Boston Celtics Rumors
The Miami center turned in a near-perfect game: 11-for-15 from the field, 10-for-11 from the foul line for a playoff career-high 32 points plus 14 rebounds as the Heat topped the Celtics 125-113 on Sunday, winning the Eastern Conference finals in a close series. “Bam is one of the great competitors already in this association,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “He’s going to become one of the great winners in the history just because he’s so competitive. He moves the needle in every single day. You can’t put an analytic to his game and that’s probably why he was overlooked in college. “He competes every single possession. He’s really going into a leadership role. Way beyond his years. His offensive game is just growing daily. And he wants the responsibility, and he wants the accountability, and he isn’t afraid of putting that responsibility on his shoulders, and that’s what he did the other night.”
“Adebayo deciding he’s just going to drive the ball put us in a real bind with the shooters around him,” Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. “And their physicality is something that I’m not sure that we probably talked about it enough. They’re strong, they’re physical, they’re tough and, him in particular, dominated that fourth quarter. Even the plays where he didn’t score, his presence was so impactful and it put us in a real bind with the ability to guard him.”
Jay King: Kemba Walker: “It was a fun run. It’s a tough pill to swallow, but we fought hard man. … I’m just proud of all these guys. It’s been a really fun year to be around all these guys.”
Bleacher Report: Dwyane Wade calls out Paul Pierce after his Heat beat the Celitcs.
Jared Weiss: Stevens on his wife Tracy joining him in the bubble: “From my own standpoint, she’s the assistant coach, the agent, the psychologist and everything else that I rely on the most… whatever our next set of schedules is, including more families is very important.”
Beyond Athlete Management: When Tyrell Terry arrived at Stanford one year ago, he was 6’1″ and 155 lbs. He set the Pac-12 on fire with a terrific freshman season. Now, standing 6’3″ and 174 lbs, he’s ready for the NBA. @tyterry05 #nbadraft Darren Wolfson: #NBA teams will love the legit height and weight gain. Bucks, Celtics, Sixers, Mavs, others already showing solid interest in the stud from DeLaSalle HS.
Tim Reynolds: SCHEDULE NEWS If Miami wins tomorrow, Game 1 of the NBA Finals is WEDNESDAY. If Boston wins tomorrow, Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals has been moved to WEDNESDAY as well.
