Jones: Did More Good or Bad Come from the Celtics Win over Miami?
BOSTON (CBS) -- The Boston Celtics' improbable comeback against the Miami Heat Wednesday night was thrilling to watch, but wasn't a perfect night for the team. Adam Jones and Joe Murray went through both the positives and negatives of the 98-88 win.
Among the good parts of the night were, of course, the win and the comeback, as well as the fact that the Celtics avoided entering the playoffs on what would have been an ugly three-game slide. Jones noted the team's signature relentlessness that returned after not showing up for a few games.
"They showed some fight," said Jones. "That energy, that effort that is their hallmark, it was back. It was back on display [Wednesday] night."
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The bad? The playoff seeding ultimately didn't work out as well as it could have for the Celtics, who ended up in the five seed and draw the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Murray has doubts about the Celtics' ability to defeat the Hawks in a seven-game series.
"Can they match up? [The Celtics] are going to have to play small-ball to win this series. Two good defensive teams that probably wont score a lot. ... Overall I think the series favors does favor Atlanta, but the Celtics could certainly win."
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