Yes, I agree this has been a tremendously entertaining series, in terms of overtimes and close games.
BUT
This series does not contain good basketball. Both teams have been atrocious on defense. Both coaches have made significant tactical errors repeatedly (Del Negro has been worse, but Tony Allen should not see the court for the Celts). Both teams have executed fairly poorly for long stretches of time. And both teams have had players make incredibly dumb plays (looking your way, Paul Pierce, on that foul on Noah last night). Why is nobody mentioning the fact that basketball has not been played that well? Are people just that swept up in the excitement of the close finishes?
Bill Bill...wish I'd have seen this before I wrote my game 7 preview because I was thinking the same thing but hadn't watched the series closely enough to be sure, and could have used this source. FWIW, the Rizz said the same thing about this series in his opening bit either on Thurs or Fri.
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