The Boston Celtics are one win away from the NBA Finals.
Yes, he realizes no NBA team has ever rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-seven series, and, of course, his players understand a Game 4 victory only assures them of one thing — another trip to Boston for another elimination game.“We're going to come at these guys harder on Monday,” Carlisle said Saturday after losing their first home playoff game this season. “Our fans need to come out and they need to get louder than they've ever been, and we've got to extend this series.
“There's no guy in this locker room that's packed it in,” Pacers guard T.J. McConnell said. “We're going to have to get one here and extend the series, then go back to Boston and try to make things difficult. But there's no guy in this locker room that's going to quit."They've appeared in six of the last eight Eastern Conference finals and they're now just a win away from advancing to the NBA Finals for the second time during that span.
It's a lesson that could serve them well Monday night when they'll try to improve to 6-0 on the road in these playoffs. Tatum has been the Celtics catalyst in this series, scoring a playoff career-high 36 points twice in the first three games.Starting center Kristaps Porzingis has not played since April 29 because of a strained right calf. Backup center Luke Kornet sat out Saturday with a sprained left wrist, and coach Joe Mazzulla has no reason to rush either back now.
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