That Celtics win was quite the relief. I won’t take it for granted. What I’m also not gonna do, in this follow-up, is do too much hindsight hand-wringing or prognostication about What It Means For The Celtics’ Near Future.
Instead I did what this post is, like, supposed to be, i.e., the things that stood out to me the most in the game itself. Here goes:
1. Kemba Walker appreciation hours
Boston won this game because of Kemba Walker. That’s all there is to it. So we gotta start with him.