The Cavaliers made quick work of the Raptors in their second round series, but they’ll have to be patient as they wait to see which team they’ll play in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Celtics/Wizards matchup on the other side of the bracket doesn’t resume until Wednesday, and it will feature at least two more games — it’s currently tied at two games apiece.
The Celtics are the No. 1 seed in the East and hold home-court advantage, which could be important — so far in the series, the home team has yet to lose a game. In fact, that streak extends even earlier, as the home team also won all four games in the regular-season series.
Still, it’s not as if Boston is a significantly better team than Washington. The two clubs were separated by just four games in the standings during the regular season, and the Wizards came much closer to stealing one of the two games in Boston than the Celtics did in Washington. And if you believe in momentum, the Wizards have it all right now, coming off a pair of dominant victories that evened the series.
What do you think? Which team will win this series? Vote below, and then jump into the comments section to share your thoughts on this series — and on which team would give LeBron James and the Cavs more of a challenge.
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The Celtics barely beat the Bulls, they are only thus far with the help of an injury and luck.
I love my Celtics but it’s clearly not our year. The team isn’t good enough and I fully expect the Wizards to close it out.
Home team has won every game so far, so that may help. But probably the Wizards. Whoever wins tonight wins I think
The game is tomorrow :p
It’s not like either team is going to beat the Cavaliers. I guess the Celtics would have a better chance because of home court advantage.
Wizards have a better chance of beating the cavs than celtics. They have more guts who can create their own shot and wall can apply more pressure to kyrie defensively and offensive than isiah due to his athleticism
Well I’m obviously voting for the Celtics, but I’d be lying if I said they were the better team this series. They have been thoroughly dominated by the Wizards for 75% of this series. John Wall has never looked better and Otto Porter is finally coming into form.
I think the Celtics can still win, but a bunch has to happen. They first need Jae Crowder to get back to regular season form. He hasn’t truly fired on all cylinders this postseason yet. Also, they need Avery Bradley to step up again. I know he has hip issues, but the Cs really need him if they want to win the series. Finally, the bench has to contribute. Smart, Olynyk, and Rozier have all shown flashes this series, but it hasn’t really been consistent play. I think if those things happen alongside overall better defense, Celtics have a good shot still.
50% GO CELTICS
Celtics