It was not Giannis Antetokounmpo and the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks or a LeBron James Cavalier-led team, the Boston Celtics encountered a ball club that finished dead-last points per game in the regular season with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Detroit Pistons even scored more points per game than the Miami Heat during the 82-game season.
Similar to the heavily favorite Boston Bruins, the two-seeded Celtics could not get the job done at home in a Game 7. Maybe it is just the grit of the teams down in Florida, but there should be no excuses for either club to find themselves in a seventh game against a team with far inferior talent.