With the Boston Celtics' 107-102 overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night, they were able to overtake Atlanta for the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference—all thanks to some classic play, and some classic Kevin Garnett style.
Boston allowed the Hawks to tie the game up late, so it had to do some work in overtime against the Hawks after Al Horford did a little fourth-quarter work.
In the end, it was the Celtics' ability to slow down the pace of the game and get Atlanta out of rhythm to frustrate the Hawks and give them the victory.
Even better, Garnett's postgame comments gave everybody a yearning for the old Celtics days, as if they are inexplicably on the rise again. He's gotten back to the prime Celtics years in which he's knocking down every mid-range jumper and beating guys up whenever they come into the post.
Garnett was particularly miffed at some of the criticism Boston has faced over the course of the past few months, and he never hesitated to point it out.
When asked if he thought the season was turning into a special one, his response was snarky, pointed and truly Garnettian (via WEEI.com):
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