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How Will This Series Go Down?

Orlando In 4
1
4%
Orlando In 5
0
No votes
Orlando In 6
3
12%
Orlando In 7
5
20%
Boston In 4
2
8%
Boston In 5
0
No votes
Boston In 6
4
16%
Boston In 7
1
4%
Who the fuck still uses a payphone?
2
8%
Who cares? LeBron isn't playing.
2
8%
Ra$hard > Ra$heed
0
No votes
The Celtics somehow overcame Mike Brown's coaching prowess
0
No votes
Holy shit, the Celtics might actually win this thing!
3
12%
If LeBron's elbow were healthy...
2
8%
 
Total votes : 25

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Thu May 27, 2010 3:29 pm

Modifly wrote:This is getting interesting. I still dont think the Magics can become the first team in NBA history to win a series after being down 3-0 though.

Why not? If anybody can do it, it would be the best team in the NBA. Throw in the injuries and potential suspension of Perkins, and you have the perfect storm. Boston's still favored here, but game 6 will be game 7.

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Thu May 27, 2010 3:37 pm

To be fair, the Celtics need to be given their due and if winning four straight games after losing the first three was easy, NBA teams wouldn't be a combined 0-93 after getting down 0-3. I'm inclined to agree though, after Game 5 and looking ahead to Game 6 which may feature a depleted Celtics team, we can't rule out the possibility that this Magic team will make it 1-93 and secure a place in history, no matter what happens after that.

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Thu May 27, 2010 4:21 pm

That 0-93 thing is not necessarily fair, yes it illustrates the long odds, but the odds are more against you because you can only lose one game at any time. So lots of teams go out in games four and five.

I think a more interesting thing is that only three teams have ever forced a game seven in that situation. 1951 Knicks against Rochester Royals in the Finals, 1994 eighth seed Nuggets against the fifth seeded Jazz, and the 2003 sixth seeded Blazers against the third seeded, but best during the regular season, Mavericks. (When they famously pulled Zach Randolph off the bench he spent the year on to maul the Mavericks inside.)

Forcing game six after down 3-0 is not easy either. 2006 Bulls in the second round, 2000 Sixers in the second round, and 1996 Sonics in the NBA Finals are the only teams post-merger to do so, not counting the above teams of course. (Plenty of teams have won four straight after down 2-0.)

In other words, this is only the sixth time since the merger a team has forced game six after being down 3-0.

And never has it been the best team in basketball during that season but instead always a lower seed coming back against a superior opponent.

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Thu May 27, 2010 4:56 pm

Fuck. Referees, are you fucking kidding me? That second fucking technical on Perkins was a joke. Why not just skip game 6 and play game 7.

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Thu May 27, 2010 5:15 pm

Because the Celtics can still end the series at six?

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Thu May 27, 2010 5:21 pm

If Celtics can't finish off the series in Boston, I reckon Magic will make history and win the series.

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Thu May 27, 2010 5:23 pm

benji wrote:Because the Celtics can still end the series at six?

Hoping so. I don't like the Celt's chance in game 7.

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Thu May 27, 2010 5:29 pm

At this rate they won't have enough players by a game seven.

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Thu May 27, 2010 6:48 pm

yeah,unbelievable!

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Thu May 27, 2010 9:49 pm

game was fucking stupid, perkins gets ejected for no damn reason at all, then 2 players get a concussion one of them again from howard throwing his elbows. how has he gone over looked for all the take downs and head shots in this series? the second concussion was just stupid offense by a player who should never be on the court. celtics need to win game 6 and if we dont have perkins its not looking good. i honestly believe if this goes to game 7 the celtics will lose and then the nba can go fuck it self

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Thu May 27, 2010 10:01 pm

In all fairness, Perkins has had his share of dirty plays in the past too (though the double technical was ridiculous, certainly the second one was not a good call) and Pierce's shove on Redick in Game 5 was way out of line.

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Thu May 27, 2010 11:08 pm

yeah that pierce play was also stupid. still think they need to win game 6 and if we dont have davis or perkins i am not full of confidence

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Thu May 27, 2010 11:18 pm

Agreed. Even if history favours the Celtics, all bets are off in Game 7. Still, I wouldn't count them out of Game 6 just yet.

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Thu May 27, 2010 11:51 pm

i wouldn't be surprised if big baby is out for a few months. that was a nasty collision! Though i believe it was completely unintentional after watching replays. In fact Howard tries to do the right thing and pull his elbow inwards. If his arm had been at at greater than 30 degrees from his body there would have been good reason to suspect foul play.

The pierce play would have been okay except that gortat made contact with pierce and the force of the collision threw him into the path of Howard. Howard due to being so big does not have the abilty to hit the floor and stand straight up after jumping that high. it was either pierces shoulder or howards knees.

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Fri May 28, 2010 12:35 am

I made a bet before the series, that Magic will win. After three games, I bought the things we bet on, but now I hope I'll get doubles. :)

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Fri May 28, 2010 12:44 am

puttincomputers wrote:i wouldn't be surprised if big baby is out for a few months. that was a nasty collision!


You don't know anything about concussions do you?

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Fri May 28, 2010 1:15 am

wasnt there an nba player that was a month or two this season due to the results from a concussion?

edited to add...

ah yes i thought so. it was scalabrine who incidently is on the celtics roster.

http://www.nba.com/2009/news/03/03/celt ... index.html

however it was last year.

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Fri May 28, 2010 1:39 am

Gerald Wallace probably holds the NBA record for most concussions. I think he had 4 concussions in a span of 4 seasons...

EDIT: 4 in 4.

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Fri May 28, 2010 2:25 am

I hope the league rescinds the second T, because the call was bogus. Perkins should be allowed to play in Game 6. And I'm a Celtic hater, but NBA refs have been a joke the past few years.

I love Jeff Van Gundy's quote - "The NBA - where soft happens!"

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Fri May 28, 2010 2:47 am

WFAN just reported the second technical has been rescinded. Perkins will play Game 6.

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Fri May 28, 2010 3:03 am

puttincomputers wrote:wasnt there an nba player that was a month or two this season due to the results from a concussion?

edited to add...

ah yes i thought so. it was scalabrine who incidently is on the celtics roster.

http://www.nba.com/2009/news/03/03/celt ... index.html

however it was last year.


A few months is ridiculous though. Even a month is only a few weeks and thats really only for very severe cases. In football people come back after 6 weeks and they get hit every play...I'd imagine basketball's time to be "ok" to play would be much sooner.

be out 6 weeks tops and i dont think it'll even be that long. If the Celtics make the finals, i bet he plays.

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Fri May 28, 2010 3:22 am

Jeffx wrote:WFAN just reported the second technical has been rescinded. Perkins will play Game 6.

That's a great news. Fucking refs these days... Ejection fucked up the last game big time. Hope refereeing will be better in game 6.

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Fri May 28, 2010 3:58 am

I hope Orlando make it and win 4 in the row, and Boston would suck!

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Fri May 28, 2010 4:47 am

You know what sucks more? Miami Heat.

Re: (2) Magic Vs. (4) Celtics

Fri May 28, 2010 5:28 am

i dont think howard meant to hit davis in the face i do think he meant to hit him though. every time he has fouled someone downlow he has had a follow through even after if was clear there was no shot going up. there was no need for his elbow to go near davis yet it traveled that way. imo he is proving to be a much dirtier player than i gave him credit for
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