CelticsBlog predictions: hot takes edition

The playoffs bring out something different in us. Suddenly, media and fans alike have takes they need to get on record — not because it’s right, necessarily, but because there’s a chance it might be. And if it is, well, you’ll be hearing about it for the next six months. The other 480 takes that didn’t quite land? Those quietly disappear into the void.

At CelticsBlog, we like to think we’re above that. Thoughtful. Measured. Responsible. But this time of year has a way of breaking even the strongest wills. So we gave in.

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Everyone loves a hot take. Let’s hear one for the Celtics.

Jeff Clark: My hot take is that Baylor Scheierman is going to win us a game. Payton Pritchard is going to win us a series. And Derrick White is going to get us to the Finals. Then it is on the Jays to take us home.

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Bill Sy: Hot take, you say? The cold, boring answer is that defense wins championships. The surface-of-the-sun take is where that D comes from. As we’ve seen all year, Mazzulla is going to task all the young wings to do some heavy lifting on that side of the ball. Expect Jalen Brunson and Cade Cunningham to get heavy doses of Jordan Walsh and Hugo Gonzalez.

Rich Jensen: I don’t like hot takes. If you’d ever had the misfortune of waiting for me to decide where to eat, you’d know that I don’t make up my mind quickly. I don’t really have a hot take regarding the Celtics. But I might have a mild or medium take—one with no habaneros and only a few jalapenos. I think that the Celtics might break the tradition of tighter playoff rotations. I think that few championship caliber teams have been this deep—as evidenced by the team’s game…

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Publish date : 2026-04-17 08:26:00

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