Rivers: ‘This is a strong-willed group’
MIAMI — Enough hype. Celtics coach Doc Rivers said his team is ready to play Game 7 tonight.
“If we went through one more Miami play I thought they were gonna shoot me today,” Rivers said. “I just think they wanna go play.”
The Celtics locker room was quiet before Game 7. Rivers said he expects his team to give a good performance tonight.
“I think we’re ready,” Rivers said. “I don’t know what that translates into. You can be ready and not play well. But I would be very surprised if we didn’t. I really would be. This team, you’ve seen them all year. I’d be very surprised if we didn’t play extremely well today.
“They’ve been told all year what they can’t do, and I think that’s made them want to more in some ways. I don’t know if it’s any different in 2008 when we won it, or 2010 when we got to the Finals. I don’t know that. But this is a strong-willed group. And it takes a lot to get them off course.”
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