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Welcome to the Low Post podcast on a Monday morning in Chicago, a slightly delayed podcast due to some travel snafews.

But those travel snafus allowed me to watch the entirety of the much anticipated,

much anticipated, game seven between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers.

And my fellow patrons at the Little Westchester Airport coffee shop were probably concerned

for the mental health of the person banging his head on the table when

Joelle Embed and James Hardin combined for a back court violation, which was the low light

of a disastrous third quarter filled with turnovers and missed shots.

And Jason Tatum with one of the greatest performances in the history of the Boston Celtics franchise.

And think about what that sentence means.

The history of the 17-time world champion, world's champion.

World or world's champion.

I don't know, Boston Celtics, 51 points, zero turnovers, just a bonanza from the field, and broke the Philadelphia 76ers defense in the third quarter.

Broke it.

Broke it.

When at Joel Embed, you drop back, I'm crossing you over.

You switch, I'm stepping back for a three.

You blitz, I'm hitting Marcus Smart in the short roll, and he's going to kick to Hal Hortford is going to do this and that and we're going to get another open three. You go zone, I'm hitting Marcus Smart in the short role, and he's going to kick to Hal Hortford, is going to do this and that, and we're going to get another open three.

You go zone, I'm hitting a three.

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