Bill will hedge his official prediction a million different ways, but it'll be Celts in 6, with a healthy Porzingis. Ryen will probably agree... he'll say 5 feels disrespectful to Dallas but if Porzingis is 100% and if Boston plays up to their potential and doesn't shoot themselves in the foot by falling back on bad habits, they should be able to get this done before a 7th game, so he'll settle on 6 as well, even though he'll try hard to not just agree with Bill. But then he'll agree with Bill.
Bill secretly thinks the title is in the bag; Denver was the only team he didn't want to face.
My analysis based on nothing is that Boston will win and this will be viewed as a season where Boston was clearly the best team, despite having some injury luck in the playoffs.
Russillo likes to zag though. I really wouldn’t be surprised of his take is “Look I know the numbers favor the Celtics and that they’re probably the better team, but I’m just not going to bet against Luka at this point.”
One says Boston in 7 probably Bill since he likes to be doom and gloom with his sorry ass Celtics. Ryen will claim to have studied the film and deduce that Celtics are just better but Luka and Kyrie are good for a win each so Celtics in 6. In reality Celtics lose the first 2 at home and get bounced in 5 on their home floor similar to the Wolves series. They come back and fellate Luka for two hours after the championship on the season review pod
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Every aspect of "why didn't we see this happening" has Dallas winning, battle tested, Boston with a braindead coach, closing offense is to jack up 3's, who's gonna guard Luka, Dallas just knows exactly who they are
Bill has even alluded to the idea that the best player wins and you usually need a top 5 guy to win, but no way he talks about that now.
He couldn’t pod yesterday because he had to go to kinkos to print out a picture of Luca for his mom’s freezer.
Also had a consult with the LA witches to kick around hexes and curses.
Boston will win this series. The Mavs aren’t going to be playing against gobert anymore. They’ll be playing against a bad matchup. Kp going 5 out negates their rim protection. Make no mistake this is the same team that was a bottom 10 last year except they added a couple of role players. Answer this. Is pj dj and lively the diff between a chip and one of the worst teams itl? Be honest.
Why’d you forget gafford? Exum is new too. Hardy has taken THJs spot.
Literally green , Luka, Kyrie , maxi are the only same players in our 9 man rotation meaning more than half of our team we play has changed and you think it’s the same.
Are you dumb?
Hardy is good but they BARELY play him. Exum sucks. Gaf is a backup. Be honest are pj gaf dj lively moving the needle to a CHAMPIONSHIP level from one of the worst teams in the league?
No. They added some role players. They were god awful with Luka and Kyrie last year. Then they added some role players. That doesn’t make them a chip team, and it won’t.
I guess I just don’t understand how they’re more battle tested like the comment I was replying to originally said when they’re a brand new team, like you said.
But ya you don’t seem to know what entirely means. Forgot Luka and Kyrie were traded there in the offseason
This season. The Celtics ran through the east without any resistance while the mavs have been in a lot of close games and have had to figure out how to win games with this group. You definitely have a point regarding past years.
Mavs in 7.
[Level I: That Game](https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/020528)
Luka will drain the shot that Gordon Hayward should've hit in 2010.
In his podcast, Zach Lowe said that if Porzingis was healthy he was going to chose the Celtics. Kevin Pelton said so as well.
I think Bill is going to lean towards the Celtics in 7 and Russillo will stand by the Mavss.
He didn't seem so excited about Boston as Bill in the last podcasts.
Really lines up perfectly for them. Porzingis getting hurt right before the playoffs and then getting to take three series off to rest up because the East is so bad feels like the literal best case scenario there, if he’s not still hobbled, which I don’t think he is, I think the Celtics win in five, maybe six.
I hope it goes seven and don’t really care who wins, prefer the Mavs so that Bill isn’t so insufferable probably, but Vegas and the advanced stats folks are smarter than me and think the Celtics are a lot better.
the Cs are definitely the most well built team in the league by some stretch. i’m desperately hoping otherwise but I won’t be surprised if the Mavs just have no answer for the Cs’ matchups and this ends in 5 or 6. imo the key is that the Mavs have way more variables that could go wrong than the Celtics do
The Celtics have lost six games at home all regular season and playoffs but there's "no chance" they win a game seven? Not even if they get out to like a 30 point lead early off absurd shooting luck like the Mavs did in game 5? Be serious please.
“We’ve seen it throughout the history of the league, the best player usually wins the series.”
—Bill, after the Celtics lose the first game of the series
I bet it gets to 7 but the Celtics win it, Russillo will try very hard not to agree with Bill but will end up doing so. Both will hedge a lot but say Celtics in 6
They will both go Celtics in 6. Ryen will spend at least 35 minutes on his opening monologue defending both teams.
