After multiple games of lackluster basketball, the Boston Celtics came alive on Tuesday night and beat the Miami Heat, 116-99, in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Following the much-needed victory, Al Horford spoke with Abby Chin and spoke about how his team won.
“Playing team ball. Staying together. We feel like we found some good things here tonight. Our backs against the wall, we got the first one,” Horford said.
“I feel like we kinda found what it takes for us to be the best version of ourselves,” he added.
"The biggest thing was our ball movement." @tvabby caught up exclusively with Al Horford after Game 4 to discuss what made the differences for the C's tonight pic.twitter.com/Zc9GVb12qZ
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Horford was just one of several Boston stars who scored in double-digits on Wednesday,
He put up 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists and even sank three of his three-pointers too.
The entire team finally played cohesively and with determination in the elimination game, proving that they still have some fight in them.
At first, it looked like the Celtics wouldn’t be able to overcome the Heat.
They started strongly in the opening minutes but the Heat were able to respond and take control for most of the first half.
But a 16-0 run in the second half of the game signaled the beginning of Boston’s huge comeback.
Jayson Tatum led the way, again looking like an MVP, with 33 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists on 14-of-22 from the field.
Tatum’s great playing along with Boston’s performance from beyond the three-point line made the Celtics look like solid competitors again.
The series is now on its way back to Boston, which will give the Celtics a chance to score another win.
If they are able to bring the series to 3-2, some people speculate they actually would have a chance at a seemingly insurmountable comeback.
No team has ever recovered from being down 0-3; will the Celtics be the first?
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