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Boston Celtics Playoff Magic vs. Orlando: Analysis
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4/19/2025
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00:00
I'm going to start with the defending champs, though.
00:01
That's the Boston Celtics.
00:04
Going through this series was really interesting,
00:09
and there's just something about Celtics magic
00:14
that has me hooked.
00:18
I am on Orlando at plus 14 for game number one,
00:21
and I think that Orlando will hang significantly more
00:24
in this series than the books think.
00:28
I could be wrong.
00:30
That's fine, and it is not as much anti, well, maybe it is.
00:37
I am lower on Boston than I think everyone else
00:40
entering this postseason.
00:43
Boston earned a lot of, you know, I respected Boston a lot
00:45
entering last year's postseason, right?
00:48
I am not as in on this group,
00:49
but I also think Orlando off of last year's seven-game war
00:53
with Cleveland, there is a bit of toughness to him.
00:56
I think Palo's been playing much better heading into the postseason.
00:59
I think Franz can have a good series.
01:01
I do.
01:02
I think this Orlando team winning a game
01:06
is going to be the expectation for everyone.
01:09
where I am maybe, again, going to go crazy is I think they win two games.
01:15
The correct score, Boston 4-2 plus 680.
01:19
Again, they are viewing the magic as a team without a prayer,
01:24
and I don't view it that way.
01:26
I know it's in the early process, Coach, of breaking this series down,
01:30
but where are you right now on Celtics magic?
01:32
I am on exact score 4-1 for Boston.
01:36
Okay.
01:36
I look at this series, you got to remember, folks,
01:39
and Kevin was big on Boston, and so was I.
01:42
They were overwhelming favorites in the Eastern Conference.
01:46
Yeah.
01:46
They did not get a sweep in the playoffs until Indiana.
01:52
And that Indiana game, Indiana should have stole game one,
01:56
then they lose Halliburton series was over.
01:59
So why am I saying it's 4-1?
02:02
Because of the fact of the ability of the magic to guard the three-point line
02:09
versus a team that I personally believe falls in love with the three too much.
02:16
Can Orlando catch a game where they don't shoot the ball well?
02:22
Well, you look at 108-104 in November, they shot 24% from three.
02:28
So to me, my best bet in this series is exact score 4-1.
02:34
I think Orlando steals one.
02:37
I don't think they steal two.
02:39
But I don't think these scores are going to be like they're going to lose by 30 points a game.
02:46
I think this is going to be tough.
02:49
I think Boston's going to be a tough five-game season.
02:53
I think they're going to work them and really lean on that defense to kind of keep them in the game.
02:58
Although I know that Boston wins in five.
03:00
Yeah.
03:01
So let me say this with Boston, okay?
03:03
There will be at least one game in the series that they win by 25 points.
03:07
Okay?
03:08
But last year, Boston, round one against Miami, a team totally drawing dead.
03:13
Now they lose game two.
03:14
Last year against Cleveland, right?
03:16
A team that lost Donovan Mitchell.
03:19
I know at one point in that series, I don't remember if it was game two or three, but nevertheless, they lose Donovan Mitchell.
03:23
Okay, they lose game two.
03:24
At home.
03:25
At home, they're losing games.
03:27
You go back to two postseasons ago.
03:30
Round one, an Atlanta team that was supposed to have no prayer.
03:35
Take them to six games.
03:37
Jalen Brown's not healthy.
03:38
I don't have as much faith in this moment, in a lot of the pieces that surround Tatum, just not as much.
03:47
They're going to win the series.
03:49
There's no doubt in my mind they're winning the series.
03:52
This, a lot of it is going to come down to Tatum.
03:55
I love Tatum to be the leading point scorer in this series, a plus 145.
04:02
JT has been so good for this team in their biggest games.
04:05
He has been so good for them.
04:06
I'm wondering and waiting to see if he can finally get through a series without having a terrible game.
04:15
It happens every series.
04:17
It's usually the game they lose.
04:19
Well, again, and I don't think this team is built to win the, ooh, Tatum scored 18 on 20% shooting games.
04:25
It happens every series.
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