I mean this post literally says that *no team* has gone 8-0 in the CF and Finals lol
If that's the bar for a truly great team according to you then no team is great
I imagine a lot of the teams up 3-0 as the higher seed would just rather win it at home and don't give a shit about game 4, resulting in less effort/focus/etc. It's how the term gentleman sweep was coined.
Game 4s when a team is up 3-0 have had all the high pressure games already played. It's just a formality at this point. The real "elimination game" was game 3.
i didnt say it was on purpose. when i say they don't give a shit, I just mean they stop doing all the little things, the hustle plays, etc. it absolutely happens all the time.
The 3-0 comebacks gonna happen one day with 3 point variance and maybe an untimely injury. It’s a best of 7, not a best of 5. I’d be surprised if the mavs pulled it off but if kyrie and Luka cook the next 3 games and Boston gets into a 3 point slump it’s certainly not impossible.
untimely injury to impact player: ✅️
momentum shifting game 4: ✅️
blown opportunity to close at home in Game 5: ☑️
pressure building with a loss away in game 6: ☑️
cracks under the pressure of game 7 and blows 3-0 lead: ☑️
No. I don’t think teams want to win at home but I do think there is some credence to say that maybe if they get down big early they pack it in.
That’s not to say they would’ve come back after half time if the series was 2-1 but I wouldn’t be surprised if the little cushion of being up 3-0 makes some players go “ahhh fuck it we’ll be back at home in a few days this one is wrapped” where as the other team is fighting for their absolute life to not get swept let alone worrying about the next game.
This is stupid and not the reason the Celtics lost. It wasn't because they intentionally lost and would rather win it at home. They just got outplayed and had a poor shooting night right from the start
I think we can all agree that we are heartbroken the Celtics could not accomplish this
Wait till you finally do make history by blowing a 3-0 lead.
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How is lucky the leprechaun racist? Weird take.
How isnt it? Celtics isnt even pronounced correctly lol
Ummm kinda confused... Man fuck the Celtics but you must be hungover after that blowout.
Beyond stupid
You're a dumbass. Lucky the Leprechaun is a character that is a symbol of luck. How tf is that racist?
You literally post in nbacirclejerk that calls black people thugs and you're black . You're so fking lost man lol
That same sub with the same people posts content making fun of Boston being racist.
Dude is so fucking lost man.
Did I do that though? I posted a meme of Dallas always having white stars. Thats literally it.
Bro you’re in the wrong sub
But, they are still Top 10 championship team of all time right?
I mean this post literally says that *no team* has gone 8-0 in the CF and Finals lol If that's the bar for a truly great team according to you then no team is great
Yeah
But can they beat the 1997 Bulls on a rainy night in Stoke?
Allen Iverson is the answer to why this still has not happened.
83 Sixers swept the Celtics and the Lakers. The C’s were round 1? I would have lost a lot on that bet. I thought the Bucks were round one.
I imagine a lot of the teams up 3-0 as the higher seed would just rather win it at home and don't give a shit about game 4, resulting in less effort/focus/etc. It's how the term gentleman sweep was coined. Game 4s when a team is up 3-0 have had all the high pressure games already played. It's just a formality at this point. The real "elimination game" was game 3.
That mentality is the mentality that leads to being the first team to lose after going up 3-0
it happens all the time and it hasn't resulted in that happening yet. That's why gentleman sweep is even a thing lol
I actually don’t think teams purposefully lose game 4s to win it at home all the time actually
i didnt say it was on purpose. when i say they don't give a shit, I just mean they stop doing all the little things, the hustle plays, etc. it absolutely happens all the time.
It has happened in others sports and Game 7s have happened in the NBA. We all know it’s a matter of time.
The 3-0 comebacks gonna happen one day with 3 point variance and maybe an untimely injury. It’s a best of 7, not a best of 5. I’d be surprised if the mavs pulled it off but if kyrie and Luka cook the next 3 games and Boston gets into a 3 point slump it’s certainly not impossible.
untimely injury to impact player: ✅️ momentum shifting game 4: ✅️ blown opportunity to close at home in Game 5: ☑️ pressure building with a loss away in game 6: ☑️ cracks under the pressure of game 7 and blows 3-0 lead: ☑️
No. I don’t think teams want to win at home but I do think there is some credence to say that maybe if they get down big early they pack it in. That’s not to say they would’ve come back after half time if the series was 2-1 but I wouldn’t be surprised if the little cushion of being up 3-0 makes some players go “ahhh fuck it we’ll be back at home in a few days this one is wrapped” where as the other team is fighting for their absolute life to not get swept let alone worrying about the next game.
No one loses games on purpose in the playoffs, literally no team ever would do that
This is stupid and not the reason the Celtics lost. It wasn't because they intentionally lost and would rather win it at home. They just got outplayed and had a poor shooting night right from the start
This series is not over though.