It's disappointing because it's a game we could have, and should have, won. It's always frustrating when you feel that you lost because you shot yourself in the foot. (In the Celtics' case they couldn't shoot the ball let alone anyone's foot.) In this case Jaylen and Terry picked the worst time to have bad playoff games. 7-32 is terrible by any standard, not even considering that many of those shots were ill-advised. But if we look at where Jaylen and Terry are at in their careers, they've had that inconsistency. Maybe the occasion got to them, who knows. That's something they need to work on, better judgment on shot selection and more composure and better execution in pressure moments.
I agree with the comment that they weren't really playing with house money. They stopped playing with house money once we beat Cleveland in the first two games and led 3-2 with 2 chances to get to the Finals. I feel we were the better team over the course of the series. Just weren't good enough when it really counted, during the championship minutes of Game 7. It's hard to make the Finals and now they all know it.
No excuses, they just weren't good enough on the day - in the quarter - to win. But once we've had time to get over it I think we will all realize that the season hasn't been ruined by a failure to get past the final hurdle. This team provided us with so many thrills and fun moments over the course of the season and I'm proud of what they achieved, they were one of the most fun to watch Celtics teams in a long time. Nobody can doubt their heart, unfortunately their execution wasn't at the same level. But I'm excited about next season, we will be better. It will be interesting to see how/if the team changes by the time training camp rolls around.
