Boston Celtics fans keep seeing it! Their team may be the best in the League, but they lose their poise at the end of close games.
It happened once again in Boston's OT loss (121-118) to the Charlotte Hornets. The Green were ahead by 11 points (100-89) at the 6:07 mark of the fourth quarter - and then the misses and miscues followed.
Over the next six minutes, Kristaps Porzingis racked up three points, one rebound, one steal and one block - and was quickly yanked in favor of Oshae Brissett. Three seconds later, LaMelo Ball evened the score at 108-108 on a driving layup - assisted by former Celtic, Gordon Hayward. We can only speculate what may have happened if the "Lengthy Latvian" had remained in the game.
As good at this Beantown group is, they still get ratted in the clutch, and that won't work in the post-season. The cure? A stabilizing influence (Horford?) and/or a last-second hero (White?) may have helped, but both were out of action. On to the next game!
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