Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd predicted his team would win Game 4 against the Boston Celtics during pregame
The Dallas Mavericks remained alive in the NBA Finals Friday after defeating the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
Among the most discussed moments was what happened before the game. That's when locker room cameras caught Mavs coach Jason Kidd basically guaranteeing victory.It was reminiscent to when Miami Heat team president Pat Riley did something similar during the 2006 Finals. After losing the first two games against the Mavs in Dallas, the Heat won all three games in Miami .
That was when Riley delivered his "one suit, one tie" speech. It meant the Heat players were only allowed to bring one change of clothes for their second trip of the series to Dallas because they were set on ending it in Game 6.Behind a third-year Dwyane Wade, the Heat won the series in six games. It was the first championship in franchise history.
Center Shaquille O'Neal has repeatedly told the story: "We go up 3-2 and then Pat Riley comes in pissed off. 'We ain't practicing today, we're going there tomorrow and you better bring one suit. When you get to the airport tomorrow I'm checkin'. If you ain't got one suit, your ass ain't coming on the plane.' So we at the airport, he was checking people's bags and we had to bring one suit.
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