Chris Hu said:
TH3-D0S3R said:
If it's the Rockets, I could see the series going to 7. However, if they face the Warriors, I just cant see more than 5 games in that series. The Warriors are built to beat everyone, and they create some matchup nightmares over the Celtics. The problem I see with the Celtics is that they have no big man that can truly dominate. Monroe and Baynes are nice pieces, but I can bet Draymond Green can defend against them easily, so at that point it comes down to the small ball. And I'm sorry, but nothing that any team will throw out, let alone the Celtics, will trump the Curry/Thompson/Iguodola/Durant/Green lineup.
This WCF again is more like the Finals this year purely because the Rockets are the best possible matchup for the Warriors. Capella creates massive matchup problems, but in all reality he's the only one on the Rockets I can trust. I don't know how CP3 will perform given he's never made it this far, and James Harden tends to pull a Raptors and goes MIA when his team needs him the most.
If I was forced to predict the Finals now, it would be Warriors vs. Celtics, with the Warriors in 5. I am willing to bet the Celtics can beat the Cavs purely because they have way better chemistry than the cancerous Cavs. Lebron is leaving after this season, so odds are he'll quit on them if they lose game 2.
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Lets see everybody though the Celtics where going to lose to 76ers. Not that he is a great offensive players yet but they held Ben Simmons to 1 freaking point in game two of that series. And again they haven't lost a home game in the playoffs yet, so they will easily win at least two games if they make it to the finals. Also have actually watched the Celtics in the playoffs they are great at shutting down big men they destroyed the Greek freak in the first round and shut down Embiid in the second round and Love they shut down in today's game.
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I was one of the few who never drank the 76er Kool Aid. Ben Simmons is incredibly easy to shut down once you learn he cant shoot a consistent jumper or 3 to save his life. I was amazed it was only 5, but I gave the edge to the Celtics.
Second problem though, the Warrriors have no great true big men, which causes an issue in matchups.
