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Kemba on Boston’s big Game 3 win: “a lot of emotion, a lot of passion, but we’re a family”

Through two losses in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics didn’t look like themselves. After a grueling seven-game series against the defending champion Raptors, the youngest team remaining in the bubble made mental errors, lacked effort, and more so, the togetherness that their head coach has seen all year.

For Brad Stevens, it wasn’t about Boston winning a crucial Game 3 and avoiding an insurmountable 0-3 hole. It was about his team showing their true character after two feckless performances on the playoff stage.

“This result didn’t really matter to me. It was more about what are we going to show ourselves to be.