The Boston Celtics Are Stepping into a Playoff Battle with Bruises, BUT Their Confidence.
A Moon After Jrue Holiday’s Pinking Bent Awkwardly into A Painful Condition Known As Mallet Finger, The Veteran Guard is back – and Just in Time.
He Missed Four Games Nursing The Odd Tendon Injury, HiS Finger Locked in A Cast That Kept it Straight. Now, HE’s ditched the hard shell for a soft brace and is the ready for war.
“It Feels Kind of Weird,” Holiday Admitted. “But it sems like it was all Right.”
That sentiment mirrors Boston’s Playoff Mindset: Stirred, Not Shaken.
The Celtics Enter the Postseason Looking to Being The Nba’s First Repeat Champions House The 2018 Warriors. But don’t call it a title Defense.
“We’re Not Defending the Championship we won last year. “But Last Year is Last Season. That’s Out The Window.”
Still, History is quietly Whispering in Boston’s Ear.
The Celtics Just Wrapped Up Back-to-Back 60-Win Seasons. Tatum’s Numbers-Points, Rebounds, Assists-Mirror HERL-STAR RUN last year.
And Though TD Garden Wasn’t Quite a Fortress (28-13), Boston Was Historic on the Road, Going 33-8-Just One Shy of the 2015-16 Warriors League Record.
Jaylen Brown Remains the Biggest Wildcard. The Reigning Conference and Finals Mvp is Nursing A Bruise in His Right Knee, BUT HE’s Been A Full Participant at Practice and Is Expected to Be Ready for Game 1 Against orlando on Sunday.
Boston’s Odds? Better Than they look.
They finish the top five in the defensive rating and ranked second in office. Payton Pritchard Has Stepped into the Spotlight, Averaging 14.3 Points Off the Bench and Draining 255 Three-Pointers-Second-Most in Franchise History Behind Only Derrick White’s 265 This Season.
Even with momentum, The Celtics Know the Mountain is Steep. Of the last Five NBA Champs, Four Were Bouunted in the Second Round The Following year. The 2020 Lakers Didn’ta Make Make it That Far.
Holiday Lived That Nightmare in Milwaukee. After Winning A Ring in 2021, The Bucks Bowed Out in the Semis.
“We thought we had a change at going back-to-back,” he recalalled. “Sometimes Things Happiness. Health is a Big Part. And A Little Bit of Luck.”
This Time, Hop Hoping Experience Tips The Scale.
“For us, it’s about doing it again. “We’ve Seeen People Step Up All Year. We’ll Keep Doing That.”
Boston’s Band is Back. Battered, But Bold – And Eyeing Banner No. 19.
