Re-living the Boston Celtics’ overpowering performance during their game in which they managed to wrap up the championship against the Miami Heat has got Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra saying that it was all about the Boston Celtics’ maturity. Although the Heat wanted to make the series as long as possible, the Celtics were obsessed with finishing it immediately.
Overall, Stan spoke commendably in his postgame remarks about the Celtics that took over and revealed their clear panning towards wrapping up the series in five, so that the game should not return to Miami. He emphasized this specific trait as that of a seasoned and grown-up team because they could now recognize all the positive changes that had occurred since their last playoff meeting.
Last year’s Eastern Conference finals were played against the Heat by the Celtics, and the Celtics unexpectedly lost to the Heat despite their higher seeding, which showed the weaknesses of the Celtics in their game-closing ability. On the other hand, the mature attitude depicted by the Celtics may exemplify a significant change in the way and how the team faced challenges.
The Celtics’ resolve to make tactical changes throughout the race, grabbing especially the Heat’s threes after a record-breaking display in Game 2, confirmed step by step their flexibility and resolve to cope with all sorts of challenges.
Erik Spoelstra admitted that, although he understood how much poor luck the Heat players had and how all these injuries affected the team’s progress, the consistency level the Celtics had was just way higher than that of the Heat. Spoelstra could hardly ignore such a striking difference, and therefore he had to recognize the Celtics as the stronger team.
Having collected the victory they justly deserve, the Celtics wait now for the result of the Cavaliers-Magic series to know who their next rival is going to be. They will enjoy some rest before the next playoff challenge approaches.
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