Hello and welcome to the Athletic Invei-A show.

I'm Dave D'Fourer here with Modiciel and Seth Part Now.

A little post-game edition of the NBA show.

We just watched the Celtics somehow squeak by the 133.

No, okay. Now, as this game was ending... somehow squeak by the... 133. Okay.

Now, as this game was ending...

Well, as I thought this game was ending,

and the paces were going to squeak it out,

I was remembering something that I've been trying to make sure that I do

and encourage people to do in this postseason,

which is like celebrate the positives of the team that has won, because I think more, this

playoffs as much as I can remember, has been as much about what the team that comes up on top has done rather than the failings

of the losing team.

So I was ready to start off by, you know, praising the Pacers and we'll get to the stuff about Boston.

After that game ends, I don't want to praise either team.

I just, I want to, uh, I, the down the stretch of both, like, we've seen this with

Boston for years and years and years. And we've seen it a little bit in these playoffs with

Indiana that it get late, close scenarios and they just like completely stop doing any of the

things that made them successful to begin with.

And, you know, Boston couldn't handle prosperity at any of nine points in the game.

Throwing the ball over the gym, like the prime warriors, just not as good as the prime warriors.

So, of course, the Pacer is able to come back. I'm, I am, I'm thoroughly

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