They\'ll take game 7, but I doubt they\'ll get much further than that.

i think they can beat the magic. it took them 6 games to beat philly. and i think chicago might actually be good. no way they\'re beating the cavs though

What a great game last night. I was very happy to see Brad Miller hit two clutch free throws last night... not only preserve the victory, but also the "what-if" factor of Rondo\'s foul in Game 5. It\'s a shame that free agency will more or less eliminated the possibility of a true, long-standing rivalry between these two (or any two) teams. At least we can still watch Rondo and Gordon duke it out for years to come, regardless of which uniforms they are wearing.

Best...series...EVER.

I love the Bulls, always have. It\'s nice to see some serious play out of a team that nearly died with Jordan. Finally a resurrection I actually believe in.

I think Boston wins Game 7, but in another thriller, possibly some blood shed involved. Point is I don\'t care all that much if they lose. Well, I do, but they\'ve given us some serious hope for the future already and more post-season entertainment in one series than I\'ve had in the past decade. They definitely have a shot at beating Orlando (if they pull it out), but the Cavs will absolutely drop the hammer come ECFs.

So while I\'d love to see them get another series under their experience belt, I really don\'t think it will matter that much. This series, win or lose, will be enough to build on. And I can\'t wait to see D-Rose improve exponentially every season for the next 5 years.

It\'s crazy how much better the NBA has gotten in the past 5 years too. Just a stockpile of superstars and top-shelf matchups nightly. Yoda--the NBA is FAR from boring these days. I\'d argue it has surpassed the entertainment level of the 80\'s/early-90\'s, or is at least on level.

Best...series...EVER.

I love the Bulls, always have. It\'s nice to see some serious play out of a team that nearly died with Jordan. Finally a resurrection I actually believe in.

I think Boston wins Game 7, but in another thriller, possibly some blood shed involved. Point is I don\'t care all that much if they lose. Well, I do, but they\'ve given us some serious hope for the future already and more post-season entertainment in one series than I\'ve had in the past decade. They definitely have a shot at beating Orlando (if they pull it out), but the Cavs will absolutely drop the hammer come ECFs.

So while I\'d love to see them get another series under their experience belt, I really don\'t think it will matter that much. This series, win or lose, will be enough to build on. And I can\'t wait to see D-Rose improve exponentially every season for the next 5 years.

It\'s crazy how much better the NBA has gotten in the past 5 years too. Just a stockpile of superstars and top-shelf matchups nightly. Yoda--the NBA is FAR from boring these days. I\'d argue it has surpassed the entertainment level of the 80\'s/early-90\'s, or is at least on level.

When both teams in a game start consistently scoring over 110 points I\'ll say you have the beginnings of an argument.

The defensively minded game that has been around for the past decade is the reason the NBA lost so many fans. When teams are consistently shooting under 50% the entertainment value plummets.
Now that there are some actual scorers in the NBA again things are looking up.

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Best...series...EVER.

I love the Bulls, always have. It\'s nice to see some serious play out of a team that nearly died with Jordan. Finally a resurrection I actually believe in.

I think Boston wins Game 7, but in another thriller, possibly some blood shed involved. Point is I don\'t care all that much if they lose. Well, I do, but they\'ve given us some serious hope for the future already and more post-season entertainment in one series than I\'ve had in the past decade. They definitely have a shot at beating Orlando (if they pull it out), but the Cavs will absolutely drop the hammer come ECFs.

So while I\'d love to see them get another series under their experience belt, I really don\'t think it will matter that much. This series, win or lose, will be enough to build on. And I can\'t wait to see D-Rose improve exponentially every season for the next 5 years.

It\'s crazy how much better the NBA has gotten in the past 5 years too. Just a stockpile of superstars and top-shelf matchups nightly. Yoda--the NBA is FAR from boring these days. I\'d argue it has surpassed the entertainment level of the 80\'s/early-90\'s, or is at least on level.

When both teams in a game start consistently scoring over 110 points I\'ll say you have the beginnings of an argument.

The defensively minded game that has been around for the past decade is the reason the NBA lost so many fans. When teams are consistently shooting under 50% the entertainment value plummets.
Now that there are some actual scorers in the NBA again things are looking up.

i blame pat riley\'s knicks

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Quote from: Gordo;229038

Best...series...EVER.

I love the Bulls, always have. It\'s nice to see some serious play out of a team that nearly died with Jordan. Finally a resurrection I actually believe in.

I think Boston wins Game 7, but in another thriller, possibly some blood shed involved. Point is I don\'t care all that much if they lose. Well, I do, but they\'ve given us some serious hope for the future already and more post-season entertainment in one series than I\'ve had in the past decade. They definitely have a shot at beating Orlando (if they pull it out), but the Cavs will absolutely drop the hammer come ECFs.

So while I\'d love to see them get another series under their experience belt, I really don\'t think it will matter that much. This series, win or lose, will be enough to build on. And I can\'t wait to see D-Rose improve exponentially every season for the next 5 years.

It\'s crazy how much better the NBA has gotten in the past 5 years too. Just a stockpile of superstars and top-shelf matchups nightly. Yoda--the NBA is FAR from boring these days. I\'d argue it has surpassed the entertainment level of the 80\'s/early-90\'s, or is at least on level.

When both teams in a game start consistently scoring over 110 points I\'ll say you have the beginnings of an argument.

The defensively minded game that has been around for the past decade is the reason the NBA lost so many fans. When teams are consistently shooting under 50% the entertainment value plummets.
Now that there are some actual scorers in the NBA again things are looking up.

i blame pat riley\'s knicks

Don\'t knock the 80s/90s knicks.  that was my team.  Ewing, Starks hitting bricks....man, takes me back to middle school/high school years.  God, how that team disappointed me.

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They\'ll take game 7, but I doubt they\'ll get much further than that.

i think they can beat the magic. it took them 6 games to beat philly. and i think chicago might actually be good. no way they\'re beating the cavs though

I agree, they\'ll beat the magic. However, i think if the Cavs beat them, they\'ll go out fighting. They\'ll get hungrier the further they go......

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bill simmons article on the celts/bulls series so far

This was a great article. Even though I\'m not a Simmons fan at all, it reminded me why he is a professional sports writer and I\'m not... this is everything I was thinking about this series (expect the parts about being a Celtics\' fan) that I had no chance of effectively putting into words.

I also like his idea about the five-year grace period after winning a championship... now if only he would follow his own advice when it comes to the Patriots, then I would be able to read his columns during football season without getting pissed off.

I didn\'t see this article posted here (came back on here to post the link), just read it, recited half of it out loud to my roommates, and enjoyed every bit of it. Great article.

Funniest line: "...then a WNBA player dunked on Paul Pierce." :lol: