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he Celtics are focused -- and a little bit angry -- as they prepare for Friday night's Game 7 against the Toronto Raptors. But they had a reason to smile Friday afternoon, thanks to their families back home.
It all comes down to a Game 7 for the Celtics and the Raptors.
Welp. This one's not going to help much.
Soak in the NBA playoffs while you can. It may be a while before we see professional basketball after the NBA leaves the Orlando bubble.
The Celtics look pretty close to being a title contender. But if they want to experience the NBA's highest level of glory, they've got to get a lot better in one important aspect of the game.
It certainly seemed like Raptors head coach Nick Nurse, who was essentially standing on the court, caused Celtics forward Jayson Tatum to make a costly turnover at the end of regulation in Game 6. Tatum wouldn't blame Nurse, but one of his teammates had no problem calling out the NBA's Coach of the Year.
It took some extra time. A lot of extra time. But the Celtics and Raptors are heading to a Game 7.
The Celtics are on the brink of making the Eastern Conference finals for the third time in four years.
The Boston Celtics will look to close out the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. Toronto may be without one of their Celtics killers as they look to fend off extinction.
This is essentially a love letter to Daniel Theis, because the Celtics center really doesn't get as much love as he deserves. Especially not from the officials.
Jayson Tatum never saw Lou Brock play baseball, but as a proud St. Louis native, he knew what "The Franchise" meant to his home city.
Before heading to the floor for a must-win Game 5 against the Raptors, Celtics point guard Kemba Walker performed a quick medical check on his teammates. He was making sure they had plenty of heart heading into the game, something the team severely lacked throughout Saturday night's frustrating Game 4 loss.
The Celtics made a statement in Game 5, locking down the Raptors from the jump and taking a 3-2 series lead with a 111-89 win.
If anyone on the Celtics needed a good game in Monday night's Game 5 against the Raptors, it was Jaylen Brown. The C's forward is off to a great start, highlighted by a thunderous throw down in the first quarter.
Celtics head coach Brad Stevens isn't worried about his team's capability to bounce back after consecutive losses.
More unsettling than their play on the floor was how Boston players summed up their Game 4 loss: The Raptors played harder than they did.
It might be time to get a little worried about the Boston Celtics.
The Celtics are moving on from their Game 3 loss to the Raptors, ready to totally redeem themselves in Saturday night's Game 4.
Thursday night kinda stunk for the Celtics. They had a hard-fought victory in their grasp, only to let 47 minutes and 59.5 seconds of hard work go for naught.
Jaylen Brown is a pretty cool customer. But boy was he mad after Boston's heartbreaking Game 3 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night.
It looked like the Celtics were about to take a 3-0 series lead over the Toronto Raptors. But OG Anunoby had other plans.
Raptors head coach Nick Nurse wasn't pleased with the Game 2 refs, upset that Jayson Tatum got 14 trips to the free throw line.
The Celtics have a handful of players who can beat you, and that can change on any give night. Heck, in Game 2, it changed quarter-to-quarter.
There is no one like Marcus Smart.
What. A. Game.
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