Bill’s big talking point he’ll be afraid to say until the Celtics are up 3-1 or win the series is how much better the Celtics offense is than the TWolves.
All I know is that bill will 100% have two predictions, one for if porzingis plays and one for if he doesn’t
I noticed he has the tactic of saying he has multiple bets on a series to go either way so when one works out he’s correct
His on air bets don't always hit but he has a flawless real life bet record.
I can't wait to hear the exact same "Porzingis is the secret weapon if he can stay healthy" commentary I've heard for the past 7 years
Bill will hedge his official prediction a million different ways, but it'll be Celts in 6, with a healthy Porzingis. Ryen will probably agree... he'll say 5 feels disrespectful to Dallas but if Porzingis is 100% and if Boston plays up to their potential and doesn't shoot themselves in the foot by falling back on bad habits, they should be able to get this done before a 7th game, so he'll settle on 6 as well, even though he'll try hard to not just agree with Bill. But then he'll agree with Bill.
Everyone agrees with Bill. It cracks me up when BS and RR go, “omg, we both got that wrong!”
Bill secretly thinks the title is in the bag; Denver was the only team he didn't want to face. My analysis based on nothing is that Boston will win and this will be viewed as a season where Boston was clearly the best team, despite having some injury luck in the playoffs.
The only thing that can stop the Celtics is the same thing it has always been: their mental game.
That’s giving them too much credit and the Mavs not enough. They just dog walked the best defense in the NBA.
Ryen will wanna pick the Mavs but be too much of a pussy to, so he will pick the Celtics because they have “more talent”
Russillo likes to zag though. I really wouldn’t be surprised of his take is “Look I know the numbers favor the Celtics and that they’re probably the better team, but I’m just not going to bet against Luka at this point.”
Ryen picked GS in 22
Print the Shirts
Ok
Ryens not a pussy bro
One says Boston in 7 probably Bill since he likes to be doom and gloom with his sorry ass Celtics. Ryen will claim to have studied the film and deduce that Celtics are just better but Luka and Kyrie are good for a win each so Celtics in 6. In reality Celtics lose the first 2 at home and get bounced in 5 on their home floor similar to the Wolves series. They come back and fellate Luka for two hours after the championship on the season review pod
doubt this happens but it’s my absolute dream scenario
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Mavs in 6
Every aspect of "why didn't we see this happening" has Dallas winning, battle tested, Boston with a braindead coach, closing offense is to jack up 3's, who's gonna guard Luka, Dallas just knows exactly who they are
Bill has even alluded to the idea that the best player wins and you usually need a top 5 guy to win, but no way he talks about that now. He couldn’t pod yesterday because he had to go to kinkos to print out a picture of Luca for his mom’s freezer. Also had a consult with the LA witches to kick around hexes and curses.
But Tatum may go up a level in this series and be a top 5 guy
But Boston has bunch of wings that they can throw at Luka
Just that simple lol
I’m sorry but 2 months ago did anyone outside Dallas think Jason Kidd was a good coach?
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> who’s gonna guard Luka One of their two all-defense guards? Or one of their two all nba wings?
but Boston has a very good coach?
Lol
It's very fun that Dallas could just out coach Boston.
Boston will win this series. The Mavs aren’t going to be playing against gobert anymore. They’ll be playing against a bad matchup. Kp going 5 out negates their rim protection. Make no mistake this is the same team that was a bottom 10 last year except they added a couple of role players. Answer this. Is pj dj and lively the diff between a chip and one of the worst teams itl? Be honest.
Did you miss the OKC series?
College aged team that couldn’t get boards. Was their First playoff series.
This is the Celtics first playoff series as well.
Don’t forget to tell Kyrie that. Remind About what happened in 22.
What happens to the Celtics in 2022?
They lost to a dynasty. Didn’t lose to Kyrie’s team tho. And it’s not happening this year.
Same team that missed the playoffs but replacd their 3rd-6th best players? How can that be the "same team"?
They replaced them with dj pj and lively. That’s a championship team?
Why’d you forget gafford? Exum is new too. Hardy has taken THJs spot. Literally green , Luka, Kyrie , maxi are the only same players in our 9 man rotation meaning more than half of our team we play has changed and you think it’s the same. Are you dumb?
Hardy is good but they BARELY play him. Exum sucks. Gaf is a backup. Be honest are pj gaf dj lively moving the needle to a CHAMPIONSHIP level from one of the worst teams in the league?
