This is what the Celtics wanted.
This is what everyone in New England wanted.
This is what the NBA wanted.
A Celtics-Heat rematch felt inevitable, and we all naively convinced ourselves it would be different this time around.
Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday will change everything. Caleb Martin won’t shoot 97-percent from 3. Erik Spoelstra won’t have any more tricks up his sleeve. Oh, wow. Jimmy Butler’s out? Celtics in 4. Maybe 5, if Miami gets lucky.
We all did it. Every last one of us. We fell for the trap – again.