that curry would able to get the 5th and it's true that Lebron is still finding a team where they could really be having that harmony and team work which would really be that in similar with Warriors and we could really see the differences in between that's why it's really that comparable but let's see on what would gonna happen in related with changed in rosters and line ups for the next season.
I was not surprised for Curry to be the MVP of the recent finals which everybody wouldnt oppose with that.

[Distinctin]

LeBron James is investing in himself to make his own needs so that he can still play exceptional when he is on the court, he can't be playing that well at his age if he's not paying attention to his health. LBJ's age falls in the same bracket as Carmelo Anthony and Howard but LBJ is literally different. Right now, he's more of setting up the table just like CP3 did in Phoenix.

That's right. AFAIK, he's budgeting himself with a whopping $1M for his personal training just to get in shape despite his age not getting younger.

Curry and LeBron now holds the same number of rings, now, I'm interested to see who will be the 1st one to have his 5th ring.

This actually became a meme on the web that Curry is more of the goat rather than Lebron but I think they're worthy of it being called like that. 

A staggering $1.5 Million expenditure to be exact annually, and that includes the proper training equipment with its latest technology, personal trainer to keep him versatile especially now that his age is growing day by day and chef to make his meals a healthy one that would surely needed in his body.

Yes, I also saw that meme circulating in the internet recently to make some argument about who's the goat. But for me, Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Stephen Curry is already a goat in their respective generations and there's no need to argue about that as they aren't born in the same year or atleast born with a gap of 3-5 years.

[Yaunfitda]

LeBron James is investing in himself to make his own needs so that he can still play exceptional when he is on the court, he can't be playing that well at his age if he's not paying attention to his health. LBJ's age falls in the same bracket as Carmelo Anthony and Howard but LBJ is literally different. Right now, he's more of setting up the table just like CP3 did in Phoenix.

That's right. AFAIK, he's budgeting himself with a whopping $1M for his personal training just to get in shape despite his age not getting younger.

Curry and LeBron now holds the same number of rings, now, I'm interested to see who will be the 1st one to have his 5th ring.

This actually became a meme on the web that Curry is more of the goat rather than Lebron but I think they're worthy of it being called like that. 

A staggering $1.5 Million expenditure to be exact annually, and that includes the proper training equipment with its latest technology, personal trainer to keep him versatile especially now that his age is growing day by day and chef to make his meals a healthy one that would surely needed in his body.

Yes, I also saw that meme circulating in the internet recently to make some argument about who's the goat. But for me, Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Stephen Curry is already a goat in their respective generations and there's no need to argue about that as they aren't born in the same year or atleast born with a gap of 3-5 years.

Yeah, they are in a different era, but Lebron and Curry have met in the finals an we know the outcome. And for me, they are in the same league alreay, Curry having his 4th ring and then established their names as dynasty. Jordan though is still the GOAt and no one can touch that, not even Lebron James. He has to win more than Jordan though, just to have some thoughts on others as to who is the greatest and this discussion could go on for years.

[blockman]

LeBron James is investing in himself to make his own needs so that he can still play exceptional when he is on the court, he can't be playing that well at his age if he's not paying attention to his health. LBJ's age falls in the same bracket as Carmelo Anthony and Howard but LBJ is literally different. Right now, he's more of setting up the table just like CP3 did in Phoenix.

That's right. AFAIK, he's budgeting himself with a whopping $1M for his personal training just to get in shape despite his age not getting younger.

A staggering $1.5 Million expenditure to be exact annually, and that includes the proper training equipment with its latest technology, personal trainer to keep him versatile especially now that his age is growing day by day and chef to make his meals a healthy one that would surely needed in his body.

Yes, I also saw that meme circulating in the internet recently to make some argument about who's the goat. But for me, Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Stephen Curry is already a goat in their respective generations and there's no need to argue about that as they aren't born in the same year or atleast born with a gap of 3-5 years.

Well, that's part of his investment to make himself in his best shape despite the age of his going up and he's not going back to the old number. But he can defy that age of his with the latest technology and that's why he's invested a lot in his personal training and growth. He's not just an athlete and a professional basketball player, he's also good knowledge for an investment like this.

Yes, I also saw that meme circulating in the internet recently to make some argument about who's the goat. But for me, Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Stephen Curry is already a goat in their respective generations and there's no need to argue about that as they aren't born in the same year or atleast born with a gap of 3-5 years.

No argument, they're all in the greatest era that they can share with the younger ones and they have their own prime and anyone can call them GOAT for real.

[mirakal]

LeBron James is investing in himself to make his own needs so that he can still play exceptional when he is on the court, he can't be playing that well at his age if he's not paying attention to his health. LBJ's age falls in the same bracket as Carmelo Anthony and Howard but LBJ is literally different. Right now, he's more of setting up the table just like CP3 did in Phoenix.

That's right. AFAIK, he's budgeting himself with a whopping $1M for his personal training just to get in shape despite his age not getting younger.

