Basketball, hockey playoffs

[SteveP]

Ok, Here they are.

Celtics and Bruins both in to follow up on Super Bowl and World Series wins for Boston fans...
Quite the sports town these days.

Best hockey team on the way out? The Lightning down 0-3 to The Blue JAckets... would be good to see them go I thk.
Will be interesting to see which Celtics team shows up.

I hate to see Embiid injured .... kills the 76rs I thk. Rather see them back in the game... Brooklyn? Look pretty good and hungry helps a lot.

[ChristianWong]

Ok, Here they are.

Celtics and Bruins both in to follow up on Super Bowl and World Series wins for Boston fans...
Quite the sports town these days.

Best hockey team on the way out? The Lightning down 0-3 to The Blue JAckets... would be good to see them go I thk.
Will be interesting to see which Celtics team shows up.

I hate to see Embiid injured .... kills the 76rs I thk. Rather see them back in the game... Brooklyn? Look pretty good and hungry helps a lot.

Lightning getting swept would be the biggest upset in recent memory, they won the President's Cup by 21 points!

Sorry, but I'm hoping the Leafs make it past the Bruins this year.

[j44ke]

If the Nets can get past the 76ers, then they'll reach the conference finals, which will be astoundingly good for them. I don't think Orlando should beat Toronto, but I have given up on Toronto ever living up to their potential no matter who plays for them.

I wouldn't be surprised if the finals are Golden State vs. Boston. But it is probably going to be Golden State vs. Milwaukee.

[SteveP]

It is funny how much better the playoff games are than the regular season games.

teams don't care about the regular season, home ct or anything.
they just want to be at the show.

The Celtics have been Jekyll/ Hyde all season after a long run last year.
we will see what comes next I guess.
Talent is there, not sure about the effort.

[Saab2000]

Playoff basketball is the whole reason to watch. The regular season is usually a yawn.

Kyrie Irving is one of the top five most talented players in the NBA but never seems happy. I hope he goes to LA, teams up with Lebron again and wins more championships. His demeanor isn't really one of leadership it would seem. He and Lebron played well off each other.

[SteveP]

Kyrie is a headcase. The team was better last year without him...
too many stupid shots near the end of the game ... teammates standing around cause the ball doesnt go around.
highlight reel player like Kobe...
1 spectacular shot... 4 misses...

I thk Lebron is finally losing a step... his ability to completely dominate a game is slowly dwindling.
Incredible player... had to slow down at some point.

[72gmc]

I attended game 2 of the infamous (from a Seattle perspective) Sonics-Nuggets series way back when I was reporting. I wouldn’t mind seeing the Warriors reprise that historic collapse. I don’t believe sure things are good for sports and besides, that team already has three trophies and zero betrayals by David Stern.

[SteveP]

I thk the raw desire wanes after a team has a lot of success...
Will hit the Warriers at some point.. if not this year.
younger teams are hungrier...
Has apparently hit the Red Sox already.

Only teams that has avoided this are The Patriots....and original Celtics..
first championship...2001 season. remarkable run... thanks Tom Brady.
The Old Celtics had a similar run ...8-9 straight championships...Thanks Bill Russell.

I can't think of any other teams dominant for a long run.
49ers?

[Saab2000]

I can't think of any other teams dominant for a long run.
49ers?

Packers under Lombardi. After he left it was like they fell off a cliff. I suspect the same could happen with the Patriots when Brady and Belichick call it a day.

[SteveP]

Bye bye Lightning. They get to relive this season now at home watching the playoffs on tv.

Opens it up I guess...
Bruins got whipped in game 3 by Leafs.

Red Sox on way to losing 108 games after last season...

[j44ke]

Bye bye Lightning. They get to relive this season now at home watching the playoffs on tv.

Opens it up I guess...
Bruins got whipped in game 3 by Leafs.

Red Sox on way to losing 108 games after last season...

If that happens, I hope they don't fire Alex Cora. Or rather, I hope they don't fire Alex Cora and then the Mets hire Alex Cora. No one should be subject to that.

[72gmc]

What about the Jets?

[SteveP]

What about the Jets?

we get to see if they play the lightning... oh, that's right, the Lightning are playing golf now.

[Tom]

Yes, the Bruins are trying to cough it up. And the Red Sox are playing exactly as any New England native with any sense of history expects. They'll remember how to pitch just in time to almost but not quite catch, not even the cheap out trophy for participating aka the wild card slot.

[mnoble485]

For Sale
Two tickets to Lightning Stanley Cup Finals
Cheap

I am pretty sick over their demise. Questions on the coaches future are everywhere down here.

Mike

[abbeyQ]

I've been a fair weather hockey fan since the last strike. But I grew up in Missouri playing hockey as a kid. Which of course makes me a lifelong Blues fan. It's never hard to root against Boston since they apparently have the worst fans in sport. But I really really want STL to bring home a CUP!!!!

[monadnocky]

I've been a fair weather hockey fan since the last strike. But I grew up in Missouri playing hockey as a kid. Which of course makes me a lifelong Blues fan. It's never hard to root against Boston since they apparently have the worst fans in sport. But I really really want STL to bring home a CUP!!!!

Second worst. Have you ever been to Philadelphia?

[j44ke]

Whoa. Siakam 32 points.

[SteveP]

glad to see toronto win.
they earned it.
on to game 2.

[SteveP]

On to Game 7 in Hockey.
Back in Boston...
Boston fans have not won any Championships since the Super Bowl this year and before that the World Series last fall so are all in on game 7 in Boston.
Let the better team win as long as it's Boston.

BTW
Would love to see Toronto beat The Warriors... Would make for a good change of scenery.
Too bad about Kevin D. Hope it's not a long term injury.