12 years of waiting for the Boston Celtics to return to the NBA Finals, after four losses in the Eastern Conference Finals in the last decade.
Euphoria is of course responsible for the team's hopes of also winning the 18th championship, the first since 2008, and the self-patting on the shoulder accordingly.
"They said we could not play together!"
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown share a moment after reaching the NBA Finals 🤝 @ jaytatum0 @FCHWPO pic.twitter.com/JPnR9r0CMb
- ESPN (@espn) May 30, 2022
"We've come a long, hard way, it's not obvious," said Jason Taitum, who was named the series' MVP (3: 4) against Miami, "not much was believed in us."
The Boston star, who played in Game 7 with a purple sweat on his elbow, explained: "This is my tribute to the memory of Kobe Bryant. Everyone knows he was my idol and how important he was to me. It was my way of showing it to him."
Brown (right).
Mental achievement, Photo: AFP
Tatum was joined by another Celtics star, Jaylen Brown, who finished the Eastern Conference Finals with a 24.1 points average: "We won our biggest test. Not just this season, but in the careers of each of us."
Brown added: "It was a not-so-simple mental test, but we did it."
On the losing side, Miami coach Eric Splastora complimented the winners: "We take the hat off to Boston. It's heartbreaking that it ended up like this for us, but the Celtics deserve all the credit."
And so, in conclusion, Am Hitbaio, the star of the hit, responded to the farewell to the season:
Bam ripped his jersey at the end of Game 7 😱 pic.twitter.com/jpce0AYKpK
- ESPN (@espn) May 30, 2022 Wrong?
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