It took me more than a hour to place the first alphabet here in this post. I was looking at a few related articles, and the pain kept rushing into my internal organs. More accurately, my heart. If you know me or actually recognise the quote above, and read one of my previous posts, you would know why. So it seems, the Boston Celtics has lost. Their playoff run is over. But after witnessing the teams I support lose again and again, you would wonder what's the big deal about this particular loss. The TRUTH be said, this could mean the end of the new Big Three era of the Boston Celtics.
Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen assembled in Boston in 2007, bringing another championship banner to the TD Garden. Their seventeenth. And now, we might never see the same core play together as a team anymore. We might never have another opportunity to witness their basketball plays as a team again. Perhaps, this could really be "Farewell".
As I've mentioned in one of my previous posts, I've fell in love with this team. I'm attached to them. Every time they lose a game, especially a really close one or an important one, I'd feel... the pain and my heart would drop. But I'd never stop cheering for them. I might be in school when the game is happening on the floor, but I'll chant "Let's Go Celtics" in my mind. I might be asleep when they are playing, but I'll cheer for them in the night before. I'm absolutely in love with the basketball THEY play, and all the determination, the grit, the willpower they showed in or outside the court. They played with HEART. You can never count them out. There are doubters, the haters, the naysayers and the "true basketball" fans. But the Boston Celtics shut these people's mouths. These people eventually respected them, for giving their all, for playing their hearts out.
But this could really be the end of their beautiful run at the NBA championship together. Five years, five seasons. Their exceptional basketball and team values will be one to be remembered for the ages. Never to be forgotten. Maybe you would think that the NBA should be like having all the highlight dunks, the slashing lay-ups, the cold-blooded 3-pointer at the buzzer, the ankle-breaking dribbles, the fast-break finishes and the sleek step-back fade-away jumper. Sounds like the upcoming OKC vs Heat, huh? But not me. I always felt that basketball has always been a team game and people should contribute to the team and contribute as a team. Good ball movement, the vital pass leading to assists, the flashy pass leading to easy baskets, the screens, the plays and the defense. That's how the Celtics play. That's how I play. I never look to score first and will pass to the guy who can get the easy basket. Not just a playmaker but someone who is willing to make the team better, even at his own expense.
There are always people jumping onto other teams' bandwagon to support the "winning" teams. The unloyal and winning-driven people who want nothing but wins and the final laugh. The bragging rights. And often more than not, they abuse it. Let's take a look at the team that sent the Celtics out of their playoff runs in 2011 and 2012. The Miami Heat. Lebron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh was assembled as the latest Big Three(apologies to the Spurs trio and the Thunder trio) in Miami, and what did they say when they first got together? Ya, they will win not one, not two, not three, not four... (NBA titles) Well, I can't deny that the fact that they are a great team. You can say all about their flaws and stuff, but it seems everyone wants them to have a showdown with their Western Conference counterparts: Oklahoma City Thunder. That is highly likely to be a battle of the ages, and they are competing for the most prestigious prize in the NBA. No one wants to see an "old, tired, out-of-gas, play-defensive-basketball" Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals(excluding the Celtics fans). Like I said, everyone wants to see the exciting plays. Lebron cutting through everyone and posterizing everybody with a splendid highlight dunk. Kevin Durant hitting that cold-blooded trey at the buzzer in Lebron's face. Serge Ibaka having a block party. Dwyane Wade with that usual slash in lay-up. And the alley-oops everywhere. I can't say that I wouldn't be excited for this kinda stuff either. They'd sure be dazzling. But I want to see the Boston Celtics up there. And THEIR basketball.
But their season has ended. Their era highly likely to be declared over. It is possible that I'll never see the same Boston Celtics(at least the core of it) again. Ya, I already sorta figured it out before the season started. That they would be gone after this season. So I thought I can cheer for them to achieve one last achievement before they leave. And nothing else can be considered a solid achievement besides an NBA championship for the Boston Celtics. Their long-awaited eighteenth banner to be raised and hanged at the TD Garden. But they are so close to reaching the NBA Finals. Denied by injuries, and sometimes fatigue. Outmatched, out-talented and up against a younger team. And against the NBA trend. It is difficult to pull an upset.
