2020 Playoffs Round 1: (3) Celtics vs (6) Sixers Series Thread

[fourkicks44]

It's Time!

Celtics vs Sixers 2020 NBA playoffs series discussion thread!

Celtics vs Sixers playoff series schedule:

All Times Eastern (ET)

Game 1: Mon, August 17, 6:30PM

Game 2: Wed, August 19, 6:30PM

Game 3: Fri, August 21, 6:30PM

Game 4: Sun, August 23, 1PM

Game 5*: Tue, August 25

Game 6*: Thu, August 27

Game 7*: Sat, August 29

* If necessary


Let's take a little trip down memory lane and recap the story so far.....



http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...rs-Game-Thread



Highlights from the previous meetings this season.











Joel Embiid in October 2018:

"This is not a rivalry. I don't know our record against them, but it's pretty bad. They always kick our ass."

Joel Embiid in February 2020:

“What I said was that All-Star Game fourth quarter, I’m out there with some of the guys that are considered the best players in the world and I’m out there just dominating, being unstoppable, doing whatever I want, especially in the post. So to me, I just felt like that was a chance for me to prove that I deserved being in that conversation of being the best player in the world.....

Yea, f–k it. Yea, I believe I am [the best player in the world]. Yea, f–ck it. My bad. I do believe it. When I play like tonight anything can happen.”

Now is the time to prove it, JoJo.

[Manny98]

I hate Boston but we all know EmChoke is about to get swept without Simmons

[Derka]

This is a goddamned division rival. This should be a great series; personally, I think it goes the distance even without Simmons playing. Truth is I don't trust the Celtics to play consistently well enough to win it as easily as they should...but I still have them winning in 7. I'll definitely watch every game.

All that being said...I'm way more interested in the Lakers/Blazers series. Lillard is the best player in the bubble by wide margin and I just feel like he's poised to do something historic.

[Wally450]

Celtics in 6.

[tpols]

Dont sleep on embiid, horford, harris, richardson core. Hopefully embiid can hit the block a bit more now that simmons anti-gravity is gone.

[insidehoops]

Game 1 is TODAY at 6:30pm ET on ESPN.

[NBAGOAT]

celtics in 6. 3rd and 4th options just dont score that much in the playoffs and embiid has a good matchup

[Smoke117]

Celtics in 5.

[Bronbron23]

I hate Boston but we all know EmChoke is about to get swept without Simmons

4-2 or celtics. Your terrible at calling shit. I hope you dont bet dude.

[Real14]

Celtics in 5.

[Manny98]

4-2 or celtics. Your terrible at calling shit. I hope you dont bet dude.

You realize that Simmons is out right?

Sixers are placing their hopes on the biggest playoff choker in the NBA in EmChoke

They're getting SWEPT

[fourkicks44]

You realize that Simmons is out right?

Sixers are placing their hopes on the biggest playoff choker in the NBA in EmChoke

They're getting SWEPT

Boston don't have Ed Davis to stop Embiid tho

[HBK_Kliq_2]

Celtics have 4 out of 5 best players this series, they should win this easily. Also expect them to sweep raptors.

[Proctor]

Not 3 mins into the game and Mark Jones has imagined a Celtics player named "Mike Theiss" and called Josh Richardson "Jason Richardson."

[fourkicks44]

Joel has had mad trouble with his new under Armour Process 1 shoes since he has had them.