u200bu200bPORTLAND, MAINE — The Maine Celtics earned their first playoff win in seven years to advance to the G-League Conference Finals, overtaking the Delaware Blue Coats 119-112.
It was a snowy Thursday night in Portland, Maine, with power outages crippling the state. But, despite the slippery roads and unwelcome weather conditions, a passionate contingency of Maine fans cheered on, as the team – winners of 11 of their last 13 games – came back from a double-digit second-half deficit to win.
JD Davison — the engine that’s powered Maine all year long — severely sprained his ankle in a game against the College Park Skyhawks last week.