NBA Prediction Week: Celtics, Bucks & Heat amongst favorites to win East | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST

NBA Prediction Week: Celtics, Bucks & Heat amongst favorites to win East | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST

Bucks are eight games back while posting a thoroughly mediocre 17 and 16 road record lost to the Lakers will beat the Clippers so who will be left standing for predictions week we start with you brw my pick in the Eastern Conference the Boston Celtics now I think what will

Intrigue people is who they beat in the it’s only right that they beat as they March to the finals the Miami Heat Eastern Conference Finals this will be the rubber match they fa face each other the last two years in the Conference Finals both seven games each team’s won

One I think Boston gets them this year now I I talked about the Celtics flaws last week you know I think sometimes they rely a little too much on the three defensively they can do it all we know they’re top two in both offense and defense they can block shots they got

Good perimeter Defenders and I think offensively I think they’re going to look they lost two games which is rare last week two in a row I think they’re going to look at some of their I know Joe Missoula is gonna keep shooting the three which is fine because they shoot

It well but when it’s not there all I’m saying to them is take some other stuff don’t be afraid to do some other things get to the bucket get to the foul line post somebody up with the mismatch and I think they will start to do some of that

So I I like Boston they’ve been the best team by a mile in the East this year so I’m going with the can I ask you one follow before I give mine I understand understand that we do all these and we know injuries can you know can throw a

Wrench in them but there are certain teams or players you’re more concerned about injury– wise than others does the fact that the Celtics don’t you know they have a great starting five a great starting five not a lot of depth certainly not a lot of big man depth and

They are getting a great season and a healthy season out of Chris steps does that concern you at all that if that they are a team even though we look at them as deep because of their starting five that after him it’s like Al Horford and Horford is obviously you know

Holding on to the end part of his career does that how much does that no I don’t think Milwaukee’s incredibly deep um Miami obviously they you know they can go deep they but not as much of an injury risk as KP has had if he gets hurt I mean obviously that’s a problem

He he had you’re right that’s been his problem throughout his career but I think he’ll be able to stay healthy and Milwaukee look Doc Rivers hasn’t been pass the second round since 2012 sure all right or 2011 2012 so so listen I’m going with the two teams that have been

The two best teams in the East since LeBron James left the conference and that is the Milwaukee Bucks over the Miami Heat and I understand that everybody people like to kind of trick themselves into thinking that this little mini era of Celtics basketball has been you know as good as it can be

Without a championship but it hasn’t been the Heats has been but the Celtics have not and we can show it to you which is the so this is these three teams over the last four postseasons you know this year from 20 the 20192 season to now so

The Heat have the most playoff wins the he have the most playoff series they he have the most Conference Finals appearances the Heat have the most NBA Finals appearances of anyone in the East now the Celtics have the second most but Milwaukee’s one title the Celtics would

Trade all that other stuff for what Milwaukee’s one title run and so I think Milwaukee is right now being being a victim of expectations and that because the day that they traded one of the reasons we are doing predictions are week right now to peel back as well say the what do you

Call the fourth wall is that what it don’t peel it back you kind of pull back the pull back the break the fourth wall I knew I was going to get it wrong see how you have three walls exactly the fourth wall is the camera okay got it

Than you look at the camera and be like listen that’s what they talk this guy doesn’t know what he’s talking like we didn’t do that in radio school um but one of the reasons we’re doing this now is because right after the Bucks traded

For Dame we were like we can’t do a pick thing we’re all gonna pick Milwaukee dame crazy and so we were and so I think because those were the expectations and then they even though they had a good record they struggled some they fired their coach it seemed weird Giannis is

Angry about a game ball we we’ve lost the fact that Giannis is at worst the second best player in basketball and maybe having the best year of his career Dame seems to be a little more comfortable post do and there’s a lot of good things and the heat I just like the

Heat in a series against Boston I just do like the heat in the series can I give you mine Brew so I’ll also take the Celtic because I love Point differential and they’ve got the fifth highest point differential of all time so that makes you think all right then no one’s

Picking the Sixers and beid was on a total tear he could come back as early as the end of this month I like Nick nurse a lot I like Kyle Lowry and Buddy heel little mid-season Acquisitions I like Maxi I like the idea of the reigning MVP getting over the H to the

Point where I might take the Celtics over the Sixers with a huge asterisk reserving the right to flip it I’m not going to take the Heat or I’m not going to take the Nicks or I’m not going to take the Cavs but I might pick Sixers over Celtics I’m just saying no

It’s not a thing no I it’s with an asterisk yeah it’s not a thing well look here’s what I’ll give you WS you wonder because embiid’s problem we’ve talked about his decline in production in the playoffs if this a lot of it’s be been because he does you know even if he

Plays he usually misses a couple games and if he plays he’s 80% oriss so maybe if he comes back healthy that would be my concern would be that and a guy his size with his you know lower body issues it’s almost impossible it’s not like people are like oh why isn’t he in

Better shape and the answer is the guy can only do so much running you know what I mean with with his frame I worry that when he comes back he’s not going to be in great shape not because he’s been being lazy but because he’s three

You know 7’2 and 300 pound and can’t do the cardio that Wilds does in the no excuses power that’s just strength thanks for watching subscribe here to get more from the show and to check out clips from other shows on FS1

As the NBA Playoffs looms Nick Wright, Chris Broussard and Kevin Wildes make their predictions for the highly contested Eastern Conference. The Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat are amongst the four teams predicted to battle it out for the opportunity to represent the East in the NBA Finals.

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