With just under three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of Game 1, the lone remaining domino of the Celtics-Cavaliers blockbuster trade strutted onto the floor to a raucous ovation.
He immediately altered an Aron Baynes jump hook and proceeded to snatch two rebounds in the final stretch.
It wasn’t former Cavalier and current Celtic Kyrie Irving coming in to close. He’s out for the playoffs.
It wasn’t former Celtic, current Laker, and soon-to-be free agent Isaiah Thomas providing a spark for the Cavaliers. The IT Era in Cleveland didn’t exactly go as planned.