{"id":252103,"date":"2021-05-18T02:52:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T23:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nets-would-rout-celtics-in-dream-playoff-matchup\/"},"modified":"2021-05-18T02:52:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T23:52:35","slug":"nets-would-rout-celtics-in-dream-playoff-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-would-rout-celtics-in-dream-playoff-matchup\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nets would rout Celtics in dream playoff matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Nets would rout Celtics in dream playoff matchup<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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The Nets get to sit back and wait to see who they\u2019ll face in the playoffs. They\u2019ll watch the Celtics and Wizards go against each other in Tuesday\u2019s play-in game<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Knowing how the Nets are, good luck getting a straight answer about who they\u2019d rather face. They\u2019ll likely give the politically correct answer: they don\u2019t care. But who should they want to face? That\u2019s a lot easier.<\/p>\n

Boston. And its not about all the tasty side stories and juicy hot takes.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not personal; it\u2019s strictly business.<\/p>\n

Based on current form, health, matchups \u2014 almost every conceivable metric, really \u2014 the Nets are better suited to make short work of the Celtics than the Wizards.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Nets are going to gentlemen sweep either one of those teams,\u201d said ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins, a proud former Celtic himself. \u201cBut having Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal go against the Brooklyn Nets that would be must-see TV. Russ plays with that tenacity, he\u2019s so ferocious. When I think of Russ, he\u2019s so intimidating that he reminds me of Mike Tyson.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe may not been the greatest boxer of all time, but he was the most ferocious. When Russ steps on the floor, whether people admit it or not, he\u2019s ferocious. People are intimidated by his presence because of how dominant he is. So if I had to choose, I\u2019d love to see Brooklyn and the Wizards go at it. But neither of those teams have anything to impose a will to beat Brooklyn in a seven-game series<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Styles make fights, with Kevin Durant and his Nets prohibitive favorites to KO either team. But at least the Wizards have a puncher\u2019s chance.<\/p>\n

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A Nets-Celtics playoff series could be on the way.<\/figcaption>
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Boston is stumbling into Tuesday\u2019s play-in having lost five of its last six, including to the Knicks in the regular-season finale when they sat their top seven players. They\u2019ve also lost star Jaylen Brown to wrist surgery, all three prior matchups against Brooklyn, and enough mojo that there\u2019s talk about Brown and Jayson Tatum tuning out Brad Stevens.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a team ripe for a knockout.<\/p>\n

Washington? Winners of 17 of its last 23? That\u2019s the counterpunch that can catch you slipping.<\/p>\n