The Celtics have been underdogs in each of the first 3 games against Philly this series and are now up 3-0 and on the brink of a sweep. Massholes everywhere are putting Vegas bookies in the hurt locker this past week. The Celtics were +9 the other night for christ’s sake and it took a buzzer beater (and confetti!) just for the Sixers to force OT and lose again.

Sixers really dropped the confetti…then lost the game 😂 pic.twitter.com/HqwD6mx06U

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 6, 2018

“And the Celtics beat the Sixers in OT!”

Sixers confetti guy: pic.twitter.com/Sev9D6d5in

— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) May 5, 2018

The Celtics, per usual, are fun as all hell to watch because they’re tough, gritty, smart with the ball, and are playing above their talent level. Once Hayward got hurt 5 minutes into the season, most reasonable hopes of a Larry O’Brien trophy went out the window. Then once Kyrie Irving got shut down for the season, I was content to just win a round. Not the C’s though. These guys are giving the Sixers fits, who are basically the bully on the block that gets punched in the nose and doesn’t know what to do.

“Ben Simmons has been son’d by Marcus Morris this entire series…theres just a certain level of intimidation…he’s not tough enough.” – @ASherrodblakely on @Toucherandrich #Celtics #Sixers #NBA #76ers #NBAPlayoffs

— The 300s (@The300sBoston) May 7, 2018

Young guys like Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum are setting records and look years beyond their age. Seriously, these guys have been incredible. I’m done with the Kawhi Leonard trade rumors. I’m not moving these guys for anyone outside of Anthony Davis, let alone both of them for a player who’s battled injuries and has been a general sourpuss for the last 2 years.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA pic.twitter.com/0nYFvpoCrC

— DJ Bean (@DJ_Bean) May 7, 2018

Terry Rozier has become a national story as Scary Terry continues to put up huge numbers both on, and off the court (and murdered Eric Bledsoe as a result).

It’s the one that says Bad Motherfucker. #Boston #Celtics #NBA #celticsnation #celticsvs76ers #celticswin #NBAPlayofffs @T_Rozzay3 pic.twitter.com/1gvW43Cehp

— The 300s (@The300sBoston) May 4, 2018

Al Horford has probablyyy heard the Average Al nickname and its probablyyy pissed him off as he’s looked like the max player we all hoped for night in and night out. Just look at the numbers. In the playoffs this year, Horford is AVERAGING 17.9 points (a career high)  and 8.6 rebounds per game.

“Average” #Boston #Celtics #Bucks #MILvsBOS @Al_Horford @AnnaHorford pic.twitter.com/MliWr1HzQE

— The 300s (@The300sBoston) April 18, 2018

Not to jinx it, but assuming the C’s don’t completely implode, we’re set up for another classic Eastern Conference Finals rematch with LeBron James. The Celtics bodied LeBron for the first half of his career and legitimately chased him out of Cleveland because he couldn’t get past Boston in the playoffs. The second and third acts of his career have been a different story though as LeBron has been ridiculously great for an unprecedented number of years and taken the Celtics behind the shed a few times along the way. At 33 you’d think LeBron would be slowing down, but nope the guy has gone Super Saiyan and is just putting on an absolute clinic carrying the Cavs to the ECF hitting iconic game winners in the process (soft defense by Toronto is besides the point).

LeBron James goes glass and drills the Tissot Buzzer-Beater to lift the @cavs to victory in Game 3! #ThisIsYourTime#WhateverItTakes #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/VWpEN8Rm26

— NBA (@NBA) May 6, 2018

So whether the Celtics are ready to get past LeBron remains to be seen, but goddamn will it be fun to watch. A young, long, athletic, and best of all cocky squad of guys in their early 20s gunning to knock off the best player of my generation will be legitimate theater.