I remember back in the 2008 Eastern Semi's he had some god awful games against Thibodeaux's defenses before blowing up in games 6 and 7
I haven't been keeping up with anything in the Eastern Conference playoffs other than wins/losses. But it sounds like the Celtics depend on Isaiah the way the Spurs count on Kawhi Leonard. If he ain't right, it will be a short series. I don't want to see the Cavs or GS get to the Finals undefeated in these playoffs but that certainly seems to be the road we are on. Seeing these two teams in a 3rd consecutive Finals begs the question, "Are these the new Lakers/Celtics that use to frequently clash in the Finals of the past?". There is no reason to think this won't continue in the future, or at least until LeBron retires.
No one else that is a pure score. Bradley is probably closest but he is a 3rd option on a playoff offense. You need him too much defensively though to ask him carry an offense in a big game
Mavs got a 3 to 4 year window depending on how Lebron is past 35. I think thats when the Celtics are really looking at taking the East. Alot of C's fans hate that, but they forget the Celtics are literally right in the middle of their rebuild
Yep. Celtics benefited from a weak conference. The big took big steps as a franchise this year though. Stevens was 0 for 2 so far in the playoffs and they finally got a taste of playoff success. Jaylon Brown got a pretty good amount of playoff minutes as well. Something high picks rarely get a chance to get their first year
If Minnesota hits on this years pick they could be a playoff team soon. Wiggins and KAT is a very solid core
