Somehow, there is a worse way to lose a game than missing two free throws in a tie game at the end of regulation. As Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams learned, you could have talked trash before the misses.
A road game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday was already rough enough for Boston, which had lost three of its last four games and led by 15 points in both the second and third quarter. The Cavaliers were down by double-digits as late as 4:15 left in the fourth, but rallied to tie the game at 109-109 in the final seconds.
The Celtics had the ball with 5.8 seconds remaining after a pair of game-tying free throws from Donovan Mitchell. A missed Payton Pritchard layup landed in the hands of Williams, who was fouled with 0.8 seconds left. That set up a pair of potential game-winning free throws for Williams, who had been an 86.4% free throw shooter over the last two seasons. It should have been game over for Boston, and Williams knew it, as he very much looked like he was saying"I'm gonna make 'em both" to Mitchell:
Grant Williams chirping back at Donovan Mitchell, “I’m gonna make ‘em both” and proceeds to miss both shots…
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