Boston Celtics reach NBA Finals with 4-0 sweep over Indiana Pacers
Derrick White hits tie-breaking three-pointer with less than a minute remaining
Indiana Pacers put up strong fight despite being without injured Tyrese Haliburton for more than half of the series
Jaylen Brown scores game-high 29 points in Game 4
Boston Celtics Advance to NBA Finals with 4-0 Sweep over Indiana Pacers
The Boston Celtics have reached the NBA Finals for the second time in three years, following a 105-102 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. The team, led by Jaylen Brown's game-high 29 points and Derrick White's tie-breaking three-pointer with less than a minute remaining, secured their place in the championship series.
Despite being without injured All-Star Tyrese Haliburton for more than half of the series, the Pacers put up a strong fight. However, they were unable to overcome the Celtics' determination and depth. Al Horford expressed his team's goals:
The Boston Celtics have advanced to the NBA Finals for the second time in three years.
Jaylen Brown was named series MVP and scored a game-high 29 points in the final game against the Pacers.
Derrick White’s 3-pointer with 45 seconds left gave the Celtics their first lead since the opening moments of the second half in that final game.
Indiana Pacers fought hard despite being without injured All-Star Tyrese Haliburton for more than half of the series and were never expected to reach this round.
Al Horford stated the team understands what they need to do in the NBA Finals: ‘We need to finish this.’
Celtics completed a sweep of the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals with a 105-102 victory
Jaylen Brown was named series MVP despite not winning any regular season awards
Celtics rallied from an 8-point deficit with 5:56 remaining and a 5-point deficit with 4:14 to go
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The article contains editorializing and author opinions. The author makes comparisons between the current Celtics team and previous years' teams, implying that the current team is superior. The author also uses emotional manipulation by praising the Celtics for their 'magnificent eyes-on-the-prize work ethic' and their 'gut checks'. The article also contains selective reporting as the author only mentions instances where the Celtics came back from deficits to win, ignoring instances where they lost. Lastly, there is no disclosure of sources in the article.
The Celtics' magnificent eyes-on-the-prize work ethic is to be saluted.
Much will be written that the Pacers conveniently rolled over for the Celtics in this series.
These are the Tatum/Brown Celtics, or, for those who believe placement on the marquee is important, the Brown/Tatum Celtics.
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The author makes an appeal to authority by quoting Jaylen Brown and Derrick White about their team's ability to perform under pressure. However, this does not constitute a fallacy as long as it is clear that the author is reporting their statements rather than endorsing them.
“We have a different team every year, different coaches. We’ve had like three coaches in the last five years. And still, people want to make it seem like it’s the same, it’s the same, it’s the same. Time has gone by. Experience has been gained. And we are ready to put our best foot forward.” - Jaylen Brown
“We feel comfortable in any type of game,” White said. “We feel like we have the answers for anything teams throw at us, no matter what the scenario is.”
Derrick White made the tie-breaking 3-pointer with 43 seconds left in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, sending the Boston Celtics to their second NBA Finals appearance in three years with a 105-102 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, Jaylen Brown and Derrick White led the Celtics in scoring. Tatum had 26 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists. Horford had six rebounds. Brown scored 29 points and grabbed six rebounds.
The Celtics have won seven straight playoff games, are 6-0 on the road and are 3-0 in elimination games.
Myles Turner and Jaylen Brown had a brief altercation during Game 4, resulting in technical fouls for both players.
Joe Mazzulla is the youngest head coach to reach the NBA Finals since Bill Russell in 1969.
Jaylen Brown was named Eastern Conference finals MVP.
Jaylen Brown filled the void of a vocal leader with Marcus Smart traded.
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Boston Celtics have 9 nights off before the NBA Finals.
Jaylen Brown was named series MVP.
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The article contains several instances of informal fallacies. The author, Amin Touri, uses an appeal to authority when mentioning Bill Russell's historical achievement. Additionally, Jaylen Brown makes a few statements that contain inflammatory rhetoric and an instance of a false dilemma when discussing his MVP honor and previous snubs.
> A little slice of history for Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla: tonight's win makes him the youngest head coach to reach the NBA Finals since Bill Russell in 1969.
, By Amin Touri
On being named Eastern Conference finals MVP: ‘I wasn’t expecting that at all, I never win [expletive]. I was just happy that we won.’
On snubs: ‘I think I’m one of the best two-way wings, guards, whatever you want to say, in the game … I felt like I should have been All-Defensive and that probably hurt me the most because that’s one of the things I set out that I wanted to be. But as time went by and I got to this point, I stopped caring as long as my team knows my value, my city knows my value, my family.’
This team is very similar to you guys [the media], creates a lot of noise.