A staggering $1.5 Million expenditure to be exact annually, and that includes the proper training equipment with its latest technology, personal trainer to keep him versatile especially now that his age is growing day by day and chef to make his meals a healthy one that would surely needed in his body.

Yes, I also saw that meme circulating in the internet recently to make some argument about who's the goat. But for me, Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Stephen Curry is already a goat in their respective generations and there's no need to argue about that as they aren't born in the same year or atleast born with a gap of 3-5 years.

Well, that's part of his investment to make himself in his best shape despite the age of his going up and he's not going back to the old number. But he can defy that age of his with the latest technology and that's why he's invested a lot in his personal training and growth. He's not just an athlete and a professional basketball player, he's also good knowledge for an investment like this.

Yes, I also saw that meme circulating in the internet recently to make some argument about who's the goat. But for me, Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Stephen Curry is already a goat in their respective generations and there's no need to argue about that as they aren't born in the same year or atleast born with a gap of 3-5 years.

No argument, they're all in the greatest era that they can share with the younger ones and they have their own prime and anyone can call them GOAT for real.

And guess what, LeBron is now a billionaire athlete and that makes him the first active NBA player to have that status. Surely his investments in himself and hard work is ripe enough to reap and didn't go to waste as he's still one of the most wanted player in the league. The man has still few seasons to go but he's still versatile enough to do some lifting to the team, though he's not that superhuman LeBron anymore but he can still produce good numbers.

[Quidat]

And guess what, LeBron is now a billionaire athlete and that makes him the first active NBA player to have that status. Surely his investments in himself and hard work is ripe enough to reap and didn't go to waste as he's still one of the most wanted player in the league. The man has still few seasons to go but he's still versatile enough to do some lifting to the team, though he's not that superhuman LeBron anymore but he can still produce good numbers.

People do really easily get disappointed whenever they dont see those numbers or trying to push on what Prime Lebron could do compared into the current Lebron that we do have today.  
Speaking out about investments then its a personal choice yet we've seen some athletes do really lost track and rather spending up like there's no tomorrow and ending up to be poor
once their career is over due to unwise spending on different things unlike on other players which do really have goals or preparations since not forever you would
be staying on your sport and make money out of it.

[freedomgo]

LeBron James is investing in himself to make his own needs so that he can still play exceptional when he is on the court, he can't be playing that well at his age if he's not paying attention to his health. LBJ's age falls in the same bracket as Carmelo Anthony and Howard but LBJ is literally different. Right now, he's more of setting up the table just like CP3 did in Phoenix.

That's right. AFAIK, he's budgeting himself with a whopping $1M for his personal training just to get in shape despite his age not getting younger.

Curry and LeBron now holds the same number of rings, now, I'm interested to see who will be the 1st one to have his 5th ring.

This actually became a meme on the web that Curry is more of the goat rather than Lebron but I think they're worthy of it being called like that. 

A staggering $1.5 Million expenditure to be exact annually, and that includes the proper training equipment with its latest technology, personal trainer to keep him versatile especially now that his age is growing day by day and chef to make his meals a healthy one that would surely needed in his body.

Yes, I also saw that meme circulating in the internet recently to make some argument about who's the goat. But for me, Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Stephen Curry is already a goat in their respective generations and there's no need to argue about that as they aren't born in the same year or atleast born with a gap of 3-5 years.

Yeah, they are in a different era, but Lebron and Curry have met in the finals an we know the outcome. And for me, they are in the same league alreay, Curry having his 4th ring and then established their names as dynasty. Jordan though is still the GOAt and no one can touch that, not even Lebron James. He has to win more than Jordan though, just to have some thoughts on others as to who is the greatest and this discussion could go on for years.

They had met in the Finals numerous times and we did saw how they perform with each other, both teams are dedicated but often times, it's the Golden Dynasty who wins the most as they have more outstanding players than Lebron James's team. Now, they have the exact number of rings and I'm quite excited which of them will have their 5th ring.
Yea, a discussion about who is the greatest basketball player will honestly go on for years, no doubt.

[danherbias07]

They had met in the Finals numerous times and we did saw how they perform with each other, both teams are dedicated but often times, it's the Golden Dynasty who wins the most as they have more outstanding players than Lebron James's team. Now, they have the exact number of rings and I'm quite excited which of them will have their 5th ring.
Yea, a discussion about who is the greatest basketball player will honestly go on for years, no doubt.

When Steph claims that 5th ring, it will still go on. The greatest of all time in basketball is a nonstop cycle but for me, I ended it with just the greatest of their era. Jordan has his own era, and so did Kobe, and other great players of the league. Lebron has his own and so does Steph Curry and it took them hard work and dedication to make it happen.
For all of that, it's the entertainment that I am thankful for either they became the villain in your point of view or they are your hero.
If forcefully asked who is the GOAT, it's Michael Jordan as my answer but that of course is biased because he was the one I look up to in my childhood years.

