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In tomorrow's cross-conference match-up, the Boston Celtics will go head-to-head against the San Antonio Spurs. This match promises to be a great one as two of the best coaches in the league will go head-to-head against each other as well.
While Gregg Popovich is probably in his last season, Brad Stevens showed signs of being his next successor. It's going to be a battle of wits between the two coaches.
So far the San Antonio Spurs have been pretty average as they have just won 20 of 37 matches and are at 8th in the Western Conference.
On the other hand, Boston Celtics have also underperformed according to expectations, and they have a record of 21-14 and are fifth in the East.
This is going to be an interesting match-up as both the teams are still trying to find their groove.
Now, the top 3 things to look for in this match are -
#3 Two historically great teams
San Antonio Spurs have been one of the best organizations in the past 20 years. They have made the playoffs almost every year and have also won 5 championships in that span.
On the other hand, the Celtics are the greatest team in the history of this organization when it comes to championships. No one has won more championships than the Celtics. So, this match promises to be a battle of two sides with great history.
Both the teams will look to show the other that they have built a better culture and organization in this league and they have had a bigger impact on this league.
The San Antonio Spurs have a record of going into the most playoffs matches continuously, while the Boston Celtics have won the playoffs most consecutive times, 9 to be exact.
#2 Celtics' Defense vs Spur's Offense
The Boston Celtics have one of the best defensive teams in the league while San Antonio have some of the best 3-point shooters and they are ranked no.1 for 3-point shooting efficiency in the league.
This match promises to be a showcase of extreme defense against extreme offense. Both the teams will look to close out the other, based on each other's strengths. While the Celtics will look to lock-down the Spurs, the latter will look to go on shooting spurts and close down the Celtics.
The Spurs also play very unselfish basketball and look to make quality shots with high-quality field goals. So, it's going to be interesting to see how Brad Stevens and his group are going to stop the Spur's quality offense. The Spurs also have pretty good bench strength and will want to outshine the Celtic's bench.
#1 Celtics' Big 2 vs Spurs' Big 2
This match is probably going to be decided by which team's duo is going to play better. Will Kyrie and Tatum come out on top, or will DeRozan and Aldridge prove to be too much for the Celtics?
Recently both Aldridge and DeRozan have been in top form and they seem to have found their groove. They understand each other and are complementing each other very well when they're on the court together. The Spurs seem to be playing their best basketball when these two are on the floor and are rolling.
On the other hand, the Celtics duo is still trying to get that chemistry going. Jayson Tatum is still not able to come up with big numbers which he was expected to. So, it's going to be interesting which duo comes out on top. Irving will also have a huge role in this.
