The last time we played a game that mattered this much was June 2008.
The years after then until 2012 were trying to repeat...not as important since we'd already won, and it was always a bit desperate.
Last year we never had a shot.
This year we can make the NBA Finals by beating a team we know we can beat, playing on our home court.
If we lose this game, at this point it's a letdown, screw the "house money" theory. Screw the "they're young" story. Brown, Tatum, Rozier, and Horford need to come up big.
It's a big game.