Boston Celtics centre Kelly Olynyk of Kamloops, B.C., had a career night with 26 points during Boston's Game 7 victory against the Washington Wizards on Monday.
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Isaiah Thomas immediately answered back with a 3-pointer of his own that erased Washington's lead and lit a fire under the Celtics and their crowd.
Washington, which got a phenomenal 38-point performance from guard Bradley Beal, led 55-53 at the half despite the fact that the Celtics seemed to control play. But Olynyk then took over.
"I hate losing, especially (because) we felt like we were the better team", Beal said.
Cavaliers superstar LeBron James already has a long history with the Celtics and TD Garden, and he'll be looking to add another chapter to his ongoing story during the conference finals.
Olynyk, who entered the game averaging 8.3 points per game in the playoffs, exploded for 14 of his career playoff-high 26 points in the first 8:34 of the fourth quarter, joining Isaiah Thomas in the offensive charge that gave Boston the 4-3 series win.
With a 53-point performance under his belt and after almost leading the Celtics to a Game 6 victory, Thomas knows how to come up big. Cleveland won the last meeting between the two teams on April 5 in Boston.
Boston Celtics center Kelly Olynyk, right, appeals to referee Monty McCutchen (13) during the second quarter of Game 7 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Washington Wizards, Monday, May 15, 2017, in Boston. After Wall had hit the shot, you could see a sly smile for on the face of Thomas as he fist bumped his teammates knowing that one final possession was to come.
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"I think they're better than any of the four times we played them, including the last one when they smashed us", Boston coach Brad Stevens said. The Wizards were 7-0 in the playoffs when allowing under 110 points, but they fell to 0-6 when giving up more than 110.
It worked, with Marcin Gortat getting fouled and made the first of two free throws that put the Wizards back on top, 73-72.
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That run extended to 18-2 over four minutes across the quarters for the Celtics.
Wizards: Dropped to 6-4 all-time in Game 7s.
The Wizards will now be trying to be first team in this matchup to win on the opponent's home floor in 2016-17.
The Wizards Dropped to 6-5 all time in Game 7s and have not reached a conference final since 1979. Lost season series to Cleveland 3-1. With that being said, let's review ways to watch the Celtics vs. Wizards Game 7 including the live stream, TV channel, radio, and more.
But the Wizards could never fully close the gap (they did get it to four).
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