![]() ![]() “For some odd reason, even last year, we always seemed to make it a little bit tougher on ourselves. In what seemed to be a must-win Game 3 against Miami, the Celtics didn’t show up. The team had the best winning percentage since the Kevin Garnett/Paul Pierce years.īut in the playoffs they have been prone to clunkers. What is with these Celtics? For 57 games this season they looked like a title favorite. “I think once we got ourselves together,” said Jaylen Brown, “we all looked each other in the eyes and said ‘hey, we're not going out like this.’” And the Celtics defense found its identity. But Jayson Tatum found his shooting stroke in Game 4. ![]() Jimmy Butler was the best player on the floor. But are we starting to think the Celtics could? Miami had its way with the Boston in the first three games of this series. No team in NBA history has come back from a 3–0 deficit to win a series. “Our backs are against the wall,” said Boston coach Joe Mazzulla. The Heat committed turnovers, 16 of them, which Boston turned into 27 points. It was 17 at halftime and 18 at the end of the third, when Heat coach Erik Spoelstra told Jimmy Butler to call it a night. ![]() Boston led by 15 after the first quarter. Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals wasn’t a game. ![]()
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