When the Rockets held on to stun the Celtics, they believed they won because of what they...
Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum drives to the basket as Houston Rockets' Kevin Porter Jr. an d Jabari Smith Jr. defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 13, 2023, in Houston. Jalen Green had struggled through the second half, driving into crowds, missing at the rim. But the game was on the line in the final two minutes. The Rockets needed a basket desperately.
The Rockets by then could have been suffering flashbacks of overtime in Indianapolis two games ago or the final five minutes against the Bulls two nights earlier. But they also believed they had grown from those experiences. There was improved poise in Green’s final bucket that Silas called “textbook, end-of-game execution,” and the two free throws he sank with 10 seconds left, and on the inbounds play with 8.7 seconds remaining when Jabari Smith Jr. broke toward Frank Kaminsky to get the ball and the final free throws.
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