Dave Portnoy Explains Why He Was Wrong About Celtics' Title Chances

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy

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Last Monday, with the Boston Celtics holding a 3-1 series lead over the Philadelphia 76ers, Dave Portnoy predicted the Celtics to win the Eastern Conference and reach the NBA Finals.

"They're healthy. They look good," Portnoy said at the time. "I think the West obviously poses a far more serious challenge. I'd be surprised not to see the Celtics in the Finals... This is a championship team. This is a team that has won a title."

One week later, Boston is shockingly out of the playoffs after losing three straight games to the 76ers, completing its historic collapse with a crushing Game 7 defeat at home on Saturday.

On Monday's episode of "Wake Up Barstool," Portnoy admitted he was wrong about the Celtics and explained why.

"Watching the series, this Celtics team was very similar to last year's team that lost to the , and it was evident that they weren't gonna make a deep run into the playoffs," Portnoy said. "I didn't think, even if they got by the Sixers, that they were gonna win the East. I thought the Knicks were probably gonna beat 'em in the next round."