42 sats \ 10 replies \ @grayruby 26 May \ parent \ on: SN Saturday Newsletter 5/25/24 meta
Does Boston ever miss an open 3?
Horford sure doesn't.
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I don't know.
As much as I don't like the Celtics, I do love Jrue Holiday. This is also the second game where he got a huge steal in clutch time. Maybe they should stop dribbling straight into him.
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If Halliburton were out there, I might get trying to catch them before they can get their defense set, but they don't have anyone I want trying to do that.
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I actually think it might be Dallas. Boston doesn't have anyone who's a decent match-up for Luka, while Dallas actually has decent guys to put on Tatum and Brown.
I certainly knew Luka was an excellent player, but I didn't fully appreciate what a match-up nightmare he is.
Who do you think has a better shot?
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I am also thinking Dallas now. Originally I thought Minny because of the D and I think they could still pester them but they find ways to get open 3s and hit so many of them. That’s hard to defend. Also, I am not sure Minny can keep up with them offensively. I think Luka and Kyrie can and Boston will have a hard time dealing with Lively and Gafford.
I am leaning Dallas but if Ant Man can get back to his all world form from earlier in playoffs I might swing back to minny.
Not that regular season matters too much but Boston beat Dallas twice and once was a blowout. They were 1-1 against Minny and both games went to OT.