1. Back in the dark days of 2021, the Boston Celtics made blowing big leads an unwanted art form. Those Celtics lost all sorts of games in all sorts of ways.
These Celtics, the 2022 version, put games away. After closing out Game 3 to take a 3-0 series lead over the Brooklyn Nets, Boston is on the verge of closing out the series too.
The players have all talked about learning from the early-season struggles in clutch moments. After Game 3, Ime Udoka spoke about how far his team has come.
“It took some time for the guys to learn the playbook.