Game seven is both the most amazing and maddening thing in sports. The Boston Celtics will be heading home knowing they could have ended the series in six, and now it comes down to one elimination game, where absolutely nothing can be assumed or taken for granted.
The good news is that the Celtics battled all season long, and this alone validates getting that one seed, because home court has been the biggest advantage in this series, and what a difference it makes to have game seven in TD Garden.
There is always going to be the fear of that anomalous game seven, determining the series on a fluke, but that risk is on both sides, and the Celtics will be coming into this game the confident ones, despite the heat breaking loss in game six.