1. The Boston Celtics are NBA Finals bound. That is surreal to write, but here we are.
Even when it looked like it would be easy, it wasn’t. These Celtics simply never let it be easy. And the Miami Heat are too good for it to be easy. They never rolled over and never gave up.
When Jimmy Butler pulled up from 29 feet with 16.6 seconds to play, it had the feeling of “Here we go again.”
But this time, he missed.
And the Celtics are going to the 2022 NBA Finals.