Stephen A. sees the opportunity for the Celtics to be challenged before the NBA Finals | First Take 

My only issue with the Celtics is they don’t have a real point guard and it will become a problem in the Finals.

​@@mikejones9906what? They do not have any problem with guards, point or otherwise

Yeah they always forget the fact that they also go in

You're talking Krazy bro. They're perfectly fine at PG with DWhite ​@@mikejones9906

Was just about to comment the same thing. The 3s thing is lazy journalism - possibly relevant last season, definitely not this as they consistently manufacture open looks. Iso from the Jays is the biggest issue on offence, on defence they were virtually immaculate in games 3, 4 and 5.

A Miami with no star players lol. Stop it. Bam is a third option at best.

@@demetriousjordan8715but miami wanted boston for a reason right?

@@omarrivera8550 look at the last two seasons. I would too if I were them. They have no business winning a game against the Celtics

Lost by 10 at home with no Jimmy. Easily dismantled is a WILD stretch

​@Flyingboy25 and every other game they won like it was nothing. You haters treat that game like it's 2017 warriors losing their singular game, its sad

Derrick White was playing how Bradley Beal from the Suns should’ve played.

@@ashtonwilliams5945 hes brad with defense and playmaking and consistency

Derrick white may be elevating before our very eyes; he’ll be the biggest reason for Bos sustained success if they have it both this year and in the future.

a fully healthy bucks team was the only chance at beating boston in the east

Bucks is the only team but they injured

@@ZZZ-pu4ywthey’re out

The Kknicks with Randle could challenge them. But will still lose once the C"s locks in. These Knicks team will defeat the inconsistent Pacers in 6 but will bow down to the C's in 5.

Knicks….. especially without porzingis

Regular season record against a team is irrelevant. Phoenix swept Minnesota in regular season, but look what happened

​@@GodfreyTheCreator But Suns is not the the Celtics the Celtics blown them out too.

​@@GodfreyTheCreatornot in this case Boston crushed Mia in the reg season, SAS wants to create a NY narrative people get caught up in the offense but like to overlook that top 3 defense

@@BlackBeardPT My point still stands. A regular season record against a team is irrelevant

@@GodfreyTheCreatorany non causal or anyone with a brain knew the suns are a terrible team and where going home, the wolves are a great team with a great deep roster, best defensive team and have great offense, the suns are straight up terrible, and pacers have the worst defense in the league, they would get swept by the celtics

This aged like milk

Celtics fan here but I agree with you, Celtics will need to win games against Denver by 10 or more as they have terrible final minute offense for some reason

But the Boston pressure to the Denver and choke

@@RobberStormfire Well said

@@RobberStormfire🤢

Miami was missing 3 key pices on offense in Butler Terry n Duncan so it hurt them offensively

OKAY 😂😂😂😂😂

Lol they had a great record against the West this year.

They’d only lose to Denver in the first round and struggle with Minnesota.

@@KadeForever Boston will beat Denver, just watch. If Denver makes it.

@@ChokeslamToHell if Denver makes it is crazy 🤣 you should be worried about Boston who have yet to win anything

Kristaps and healthy aren't the best combo

I think Indy is going to knock them out

Milwaukee is in the east lol

@@RobberStormfireIndy has possibly the worst defense in the league and the Celtics are top 3 in both, indy will get swept or lose in5 they have no chance whatsoever, they are literally struggling against a terrible injured bucks team, the c’s would have swept them

@@joshlevins2461 I meant Indy will knock out Milwaukee. I think the Celtics would knock out Indy

@@demetriousjordan8715 lol sorry I meant Minnesota 🤪

Gotta get past cavs

Bostons guards and bigs would dominate, and brown and tatum are still winning that matchup pretty easily lol

@@creamated986 no they not holiday is 6’4 white is 6’4 brown 6’6

@@creamated986 Mobley would lock up Tatum

@@creamated986don’t sleep on Jonathan Isaac tho 👀

I said the same thing

I mean they still show up way more than they don't and this is probably the best team they have had and the easiest path to the finals that they have had.

The suns beat the Wolves 3-0 regular season and got swept

By a combined 8 points for both games

the nuggets are 30th in 3 point attempts they on average dont take many 3's so that's not a problem for them

The Nuggets really aren’t better than the Celtics though… odds are they don’t even make it to the Finals.

@@RittenhousesRifleThey might not make it to the finals yes but theyre still better than the Celtics.

3-0 this season against healthy miami as well.

And JB turnovers and missed free throws

Knicks ain't going to the NBA finals hell no

Celtics will have no issue beating the East without Porzingis

@@thekingbradable Well, best of luck to them, but you can't deny that it gets a little easier to beat them without their big man.

They won't be challenged at all 😂 By who? The Knicks? Pacers? 🤦

@@aligindahouse7777 their biggest challenge would be Philadelphia, but that's dependent on the health of Joel

@@jctslice I don't think the Sixers will get past the Knicks, even if they do I don't see them challenging the Celtics. The West is much stronger like always, the Nuggets, OKC and Twolves would all be much more of a challenge

Brother, the Heat hit a ridiculous amount of 3s that’s only been done 3 times. Fluke win

Indiana’s high powered offense can be scary at times, but their non-existent defense will keep them from getting farther in the playoffs. Bucks are the hospital Bucks right now, no comment.

Cavs can give them that work

Cs would beat the Cavs in 5

@@Sam-db4mr I dunno.. the Cavs got twin towers .. The games tend to slow downs in the second round..

​@@Sam-db4mr they won in 5 to a Miami team missing probably their 2 best scorers and no size. How do you figure Cleveland doesn't make this a 6 or 7 game series with way more size and no major injuries that we know of ? Donovan is healthy

​@@realamerican8069 and plus, Cleveland is healthy. It took 5 to close out a highly banged up Miami. How do they close out a much more whole Cavs team in 5 ?

@@jctsliceand? its taken 6 maybe 7 games for the cavs to beat a inexperienced unproven orlando team lmao

Problem is Lillard/Giannis arent healthy If they were, Id pick Bucks to beat Celts.. I dont see anyone in the East beating the Celts barring an upset

Boston has a way easier path to the NBA finals than OKC. And the Thunder may be the 1 seed in the west but they are too young and inexperienced - the Nuggets or Wolves will come out of the West.

Except, ppl been saying that about the Celtics all season. The heat series changed nothing about that or peoples opinions

2 things, if you watched the Celtics games you’d be able to see that in all of the wins, they won in a dominant fashion. The one they lost, any team would have lost. 54% on high volume from 3 no team can overcome. Not saying Jimmy and Terry wouldn’t be difference makers but when your blown out 4 times in a series like they were it’s a tough argument to make. It’s easy to say the team with the best record and the least amount of injuries is going to the finals. They have dominated all year. Number two, the thunder are a good team, just totally unproven. Two of the games were close enough you could argue Zion would have made a real difference, at least in those games. Especially in that matchup, where the thunder lack some size.

@@Nostalgia9478maybe the 76ers could challenged the Celtics in the ecf if emblid and maxey are shooting buckets I can see it going to 7 games

Miami wanted Boston 🤣

@@bbking3797 yes they did, know they wasn't healthy enough to beat them.,but I get it You're supposed to root for your team if you're a real fan..

Cavs can give them work