How could it not?
The stakes were clear.
That was their reality, and really, the only two options.
With that win, came the validation.
It doesn’t matter how many All NBA teams you make, or All Stars or really any accolade.
In this franchise, the non-negotiable requirement to join this exclusive club is to win at least 1 title.
That brings me back to Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
This year, the nerves and anticipation are around something different, at least for me.
It is not 2025.
Think of all the titles and dominant eras we’ve seen from 1968 til now.
That’s 3 of the 4 faces on the Celtics Mount Rushmore (for me).
They gain access to the Multiples Club
2.
Larry Bird, the literal Basketball Jesus, does not have access to the B2B Titles Club.
One guy owns an era).
But a 2nd title?
One that comes back to back and a potential Finals MVP?
Suddenly, it would become undeniable that we are currently watching one of the greatest Celtics of all time.
That now becomes fact, not opinion.
Just hey take a second and once again process that sentence.
The fear of never winning is gone and buried.
Now, it’s only a matter a question of “how many?”.
I can’t lie, that fucking rules.
Unfortunately, that dream died with KG’s knee.
