Let’s be real everyone. Win or lose we have to be proud of what these guys have done. People counted us out after Hayward went down, but it wasn’t until Kyrie went down that I started to feel hopeless. If you would’ve told me after we found out Kyrie was out for the playoffs that we’d be home for a game 7 with a chance to get to the finals, I don’t think I’d believe you. After Milwaukee took us to 7, I thought Philly was going to crush us. Then when we had the Cavs matchup, I thought we’d be lucky to take them 6.
These were my realistic thoughts of course. But my heart was telling me: why can’t we shock the world? This team has heart, grit, and the best coach in the world. And here we are. One game, in our Garden, for a chance to go to the nba finals for the first time since 2010 (which I’ve officially repressed FWIW).
I’m excited and nervous, but no matter what happens, I love this team. Marcus Smart’s relentless hustle, Scary Terry’s fearlessness, Brown and Tatum’s ability to be the players we’d hoped they’d become and developing way before any of us could have dreamed. Baynes being the enforcer we wanted him to be and Al being the do it all veteran leader.
I do believe we will win tonight, I can’t imagine us losing a game 7 on our turf. But regardless of the outcome, I just want us to fight. Win or lose, I’m proud of this team and everything they’ve accomplished against all odds. And if (when) we get to the finals my mind will tell me we can’t possibly pull it off, but my heart will say: you know what, I’m not counting these guys out, ever.
LET’S GO CELTICS!!!