LANG'S COIN FLIP: UNDER 8 1/2
It's never easy in this business.
Forget the 17-point lead with 10 minutes to go in the 2nd quarter they squandered, how about the 13-point lead with over 3 minutes to go they blew.
I mean, up 98-85 with 3:23 to go Marcus Smart decided to close the game out himself and forget the rest of his teammates.
The last 7 Celtics possessions were 5 Smart missed jumpers, a Jaylen Brown offensive foul, and a Grant Williams turnover.
And all of a sudden we had to sweat a Jimmy Butler 3 for the lead and a Max Strus 3-pointer for the Heat cover.
Yes, Smart made up for it with the 2 made free throws to get the margin to 4 but my god this team tried to give it away.
All that starts well ends well and we closed out the Eastern Conference finals with a much-needed winner.
Now let's get another winner on the board and get ready for the NBA Finals.
Let's gooooooo.