Celtics vs. Warriors – 12/11/15 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction

With a favorable schedule ahead of them, including a home-and-home set against my Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State could be 28-0 on Christmas Day when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James in a rematch of last years championship finale. Fans everywhere are awed. “I want to be just like Steph (Curry) when I grow up – just a God fearing man”. Absolutely. Are they terribly disappointed to see history continue? “So you’ve got to embrace it, just appreciate the moment”. “We’ve seen that consistently with Brandon Rush and Ian Clark filling in for Harrison”, Walton said.

Let’s be honest: The most realistic strategy for beating the Warriors is hoping they beat themselves. When Doc Rivers causally mentioned how the Warriors didn’t play the Clippers or Spurs in the postseason last spring, the Warriors got bent out of shape.

The Warriors bench is also stacked with players who could easily be starters, and who have been starters in the league in the past. Curry has been above defenses.

Even during The Streak, there are whispers about the comfort of the schedule.

Last season, the Celtics went toe-to-toe with the Warriors, including a five point loss at the Garden in March. It didn’t matter that Curry was coming off a sprained ankle, or that Butler’s advantage would have felt comfortable nearly any other time. “Among them was former Warrior David Lee, who tallied 12 points and six rebounds in 18 minutes after missing the previous two games with a bruised right heel”.

Being constantly poked and prodded by aggressive journalists looking to be the one to finally get the scoop on what keeps the Warriors winning has to become brain numbing after a while. Forever knocking on the door of a 20-point run, he and the Warriors are LeaguePass gold.

But Indiana came back in the fourth, cutting the deficit to 129-123 with 24.8 seconds to go when George made a free throw after Draymond Green was called for a technical foul. Boston has to at the very least match that emotion, that passion for the game.

“We had a timeout inside of a minute and it was a double-digit game”, said Stevens. The trademarks are there: Curry rarely if ever has a bad or even average game. Greens versatility puts opposing teams in a bind with him being able to defend all positions on the floor, pulling bigger defenders away from the rim. In the previous 16 games, the Pacers had limited opponents to 96.9 points and 32.8 percent shooting on 3s…. Klay Thompson, a top five shooting guard, the other “splash brother” in case you all forgot, is starting to regain his shooting stroke.

Curry is on a special planet, with a population of one. From Salt Lake City to Boston and all stops in-between on their current seven-city trip, the Warriors are drawing huge crowds clad in blue and yellow.