The NBA’s 82-game regular season is often called a marathon. Teams have to pace themselves in order to stay fresh, avoid injury, and not succumb to the highs and lows of wins and losses. But what if every mile is a 100-meter sprint? At least that’s how fast everybody else is running it at on that particular night when the Celtics are in town. What if every night is the opposing team’s Super Bowl against the defending champs? What if everybody else uses you as the measuring stick? Beat Boston and maybe, “yeah, we’re ready to contend for a Larry O’Brien trophy.
Porzingis after loss to Pistons: ‘we have to hunt again’
