It was hard to watch the Celtics drop the seventh and deciding game against Orlando last night, ending their season, a campaign complete with an uneasy feeling in the final third of the schedule. This season was supposed to create a new Celtics dynasty-the defense of a World Championship just a year ago is now relegated to a long off-season of “what-ifs” and “if onlys”. What if Kevin Garnett had been healthy? What if Ray Allen or Paul Pierce had played even 10% better than they actually did down the stretch?
Of course, what made it almost unbearable to watch was the fact that the drubbing occurred at HOME! Yeah, the vaulted Garden parquet never quite held the “magic” (pardon the pun) that it was supposed to. I happen to believe that the rocky road ahead seriously affected the collective team psyche. I do believe that the Celtics knew that their next opponent was the Cleveland Cavaliers—currently 8-0 in postseason play. No one is going to stop LeBron James this year-not Kobe and the Lakers, not the Houston Rockets, the Orlando Magic—and most certainly not the Celtics! We knew it--and so did they.
The Bruins were another matter. There was a widely held belief that Boston deserved to be there-and that this really could be “their year”. Another Game 7, another shot at home in the Garden. Result?
Bruins in ruins.
Didn’t help that the Red Sox also dropped a tough one to Seattle after Nick Greene dropped a routine one in the bottom of the ninth by firing a direct strike to the hot dog man in the fourth row of the stands.
Oh well…..what was Boston Sports “heaven” just a few days ago has turned into Sports H-E-Double Hockey Sticks.
Ya gotta love New England sports-never a dull moment-below is a short of the Celtics—depicting some old glory days:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkJr2d2Nllg
Ah….maybe NEXT year!! If you’d like my blog in your e-mail daily, you don’t have to wait until next year—your free subscription will start immediately: tim.moore@citcomm.com
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