I'd twist my ankle again to see the Celtics in the NBA Finals. I'd bang my knee and limp around for a month to see them hang Banner 18. I'd hurt my shoulders to witness their style of basketball again.I'd dislocate my arm to see the same core play together for another NBA season. I'd have a heart-surgery to see every single player who is part of the Boston Celtics have their faces beaming, smiling, pumping their chest, kissing yet another ring, holding the Larry O'Brien trophy, lifting another banner to join the rest near the ceilings at TD Garden, all before they end their championship window.
If anything, I still stand with Celtics Pride overflowing in my organs. I'll never stop supporting the Celtics until the day they stop playing with HEART and bear that pride of being a Celtic when they are on the court. I'll never stop believing and never lose hope. Winning championships is a tradition for the Boston Celtics. Someday banner 18 will be raised. Then 19, 20, 21 and so on...
There are always people jumping onto other teams' bandwagon to support the "winning" teams. The unloyal and winning-driven people who want nothing but wins and the final laugh. The bragging rights. And often more than not, they abuse it. Let's take a look at the team that sent the Celtics out of their playoff runs in 2011 and 2012. The Miami Heat. Lebron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh was assembled as the latest Big Three(apologies to the Spurs trio and the Thunder trio) in Miami, and what did they say when they first got together? Ya, they will win not one, not two, not three, not four... (NBA titles) Well, I can't deny that the fact that they are a great team. You can say all about their flaws and stuff, but it seems everyone wants them to have a showdown with their Western Conference counterparts: Oklahoma City Thunder. That is highly likely to be a battle of the ages, and they are competing for the most prestigious prize in the NBA. No one wants to see an "old, tired, out-of-gas, play-defensive-basketball" Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals(excluding the Celtics fans). Like I said, everyone wants to see the exciting plays. Lebron cutting through everyone and posterizing everybody with a splendid highlight dunk. Kevin Durant hitting that cold-blooded trey at the buzzer in Lebron's face. Serge Ibaka having a block party. Dwyane Wade with that usual slash in lay-up. And the alley-oops everywhere. I can't say that I wouldn't be excited for this kinda stuff either. They'd sure be dazzling. But I want to see the Boston Celtics up there. And THEIR basketball.
But their season has ended. Their era highly likely to be declared over. It is possible that I'll never see the same Boston Celtics(at least the core of it) again. Ya, I already sorta figured it out before the season started. That they would be gone after this season. So I thought I can cheer for them to achieve one last achievement before they leave. And nothing else can be considered a solid achievement besides an NBA championship for the Boston Celtics. Their long-awaited eighteenth banner to be raised and hanged at the TD Garden. But they are so close to reaching the NBA Finals. Denied by injuries, and sometimes fatigue. Outmatched, out-talented and up against a younger team. And against the NBA trend. It is difficult to pull an upset.
I'd twist my ankle again to see the Celtics in the NBA Finals. I'd bang my knee and limp around for a month to see them hang Banner 18. I'd hurt my shoulders to witness their style of basketball again.I'd dislocate my arm to see the same core play together for another NBA season. I'd have a heart-surgery to see every single player who is part of the Boston Celtics have their faces beaming, smiling, pumping their chest, kissing yet another ring, holding the Larry O'Brien trophy, lifting another banner to join the rest near the ceilings at TD Garden, all before they end their championship window.
If anything, I still stand with Celtics Pride overflowing in my organs. I'll never stop supporting the Celtics until the day they stop playing with HEART and bear that pride of being a Celtic when they are on the court. I'll never stop believing and never lose hope. Winning championships is a tradition for the Boston Celtics. Someday banner 18 will be raised. Then 19, 20, 21 and so on...
To the 2007 to 2012 class of the Boston Celtics, whether or not they are staying or leaving: Thanks for the memories. Thanks for restoring the Celtics pride. Thanks for being here. Thanks for everything. You will be missed.
Somewhere in the near future, a dawn of a new era in Boston may be imminent. Perhaps this is just another beautiful step towards that seemingly so-close-yet-so-far goal. No matter, the fans are still here cheering on. Now and Forever. Let's Go Celtics!!!
Somewhere in the near future, a dawn of a new era in Boston may be imminent. Perhaps this is just another beautiful step towards that seemingly so-close-yet-so-far goal. No matter, the fans are still here cheering on. Now and Forever. Let's Go Celtics!!!
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