[mirakal]

And guess what, LeBron is now a billionaire athlete and that makes him the first active NBA player to have that status. Surely his investments in himself and hard work is ripe enough to reap and didn't go to waste as he's still one of the most wanted player in the league. The man has still few seasons to go but he's still versatile enough to do some lifting to the team, though he's not that superhuman LeBron anymore but he can still produce good numbers.

People do really easily get disappointed whenever they dont see those numbers or trying to push on what Prime Lebron could do compared into the current Lebron that we do have today.  
Speaking out about investments then its a personal choice yet we've seen some athletes do really lost track and rather spending up like there's no tomorrow and ending up to be poor
once their career is over due to unwise spending on different things unlike on other players which do really have goals or preparations since not forever you would
be staying on your sport and make money out of it.

That's a fact, people are finding it hard to believe that LBJ is not the same LBJ we know who can literally push and carry the whole team to the finals. Yes, the man can still produce good numbers but those numbers can't even compare to those days where he does the job for the team. It will take some time and sooner they will realize that he's not that good anymore as his age are also trying to catch-up on him.

There's only few players out there who had the right investment that turns out good these days. We could name us but that's just really few compared to those players who had a bad choice when it comes to their money.

[blockman]

And guess what, LeBron is now a billionaire athlete and that makes him the first active NBA player to have that status. Surely his investments in himself and hard work is ripe enough to reap and didn't go to waste as he's still one of the most wanted player in the league. The man has still few seasons to go but he's still versatile enough to do some lifting to the team, though he's not that superhuman LeBron anymore but he can still produce good numbers.

Yeah, what a record.
He's not just skilled inside the court but also outside the court for having that financial literacy and being an investor and a businessman. He deserves all of it.
That's pure hard work and as well as working smartly, a combination of it got him to his current status. Well, since the finals is done, I guess everyone should just get back to the common NBA thread and close this one.

[Quidat]

And guess what, LeBron is now a billionaire athlete and that makes him the first active NBA player to have that status. Surely his investments in himself and hard work is ripe enough to reap and didn't go to waste as he's still one of the most wanted player in the league. The man has still few seasons to go but he's still versatile enough to do some lifting to the team, though he's not that superhuman LeBron anymore but he can still produce good numbers.

People do really easily get disappointed whenever they dont see those numbers or trying to push on what Prime Lebron could do compared into the current Lebron that we do have today.  
Speaking out about investments then its a personal choice yet we've seen some athletes do really lost track and rather spending up like there's no tomorrow and ending up to be poor
once their career is over due to unwise spending on different things unlike on other players which do really have goals or preparations since not forever you would
be staying on your sport and make money out of it.

That's a fact, people are finding it hard to believe that LBJ is not the same LBJ we know who can literally push and carry the whole team to the finals. Yes, the man can still produce good numbers but those numbers can't even compare to those days where he does the job for the team. It will take some time and sooner they will realize that he's not that good anymore as his age are also trying to catch-up on him.

There's only few players out there who had the right investment that turns out good these days. We could name us but that's just really few compared to those players who had a bad choice when it comes to their money.

You cant really stay on your prime forever which age is also a big factor that do really affect out and inevitable.He might be great into those previous years but not now which i do agree that
he cant really able to carry out his current team with the recent season which he had been doing these things back into those previous years and we arent seeing it now anymore.
Maybe its time to retire or continue to play until his body wont really be doing good anymore? He had already achieved and been recognized but hate to say this that there are
much more better younger players which could able to surpass on what he currently able to do.

[goinmerry]

Maybe its time to retire or continue to play until his body wont really be doing good anymore? He had already achieved and been recognized but hate to say this that there are much more better younger players which could able to surpass on what he currently able to do.

Retirement should not even be an option. There is surely still a lot of gas left on the tank, so lots that he can still bring dominance on the court. He just needs some good teammates now to assist him as carrying a team is not the heavy toll that he should do always.

He can still be aggressive at some point and we see that last season.

Anyways, OP should now lock the thread as the discussion is now getting nowhere. The Finals already ended weeks ago.

[Sanitough]

Maybe its time to retire or continue to play until his body wont really be doing good anymore? He had already achieved and been recognized but hate to say this that there are much more better younger players which could able to surpass on what he currently able to do.

Retirement should not even be an option. There is surely still a lot of gas left on the tank, so lots that he can still bring dominance on the court. He just needs some good teammates now to assist him as carrying a team is not the heavy toll that he should do always.

He can still be aggressive at some point and we see that last season.

Anyways, OP should now lock the thread as the discussion is now getting nowhere. The Finals already ended weeks ago.

There's no retirement because he can still deliver, he has  great stats but the only problem is it's hard for him to win a championship again. The King is not agressive as before, his purpose in playing now is to break a record and for sure he can still break more records as he is still healthy.

[Distinctin]

@goinmerry, you are right, this thread has already served its purpose and therefore it has to be locked.

Sorry, it take time before I realized that I have this thread to lock.
Thanks everyone for your participation, this thread is now locked.