The Celtics finished off the Pacers on Monday in yet another clutch finish, claiming a 105-102 victory in Game 4 to punch their ticket back to the NBA Finals.
Here are the takeaways.
1. The Celtics are going back to the Finals.
Even if you expected the Celtics to be here – even if the sky-high net rating and the dominant finish in the Eastern Conference standings and the rivals who fell off early in the postseason and the stars who were injured along the way made you believe the Finals were an inevitability – this is a moment to savor, if you are a Celtics fan, and certainly if you are a Celtics player.