Tail I disagree, GS has retooled their roster for a complete style overhaul. And one of their major stars Klay Thompson is recovering from an injury again and just really getting into the swing of things again. I say their future is really bright.

Green, like him or not is the heart of that team, he plays great defense and sets them into defense….when he’s out their defensive rating is garbage. And he passes really well. Weird he doesn’t shoot at all like he used to though.

Yeah fundamentals, whoddathunk.

^Hater.

I wouldn't count the Warriors out...they've been involved in the Finals much more than this group of Kelts...

tho I'm in line to win a buncha cash if the Celtics win, I regret making that wager now, and this is one wager I hope to lose...I blame my friend who placed the bet for us...

If I recall correctly, the same could be said about the 1991 Lakers and the Bulls won in 5 after losing game 1.

Hmmmmm... did you forget that out of convenience?

Big game Monday. Will likely indicate which team will win it all.

Can't shake that feeling that we're just watching a 3 point contest.
With that punk beotch Green whining and mewling on the side.

Yep... best of 3 now. Celtics need to git'r'done.

Sorry guys, the horizontally challenged woman is singing. No team has ever won the last 3 games in the NBA finals. It was a great run.

Um... they only need to win 2, since it's the best of 3... and the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers were down 3-1 and in fact DID win the last 3 games.

Other than those two facts, he was spot on...

Yes, I have been more right than this.

here's the truth...Bulls were not underdogs in the Finals, but the Detroit Bad Boys were favored to beat them in the eastern conference final...Lakers were only the third best team in the West and the Blazers were favored to beat them in the WCF

https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/betting-odds-history-1990s-chicago-bulls-dynasty-michael-jordan 


Lakers were dinged up with Byron Scott, the Lakers' starting shooting guard and primary defender on Michael Jordan injured and missing the entire series, and James Worthy re-injuring his ankle near the end of Game 1...this negated the experience factor which would've existed had he and Scott been healthy...look at Worthy's career playoffs stats and you can see the drop off in those Finals that year...the closeness of the last 4 games suggest that had the Lakers been healthy...

this was not the Showtime Lakers...Kareem was retired, Magic was playing his last full season and had tested positive for HIV...Vlade was OK, but only a 2nd year center and was pushed around...his inexperience showed...

woulda, coulda, shoulda

one possible parallel between this GSW v Celts series and the '91 Bulls v Lakers: the more experienced team has one of its key players injured/at less than 100% ...Klay Thompson could be the Warrior's Byron Scott/James Worthy if they lose...

I hope that the Kelts don't repeat the '91 Bulls history and use this Finals as a springboard to a decade long dynasty...

Celtics suck. Boston sucks. Michael Flatley sucks. RiverDance sucks.

Guinness sucks...

I almost said "Liam Neeson su"...but I couldn't finish...he's cool...I'm taken by him...

Did this thread die?

ummmm...I seem to have that effect.....😢

just to finish the thought about the '91 Finals between the Lakers and the Bulls...

Lakers experience and Bulls inexperience, pro or con, was not the issue...

Imagine the GSW without Andrew Wiggins...Byron Scott was as consequential to the 91 Lakers as Wiggins is to the Warriors...his absence for the Finals due to injury and Worthy playing with an ankle injury made all the difference.

I got no dog in this fight but as a former Lakers fan, it’s a tad hard to root for Boston; however, in the same vein, it’s not so easy to cheer for Golden State either. Since both teams can’t lose and someone is gonna be crowned the new champion, I’m just hoping for an exciting, down-to-the-last-shot 7th game.

Players I would love to see hit that buzzer-beating winning shot:

Al Horford - watched him win two NCAA b-ball championship so him finally getting his first NBA title would be nice. He could retire after that.

Andrew Wiggins - former first overall draft pick finally lives up to his potential. If he hits that shot and he’s a FA after this season, millions and millions of dollars will be flowing his way.

yup...gonna hate whoever wins, but if the Kelts win, I'll have an extra few hundred candelas...

might be the most unpredictable series game by game I've ever seen

There were too many bad calls.