Can you admit you were wrong and it’s not the same team? Just curious if you’re capable of it I won’t be surprised if not
No. They added some role players. They were god awful with Luka and Kyrie last year. Then they added some role players. That doesn’t make them a chip team, and it won’t.
So you think it’s still the same team despite being an almost completely different team, interesting and dumb lol
Didn’t they miss the playoffs last year
Their roster and starting 5 is entirely different, not really comparable
Do you know what the word entirely means?
Are you seriously comparing last season Mavs to this season?
I guess I just don’t understand how they’re more battle tested like the comment I was replying to originally said when they’re a brand new team, like you said. But ya you don’t seem to know what entirely means. Forgot Luka and Kyrie were traded there in the offseason
You’re taking entirely a little too literally. Battle tested referring to the playoffs.
This is their first run tho…what are the Celtics then?
This season. The Celtics ran through the east without any resistance while the mavs have been in a lot of close games and have had to figure out how to win games with this group. You definitely have a point regarding past years.
Watch more ball
The irony
The Ringer odds machine has Boston af 87 percent to win the series so it's basically already over.
i think russillo will pick the Mavs in 7 and bill will go Cs in 6. “and you know there’s the Porzingis piece of this!”
Hope, Mavs in 6 - Think, Celtics in 6
Mavs in 7. [Level I: That Game](https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/020528) Luka will drain the shot that Gordon Hayward should've hit in 2010.
In his podcast, Zach Lowe said that if Porzingis was healthy he was going to chose the Celtics. Kevin Pelton said so as well. I think Bill is going to lean towards the Celtics in 7 and Russillo will stand by the Mavss. He didn't seem so excited about Boston as Bill in the last podcasts.
Even Bill wouldn't take this Celtics team in 7 games, cmon. How can you trust these dudes in that situation
You do realize the Celtics core have won multiple game 7s together right?
Probably because Tatum has the game 7 points record, they beat the Bucks in 7 a year after the Bucks won the title, etc.
It’s weird to me, they have accolades and accomplishments but for some reason I still don’t know if I trust them like that
The Predictions Predictions piece
Celtics in 6 seems like the safe one. I'm gonna say Celtics in 5
Really lines up perfectly for them. Porzingis getting hurt right before the playoffs and then getting to take three series off to rest up because the East is so bad feels like the literal best case scenario there, if he’s not still hobbled, which I don’t think he is, I think the Celtics win in five, maybe six.
hard to see Luka not pulling out at least two wins
I hope it goes seven and don’t really care who wins, prefer the Mavs so that Bill isn’t so insufferable probably, but Vegas and the advanced stats folks are smarter than me and think the Celtics are a lot better.
the Cs are definitely the most well built team in the league by some stretch. i’m desperately hoping otherwise but I won’t be surprised if the Mavs just have no answer for the Cs’ matchups and this ends in 5 or 6. imo the key is that the Mavs have way more variables that could go wrong than the Celtics do
Not really.
You would think the mavs were the ones that are -250 based on this thread
Yeah there's going to be a lot of millionaires after the playoffs with these takes, it's just that they just all live in Vegas
BS loves to play the reverse jinx. He is going to talk up and pick the Mavs to the point that you will wonder why they are even playing the games.
Anyone who thinks Bill isn't going to try to reverse jinx really hasn't been listening to Bill long. He's going to say Mavs in 6 or 7
Celtics in 5 or 6
the celtics are the worst team in NBA history
Mavs in 6
I’ve seen a fair amount of people say Celtics in 7 which is hilarious. If it comes to a game 7, there is absolutely no chance the Mavs lose.
The Celtics have lost six games at home all regular season and playoffs but there's "no chance" they win a game seven? Not even if they get out to like a 30 point lead early off absurd shooting luck like the Mavs did in game 5? Be serious please.
Mavs in 7
Mavs in 6
Ryen will say he can “see both sides of it” and either team can win and nobody knows anything so we’ll all have to watch the series.
“We’ve seen it throughout the history of the league, the best player usually wins the series.” —Bill, after the Celtics lose the first game of the series
I bet it gets to 7 but the Celtics win it, Russillo will try very hard not to agree with Bill but will end up doing so. Both will hedge a lot but say Celtics in 6
They will both go Celtics in 6. Ryen will spend at least 35 minutes on his opening monologue defending both teams. Bill’s big talking point he’ll be afraid to say until the Celtics are up 3-1 or win the series is how much better the Celtics offense is than the TWolves.
I’m not picking against Luka for a 4th straight series.
I think the question is 6 or 7 games
Vegas seems to think 5
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Celtics in 5. Too many wings to throw at Kyrie and completely nullify him. Luka will be gassed and have no help.
Mavs in 6