6/8/22
So the NBA Finals are going on. Game 3 in the Gahden (that’s how the good people of Boston pronounce the garden) tonight at 8. I’m no NBA analyst but I will try and give my best take as to what’s going on and how the rest of the series will play out.
I saw some stat on Bleacher Report this morning that for whatever reason, the Celtics are favored to win the Finals 88% to the Warriors 12%, which I personally think is absurd especially when the series is tied 1-1. I think the Celtics caught on fire randomly in the late third and all of the fourth quarter, which is the only reason why then won game 1. I mean, they caught fire from the 3 point line, and seemed very juiced up to be in the Finals, which for most on that team was their first game in the NBA finals. It’s not right for anyone to think that Boston will say that hot the entire series, and it was evident in Game 2.
Game 2, I think, will be more of the norm for how the rest of the series is going to go from the Warriors perspective. They still need Klay Thompson to find his groove, but as all legends say, shooters need to shoot their way out of their slumps, so I don’t think Klay will be unimpactful the entire series.
Steph is a massive problem for the Celtics. He is heating up like crazy. Ime Udoka needs to find a way to shut him down if the Celtics have a chance at winning this series. The longer this thing goes, the better it is for the Warriors as well because they have the extra rest, more experience, and less pressure. The Celtics are young. I think they would have more pressure for themselves and the city they play for to win now. The Warriors have been there and done it. They have a lot less pressure to win the whole thing.
Looking at just game three, I see the Warriors winning this one. This is purely on the fact that I think the Celtics won’t be able to stop Steph Curry, and maybe even Klay Thompson if he finds his game back. Steph has had roughly 30 points per game, so I’m expecting another crazy game for the best shooter of all time. The only way the Celtics can win is if they shut down Steph with Marcus Smart and feed off the Boston crowd in the Gahden.
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