Time was against these Celtics before.
Father time.
When Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen have focused their 30 - something organs in Boston in 2007, they joined Paul Pierce: a powerful trio of All-Star Game. But each year, the observers spoke of a small window of success for the Big Three ageing.
It is not closed yet, not even after the Celtics fell behind 2-0 in their playoff series with the Miami Heat away, younger.
"I think that each year, you have the opportunity," Allen said Thursday. Therefore, I Don "t look to it as ' the last hooray.". When I arrived here in 2007, everyone said, is this your chance this year? And it is four years later. ?
And the Celtics still have a shot at their 18th NBA Championship.
Before that can happen, however, the big three must retrieve the first 0-2 deficit in their playoff 11 together.
The effort - and coach Doc Rivers said it must be more energetic - begins Saturday night at home with 3 game of the Conference of the East-of-seven semi-final.
"Forget all the x and o stuff," said rivers. "I really thought that Miami played more difficult in many ways - all the loose balls, they have completed to the Recycle Bin (va) through us, they have obtained parts of three points (that) we do."
The heat won the first game, 99-90 with Dwyane Wade, scoring 38 points and LeBron James, addition of 22 - and James Jones helping with a surprising 25. Miami also took Game 2, 102-91, behind James, Wade 28 35 points and 17 of Chris Bosh.
In addition, the Celtics came out of the beaten game.
Pierce injured tendon on his Achilles, Allen suffered a chest bruise when insiders by James and Rajon Rondo had a stiff back.
Rivers is expected to be better on Saturday evening. And, he said, Shaquille O'Neal likely return for his first postseason game after his sore right calf improved.
What it can contribute after be set aside for all but one game since February 1?
"I have no idea," rivers said, "and I do not say that it is funny." I know that it will be great. ?
With 7-foot-1, 325 - pound O'Neal in clogging should slow down Miami drives to the basket. The Celtics also must be more aggressive, going to the hoop.
"You can be surprised how much we did drive," in the two first games, rivers said, but we led and tried to do some crazy shot instead of going through agencies. ?
Which could have attracted more than faults. Instead, heat have taken 14 shots more in every game and upgraded the Celtics by a total of 22 at the line.
The heat also fired better on the ground. Allen led the Celtics with 25 points in the first game but took only seven shots in the second game and finished with seven points.
"I don't know if it's just me take more shots as much as it is just more offensive stuff run to me", he said. "In this way, involve us Wade more in defensive guarding me.". Same with LeBron. I don't know if we put enough pressure on any of these guys defensively. And, I think, offensively that they had their way.
Concise analysis is simple, according to Glen Davis. The Celtics have not played their game - driving hard to the basket and pass the ball to the attack and turning rapidly on defence.
"We did not play basketball Celtics.". "No one has played the way they were supposed to play," said Davis. "You can coach as much as you want." It is not yet to do so. This is where the guys that attracted to arrive there. ?
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