Plus: My thoughts on the Ime Udoka Situation The Boston Celtics are regarded as the team to beat in the Eastern Conference, after a 2022 Finals appearance and only narrowly losing the championship to Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. They're still the favorites to win the 2023 NBA Championship, but their offseason … Continue reading The Celtics Offseason Just Took a Turn For the Worse
In the current downtime of the NBA off-season, there are generally three things to do; reflect on the past season, analyze summer league games and performances way too much, and look forward to the coming season. Today, we're doing the last of those options, and looking at five compelling storylines for the 2022-23 season. … Continue reading 5 Storylines to Watch for the 2023 NBA Season
Danny Ainge is one of the best General Managers (GMs) in the history of the NBA, and one of the reasons why is that he's never afraid to make a big move (hence his nickname, Trader Danny). Ainge has great insight into who can develop into an All-Star (and who can't), and knows when it's … Continue reading Trader Danny’s Best Moves as a GM
The Boston Celtics made a much deeper playoff run then anyone expected during the 2022 season, defeating every team that had beaten them in the playoffs for the past three years; the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving Nets, the Jimmy Butler Heat, and Giannis Antetokounmpo's Bucks. However, they had two key weaknesses during their playoff run. Credit … Continue reading The Celtics Finally Got Their Point Guard
Good morning! The Boston Celtics overcame the Golden State Warriors' third quarter surge to take a 2-1 lead in the 2022 NBA Finals. If you're on the East Coast and didn't watch the whole game, I can't blame you, as it finished around 11:30 PM EST. Here's a recap of the game quarter by quarter, … Continue reading Breaking Down Game Three of the NBA Finals Quarter by Quarter
The second round of the playoffs has concluded, in what was easily the most dramatic round of the playoffs so far. No series ended in less than six games, and it never felt like one team had the series in hand coming in. Let's recap: #2 Celtics vs #3 Bucks Credit to The Associated … Continue reading Recapping the Second Round + Conference Finals Predictions
The first round of the playoffs has officially come to an end, and the second round has already started. That means it's time to look back at my first round predictions, and see how accurate (or inaccurate) they were. It also means it's time to make my second round predictions, before too much of each … Continue reading Recapping My Weirdly Accurate First-Round Predictions, and Predicting the Second Round
The Boston Celtics have concluded their first-round sweep of the Brooklyn Nets, and I have to say, I don't think anyone saw this coming. Some people predicted that the Celtics would win the series (such as myself), but I thought it would be a long, hard-fought grueling series that ended with a dramatic Game Seven. … Continue reading What’s Next for the Celtics and the Nets?
Good morning! There were a lot of playoff games last night; let's highlight the three best games. Heat/Hawks: Game 1 Credit to Michael Reaves of Getty Images for Picture Trae Young was ready to carry the Atlanta Hawks to victory. Unfortunately, the Miami Heat had a game plan to shut down Young, and they … Continue reading The Daily Three-Pointer: Playoff Edition
The NBA playoffs started yesterday. With no time to waste, here are my predictions for the first-round: Eastern Conference: #1 Heat vs #8 Hawks Credit to USA Today Sports for Picture In theory, the Heat should have no problem handling the Hawks. They have Kyle Lowry, Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo Victor Oladipo, Tyler … Continue reading My First Round NBA Playoff Predictions
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