Forget for a second that the Boston Celtics will be playing their 16 playoff game in 32 days on Friday night. Push aside the fact that Kevin Garnett, 36 years old and with more than 50,000 NBA minutes under his belt, has never played longer in a Celtics uniform than the 45 minutes he posted in Game 2. Overlook the possibility for mental fatigue that comes with flying from Miami to Boston on Thursday before playing a must-win Game 3 against the Miami Heat on Friday night.Focus on this: How do the Celtics respond to a stomach-punch loss that came even on a night when Rajon Rondo was better than he’s ever been?I wrote a column for the Springfield Republican newspaper about Boston’s mentality entering Game 3. A short excerpt follows:How can the Boston Celtics bounce back from the season’s most devastating loss with only one day to recuperate, knowing the Miami Heat just overcame the best game of Rajon Rondo’s career to seize a commanding 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals?The h...
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“KG is another one who lacks the #clutchgene. Always has!”
He later deleted the tweet (Probably was fearful of KG punching him in the face again).
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