FIRST TAKE | Stephen A.explains why NBA teams SCARED of the Nuggets with Joker more than the Celtics

FIRST TAKE | Stephen A.explains why NBA teams SCARED of the Nuggets with Joker more than the Celtics

Combined for 60 points with the loss the Sixers are just a half game out of the playing tournament taking a look at the title odds Following last night’s action the Celtics and nuggets have the two best odds to take home the NBA title at plus 250 plus uh 450 respectively with

The Clippers as the next closest team in the west and the Bucks in the East all right Brian windhorse back here with us Stephen tell me this which team looks scarier at this point in the season are you fearing the Celtics or the Nuggets more to me it’s it’s the Celtics okay um

I just think that you know we we know what Denver can bring we know they’ve got size we know they’ve got greatness in yic we know what Jamal Murray can do we get all of that and so you look at the level of production from the Michael Porter Junior’s the world Aaron Gordon

Of the world and others you know how formidable they are they the Rani defending champions for a reason the flip side to all of that however is the boss Austin Celtics with Jason Tatum coming out to get something a league MVP an NBA championship of course Jaylen

Brown the other but the way they can barrage you with threes the way they can explode they shoot more threes they attempt more threes and obviously they make more threes than everybody else even though they’re not the highest percentage three-point shooting team in the game I just think their explosiveness offensively because of

Their three-point shooting prowess is something that can’t be ignored coupled with the greatness of a Tatum and a Brown and porzingis to a lesser degree in terms of his ability to hit perimeter shots at 7’3 I would say the Boston C now let’s not forget defensively they’ve

Got sides at every position you got porzingis and Orford at the five you look at Jason Tatum he’s not some I mean he’s 69 you look at jayen Brown he’s 67 you look at Drew holiday and Derek Wright they’re sizable backourt but also defend big time and I think the

Combination of those two things working for the Boston Celtics makes them scarier ran um so I think probably joic is the scarest player for coaches to to scheme against because we have yet to see a scheme that can stop them but I think the Boston Celtics are kind of flying

Under the radar because they’ve been drama free and so many these other teams are so bunched together we haven’t been paying attention to them and we should they are the number one offensive team in the league they are the number two defensive team in the league they are

Number one in getting up three-pointers which is so important they are number one in rebounding they are top five in steals they are top five in assists they are going to win over 60 games they are almost unbeatable at home they are the NBA’s best road team which is going to

Get tested next week because they’re going to play in Denver next Thursday should be a great contest to watch as they go on a West Coast trip and so they are they have everything their net rating which is the points the per 100 possessions they outscore their

Opponents by over 10 a game that’s the threshold basically for greatness if you look at the teams in NBA history who outscore their opponents by 10 points per 100 possessions it’s the who’s who of all the great teams of all time they are there they’re over two points per

100 possessions better than the team in second place which is the Thunder by the way and that’s huge and and in that metric everything about this Celtics team tells us they are in the midst of a do dominating season you know last year this is kind of what Denver did they

Were great the whole year they dominated the Western Conference they had the number one seed for months on end that you couldn’t touch him at home and because there was so much attention all that other stuff in the west there was like a game and a half between second

Place and seventh place and you got playin teams making runs we ignored them then they get to the playoffs and they basically beat everybody over the head they went 10 and uh and0 or 10 and one down the stretch of the playoffs and just clearly were the best team I I

Wonder if that’s not what the Celtics are going to do and I understand hesitancy because they’ve underwhelmed they underwhelmed in the finals two years ago after they up 2-1 and they let the the heat totally take them out um you know last year getting down three

And losing game seven at home I get why they’re sayy but guys this team is awesome yeah I’m going to take Denver now I don’t like the bet because plus 450 is tricky you don’t like the best I you know at plus 450 you know why you

Got get through the Clippers and they could lose that serious Celtics I don’t think there’s anybody in East who’s going to beat him so from that standpoint plus 250 is probably a little smarter bet but remember Boston’s first loss at home this year was to who was

The Denver Denver’s got Moxy they got by far the best team they got by far the best player in the NB well not by far but he’s the best player in the NBA in yage Murray is tremendous and I’ll take Murray over Jaylen Brown any any day of

The week and the Celtics have some scars that franchise has some scars I trust Denver Moore I saw him on Sunday night against Golden State they toyed with the Warriors and warriors have been playing very well they W going away I’m no I don’t I don’t think Denver is an

Historic team because I don’t think they have a third grade player they got two great players and that’s it and some of the historic teams they got mult they got three four great players they don’t have that but until I see the Celtics go out there and erase some of these demons

Which they have including the coach I’m going to take Denver to win the title you mean including the coach well I mean that’s a bad lost last year in Miami he Lo he was down three wins three straight then he lose game seven by double digits

At home that is it well game seven you got to remember Jason Tatum got hurt in the first offensive they were going to lose that game anyway they were getting they no no no they won three straight what do you mean they were going to lose straight they were down3 they were

Down and they tied they won three straight and then game seven was on their home court what do you mean they were going to lose that game well when when did TM get hurt in the game the first like the first minute he didn’t play that whole game yeah correct me if

I’m wrong when did he got hurt like the second or third play he he he came back and no he he left the court he came back and played but he wasn’t he was he was it was bad we don’t I mean I don’t know

It wasn’t my injury but I don’t know he didn’t he did come back in the game I know he came back in the game I’m saying he got hurt plus the Celtics were very lucky in game six White made the shot forc the seven game on the they were out

Played by Miami that’s my point to you yeah all right but they were down 03 they won those two games and that third game game six in Miami was a thriller came down to the wide that they wanted the buzzer and a miss shot white so what

It doesn’t matter the point is is that you you you down 03 and you’re one three straight you can’t say they were going to lose game seven they they lost by double digits Miami was the better basketball team everybody thought you’re were winning game seven dog everybody

Thought they were winning games that was everybody but the Celtics have lost a million games at home in the last two years in the postseason Sten you know that walk they lose you trying to tell me you just assuming that Boston was going to lose after they came back from an 03

Deficit stop they’ve had a lot of opportunities and haven’t gotten a it’s fair 03 and they tied up three game but they’re going to lose game seven they lose game seven a weird series you know that I was in that locker room I was in that Celtics locker room in Miami after that

Derek white putback they thought they were winning game seven that that was a surprise to them the way it played out I’ll put it that way no doubt yeah I got to see more I’m taking yic okay but we’re talking about scarier scarier right now what could be more scarier

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FIRST TAKE | Stephen A.explains why NBA teams SCARED of the Nuggets with Joker more than the Celtics