IT'S THE CALM they remember -- the calm that steadied the Boston Celtics during what they hoped might become their defining postseason moment, the calm they are banking on to prolong their postseason one more game now.
The Celtics had been cruising since mid-January. They had swept the Brooklyn Nets in the first round -- a matchup they'd won their way into by declining to tank their final regular-season game. The Milwaukee Bucks were a stern test in the next round, but the Celtics had home-court advantage. The Bucks were missing Khris Middleton.