The Celtics swept the Pacers and, in the process, notched three clutch wins against them after securing Game 4 against the Cavaliers in a clutch-time situation, too. They have been in four close games during the playoffs and they have won all of them.
The knock on the C’s back in the second round was that they weren’t battle tested. Because of this, the detractors assured us, they would be pushovers whenever push came to shove. “Not battle tested” apparently means “will not survive.”
Yet, no team in the last twenty-five years has come back from five-point deficits with under two minutes to go twice in one series.