EC First Round: [#2] Boston Celtics (0) vs [#7] Chicago Bulls (0)

[Kuzzy Powers]

Bulls are scrappy as hell @ home but I think they're in over their head. Im tempted to take a sweep, but ill give the Bulls one game @ home. Celtics in 5.

 

[mfbmike]

Celts in 5 as well. Who knows what could happen though?

Hawks pushed em to 7 a year ago. Not to mention with Garnett's recent nagging injuries lingering around as of late.

 

[zack54attack]

C'mon Bulls.

 

[zack54attack]

Garnett to miss entire playoffs??
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4073024

 

[corbin]

Bulls win 2, Salmons/Gordon/Rose can all light it up. In the end, the champs will get the best of them though.

Celtics in 6

 

[manchild24]

Unfortunatetly the celts will win, I dont get to watch too much of the bulls unless they are on TNT which is rare, but I got to watch them for beginning to end and WOW is Rose good. I hope my Bulls can pull it out.

 

[Gonzo]

Celts in 4.

 

[.RoCkEtS1]

Celtics in 6. Celtics can still pull off the win without Garnett. THey still have guys like Pierce and Rondo who will get it done.

 

[Point Blank]

Celtics in 5.

 

[MRN]

Too many people sitting on the Celtic's dick.

Without KG, they will flop. We may be the under-dog, but the Bulls play really good defense, all it would take is someone locking up Paul Pierce, Ray Allen can't do it alone, Perkins is overrated, so I am really not worried about him. Rondo is good, but just not on offense, we should just not even guard him..lol.

I actually wanted Boston of all the teams we could have gotten. Bulls in 6.

 

[Vinsane]

Celtics are still a strong team, I don't think the lack of KG will really bother them too much as far as a series goes until the ECF, where no KG probably equals getting our asses handed too us because of lack of defense.

I guess Dwight's just a puffy no-body, Celts are in trouble, they won't sniff the ECF.

They'll take this series in 6, too much depth for the Bulls.

 

[Vinsane]

the Magic-Celtics series has been very even, regardless of KG playing or not.

Against playoff teams without KG, the Celtics have gone 10-2. Is it a big loss to the team? No doubt....but does it take the Celtics from contenders to first round exit? not at all. Wayyyy overhyped cause people are looking for a reason to bring the Celtics down.

People got all the reason they needed, when the Celtics played the Cavs a week and a half ago. If you think Dwight isn't going to pound the paint, and not do it more efficiently than Cleveland, you must be out of your mind?

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

well then, Cleveland won't even make it out of the first round, cause they got lit up inside by Jamison, Haywood, and Songolia and Detroit's inside play is better than Washingtons....

You seem to be forgetting that the Celtics beat the Cavs without KG just a few weeks ago, but I understand that's not beneficial to your argument, so you would leave that fact out

In Boston, yes. Then they went to Cleveland and took the worst beating they've received in 2 seasons.

 

[Vinsane]

Using this logic, Cleveland won't win in an ECF against Orlando then. Which is absolutely ridiculous to base your opinion off of.

That game in Cleveland was possibly one of the worst shooting games of the season for the Celtics, which is not entirely to do with the Cavaliers defense. Yes, Cleveland is an awesome defensive team, but Boston's choke in that game is unlikely to happen again.

Also, Perkins can defend a lot better than almost anybody gives him credit for.

For the record, I'm not saying the Celtics wont lose against Cleveland, or they will win. I'm just saying the beating they suffered in Cleveland is not a good way to judge how the Celtics will play in the playoffs, against teams like Cleveland and Orlando.

I've said that Orlando and Miami give Cleveland trouble and possibly knock them out. I've given the nod to Cleveland in an Orlando match-up, yes. I haven't ruled out, and I'm defiantly prepared to watch the Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals.


So the basketball they played, with the roster they're going to play with (maybe, giving Garnett the possibility to return) doesn't show anything, just because it's a week or more later and in the playoffs? You are the same team you were in the season, just because it's the playoffs doesn't make you a different team. Sure there is more on the line than a regular season match-up but to say they're going to be tougher simply because it's the playoffs? You can easily say the beating is going to be more severe because Cleveland will play harder as it's the playoffs.

 

[Awesometrax]

I say Celts in 6, I think the Bulls take 3 and 4 but then lose a close one in game 6 to end the series.

 

[zack54attack]

Bulls in 7.

Alot of people dont give the Bulls credit. This team was 18-27 and # 12 in the East, and 8 games under .500 on March 13th. Look what they have done since: 23-14. That's pretty good for a team with a Rookie PG, a Rookie Head Coach, and a Team that wasnt supposed to make the playoffs this year.

I really like the Bulls in this series. Rose is better than Rondo plain and simple, and If Gordon gets hot he can put up 30-35. Salmons adding double digits, mix in Tyrus TNT Thomas who is defensive machine, along with experience in the playoffs from Hinrich.. this team isnt that bad.

The only negative to them is Defense and slow starts. Their defense isnt great, but mediocre at best. And if they get off to a slow start like last night vs Toronto then it's over.

 

[Bmore]

No Garnett will = Bulls win?

 

[Primetime]

Celtics in 6. Depends what happens with KG though.

 

[Bear Pand]

As much as I'd love for it to happen Bulls aren't winning this series.

 

[NAHSTE]

Bulls looking good now, but there's no way they win this. This reminds me of that Bulls-Heat series a few years ago (when Heat still had Shaq and won it all), when Chicago pushed it to 6, and were happy enough just doing that.

Kudos to Chi-town for playing hard, and exposing Boston a bit, but eventually Boston will be too much.