With the Celtics on their way to the Bay Area for a date with the Warriors in the NBA Finals, Tom E. Curran can’t help but recall how bad the first half of this season was:
I know there shouldn’t be a 'just happy to be here ...' vibe, but this team was a joke on President’s Day. Now, they are in the NBA Finals on Memorial Day. Nobody saw THIS coming.white-knuckle Game 7 win over MiamiThey aren’t more talented than Golden State. Tatum might be better than Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins but I don’t know if Brown is better than any of them.
What this will hinge on is whether the Celtics’ size and defensive aggressiveness/athleticism can short-circuit the Warriors'"beautiful game" offense. Be prepared to loathe Golden State in a way you’ve never loathed before because the bitching, moaning, flopping and crying is going to be off the charts.
The upshot of all of this, though, is that it’s bonus basketball. This run has the same scent as the 2001 and 2018 Patriots runs and the 2013 Red Sox championship. I know there shouldn’t be a"just happy to be here ..." vibe, but this team was a joke on President’s Day. Now, they are in the NBA Finals on Memorial Day. Nobody saw THIS coming.