The Celtics entered Recreation 5 of the NBA Finals with a lot confidence that Boston didn’t anticipate doing anything than celebrating after Tuesday night time, and actually, deliberate out a celebration earlier than beating the Mavericks.
Whereas the duck boat parade throughout town is scheduled for Friday, the Celtics wished a while apart to rejoice amongst themselves, so that they booked themselves a flight. Absolutely believing that Recreation 5 would certainly mark the tip of a hard-fought collection with Dallas, Boston prematurely booked a flight to sunny Miami the place the crew would lower free a bit earlier than parade day.
Extra stunning, the Celtics didn’t put any effort into concealing that plan.
“Within the Celtics locker room final night time they’d written on their whiteboard, ‘Flight to Miami at midday.’ I assumed they have been joking. No,” ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported on the “Pat McAfee Present” Tuesday morning.
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Windhorst continued: “Await the social media content material for the subsequent few days whereas these dudes are partying in Miami.”
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Daring, however well-deserved for a crew that led the NBA in common season wins (64) and cruised by way of the postseason, going 16-3 earlier than ending atop everybody else and capturing the franchise’s record-breaking 18th title.
The Celtics out-performed the Mavericks from opening tip, utilizing defensive stress and toughness to beat a stagnant offensive begin from each groups. When it got here to the successful performs, like a Payton Pritchard half-court buzzer-beater or a Derrick White block on the rim on Derrick Energetic II, there was just one crew able to producing the big-time moments — and it wasn’t led by Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
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“That is on the prime of the mountain,” Jayson Tatum stated following Boston’s 106-88 Recreation 5 win over Dallas. “To have the ability to say we did it, that we got here collectively and we gained a championship. Banner No. 18 has been hanging over our head for thus a few years. To know that we’re going to be engraved in historical past, and it nonetheless hasn’t like registered. I’m simply nonetheless attempting to course of all of it.”
Boston can have loads of time to course of its long-awaited journey to Banner 18, however for now, the event requires a hard-earned celebration.
