They were expected in the Conference semi-finals this morning, but the Celtics will still have to wait. After a new defeat in the final moments against Atlanta, Boston will have to win in Georgia to qualify. A very bad operation to put on the account of arrogance?
We like the Hawks here. To love means to be honest. And to be honest is to recognize that the Falcons would have eaten 4-0 in the truffle if the Celtics had played their basketball at 100%. However, the series is at 3-2, with a Game 6 in Atlanta to allow Trae Young’s team to dream of bringing down last season’s finalists.
Atlanta is a game that has been destroyed twice by the Celtics, without them putting all of their basketball into it. In Game 1? A recital, we could almost compare the meeting to a Coupe de France match between an ogre from Ligue 1 and little thumb from N2. So why not repeat this performance four times and take advantage of a week off before taking on the Sixers in the semi-finals? Well, maybe because those Celtics are a little less concerned. This night, a small symbol: Blake Griffin played. Only six minutes, but for the first time in these 2023 Playoffs. Bringing a player without rhythm into a close match, isn’t that proof that Joe Mazzulla and his men had little interest in this meeting? ?
Or maybe they want to end up in Atlanta? No, don’t mess around. This series had everything from the series mastered until dawn. 3-1, game at home and gentleman sweep to get the Hawks out of a playoff campaign with a modicum of politeness. For a team that is aiming for nothing other than the title, the signals are in any case quite bad. Show such nonchalance? Well guys… it’s not like you’re going to get to the holy grail, and that’s NBA history talking, not our hexpert voice with an H.
We will now have to do the job in Atlanta on the night of Thursday to Friday, at 2:30 a.m. Once again, and as always: the Celtics have plenty of resources… but watch out for the backlash!
Source : ESPN
2023-04-26 09:19:46
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