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Bob Ryan

This time, Celtics couldn’t close it out

In what may have been the worst playoff game the Celtics have ever played, they showed they’re not the crunch-time superstars some thought they were.

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Hey, Bob. Another lazy,contemptuous,pedestrian,column that even Shag could have written. No great insight, no good quotes, NO MENTION OF HOW DOC, FOR THE THIRD TIME IN FOUR GAMES, COMMITTED AN EGREGIOUS COACHING ERROR IN THE LAST TWO MINUTES WHEN HIS TEAM FOULED WITH 14.4 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK AND 10 SECONDS ON THE SHOT CLOCK. If the Sixers had missed, we would have had the ball and only would have had to make a two pointer to win. But then Doc is your buddy and agenda driven columns are your specialty. When do the Olympics begin. They can't come fast enough.