Boston is just too deep and talented everywhere. Mavs will give them hell but Boston will win the Finals.
I keep hearing this but people act like they have 12 great players or something.
Luka and Kyrie can match up with Tatum and Brown for sure
Then they have Holiday who's averaging 12 ppg in the playoffs and playing great defense, PJ Washington is 13 ppg with great defense
Derrick White another great defender, but so is Derrick Jones Jr., the one advantage I would give Boston which is why I said he could be the X-factor is these two on offense. White is 15 ppg while DJJ is only 8.
I'm predicting Porzingis to be a wash with the two Dallas bigs about 12 ppg each, if Porzingis is great and I'm wrong and he scores 20 ppg Boston will probably win. I don't see it happening.
So I have one Celtic clearly outplaying a Mav, who else you got that's so great? Both teams have great started lineups and not much from the bench. Maybe 38 year old Al Horford. Then they have Pritchard averaging 7 ppg off the bench, we have Josh Green with 5 also Jaden Hardy is showing a little something. We also should have Maxi back.
Overall I give Celtics a small advantage on paper, if everything goes great for them. But games aren't played on paper. It might be their series, but I wouldn't say they're playing another sport than the Mavs like some people act.
Porzingis could be a complete no show we really don't know yet. Just penciling him in for 20 ppg is a mistake though that many Boston fans are making. He has no good playoff history he's not Dirk.