The Boston Celtics are down two gut-punches to none on this second spherical sequence in opposition to the New York Knicks. In each video games they led by 20 factors and each occasions they couldn’t execute down the stretch. They aren’t accomplished, this can be a 7 recreation sequence. However they’ve diminished their margin of error considerably.
On the optimistic aspect, I nonetheless really feel in my coronary heart of hearts that the Celtics are the higher crew. They’ve the expertise, matchups, and on-paper benefits to win 4 of the subsequent 5 video games. I picked them to comb the sequence and nonetheless consider they’ll win out.
Nevertheless, we realized in 2023 enjoying the Miami Warmth that typically the opposite crew simply out-executes you. They acquired down 3-0 in that sequence and made a livid comeback try that ended up really fizzling out in recreation 7 (partially attributable to Tatum’s injured ankle). That’s the factor that may occur while you don’t handle the early video games.
So now I open the dialogue to you. Do you continue to consider that the Celtics are successful this factor? Or do you assume it’s extra real looking to confess they’re seemingly accomplished?
