Jones & Keefe: Game 5 isn't a must-win for the Celtics, but is a can't lose

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00:00Game five tonight, Celtics and Magic.

00:02It's stupid to call it a must-win.

00:04Yeah, no, it's definitely not.

00:05But you don't want to toy around with this team any more than you have to

00:09based on how physical the Magic have been,

00:11how annoying of a series it's been.

00:13The Knicks can wrap up their series tonight.

00:15Like, you want to talk about leaving a mark physically

00:18and just wearing you down?

00:21You don't want to toy around with this and go back to Orlando

00:23and drag it out.

00:25You're winning the series no matter what.

00:26So it's stupid to call it a must-win.

00:28Even if it took seven games, you're going to win the series.

00:30But why let this thing drag on any longer than it should?

00:35End it now. End it tonight.

00:36How confident are you that they will?

00:38Pretty confident.

00:40I mean, I will.

00:40No Drew Holiday again, so it's going to be three straight games

00:43without Drew Holiday.

00:44Yeah, I don't love that.

00:44I don't.

00:45But they look...

00:46Is it Jalen's question?

00:47I mean, I assume he's going to play, but Jalen's questionable.

00:49Yeah, the only one so far ruled out is Drew Holiday.

00:54But I think it's important.

00:55I think, you know, for a number of reasons,

00:56you want the extra rest.

00:58And we'll see.

00:58I mean, the Knicks-Piston series could end tonight as well.

01:02That's what I'm saying.

01:03Kind of surprising.

01:04They get extra rest.

01:05They get extra prep time.

01:06They get whatever while you have to go back to Orlando.

01:08That's no good.

01:08Cavs have already advanced.

01:10Thunder have already advanced.

01:11So if you're trying to keep up with them and move on.

01:13Plus, you know, Al Horford seems to be bothered by this team.

01:16So why even play 48 more minutes against this team

01:20if you don't have to, right?

01:21Just because, you know, you and I don't think it's super cheap

01:24the way those guys have played.

01:26But if they do, like, get out of there.

01:28I mean, they're big favorites once again.

01:30They should win this game.

01:32You sort of tip your cap to the Magic for staying in it,

01:35not giving up, stealing a game, you know,

01:37probably maxing out what they could get out of their season.

01:41But, no, for so many different reasons,

01:43you just want to end it tonight.

01:44And I think they will.

01:45So I also think they will.

01:47If they don't, I'm not going to be worried about this series.

01:49They're beating the Magic.

01:51And I probably still won't be worried about New York.

01:54But I'll start to worry about their title hopes.

01:58You know, how are you going to get past Cleveland?

02:00How are you going to get past OKC?

02:02Both those teams sweat.

02:03And I thought OKC had more issues than I expected against Memphis.

02:07Cleveland started a little slow against Miami.

02:09You saw what they did last night.

02:10They were rolling last night.

02:12So I'll start to worry about that.

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