BOSTON -- As the final seconds ticked off the clock at TD Garden on Monday night, Kyrie Irving marched off the court well ahead of his Celtics teammates. He got off the court and down the long hallway outside of Boston's home locker room so fast that by the time he ducked in the door and disappeared from view, none of his teammates had even reached it.
It's understandable why Irving would want to leave the court so quickly. The past three games of this Eastern Conference semifinal -- including Games 3 and 4 at home -- have been ones for him to forget.