ESPN.com · Sep 19, 2020
NBA playoffs: How the Celtics get back into the East finals
Be careful writing off the Boston Celtics. Our memories get short. The Celtics just took a 2-0 lead over the Toronto Raptors and barely hung on in seven games. The Denver Nuggets have rallied from two 3-1 deficits.
Boston had late leads in both Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. They need Game 3 more than the Miami Heat and should bring season-on-the-line desperation.
But the Heat are playing greedy. They didn't need Game 3 of the last round as much as the Milwaukee Bucks did; they took it anyway. The Heat are 10-1 in the playoffs. They are relentless -- steely in the face of big deficits, impossible to rattle.
WATCH: Game 3, Sat., 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN and the ESPN App