In Sports, being down 3 games to 0 in a best of seven series usually means you can book your flight and start planning your vacation. The team reportedly watched the Red Sox historic run to a World Series title back in 2004 as extra motivation. They were down 0-3 to the Yankees until ‘Big Papi’ went to another level not many players have seen. Now the Celtics are one win away from sending Boston fans into a frenzy. Which will be hard for the rest of the NBA fans to swallow.

How did rookie head coach Joe Mazzulla get his star-studded squad to push this to 7? The Celtics put themselves in the worst situation. Luckily, they had the roster to extend this series. When Grant Williams got back in Jimmy Butler’s face game 3 you can see a change in overall toughness. Coming back against Spoelstra and Butler takes more than talent. Miami knocked off the Bucks and Knicks quickly. The role players for Boston have taken control of this series. Back-to-back 20 point games from Marcus Smart, the ‘Williams” effect (Grant and Robert), and Derek White’s outside shooting and fearlessness.

Marcus Smart gave us the most important sound bite of the playoffs, “don’t let us get one.” Jimmy Butler took the blame on this series going 7. After the Celtics first win they said, “don’t let us win two.” Now, here we are. The two best words in sports, game 7. A rematch of the 2022 Eastern Conf Finals. If you remember, Jimmy Butler had a chance to tie the game but instead went for the open 3. Will he have a chance at redemption? Or will the real Tatum and Brown stand up in the biggest moment?