Celtics' Quest for NBA Championship: Focus and Consistency Key

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00:05 Back in the preseason, the Celtics were the co-favorites to win an NBA championship.

00:10 They were expected to reach this point one way or another, and

00:15 their season will ultimately be defined in the quest for number 18.

00:19 The 18th Larry O'Brien Trophy in the history of this Celtics organization.

00:24 You have said yourself, Boston has failed to play its best basketball so

00:28 far in this postseason.

00:30 If they are going to reach that mountaintop,

00:32 what do the Celtics need to change to see that ceiling?

00:35 >> I just think they need to be locked in for 48 minutes.

00:38 Listen, Ben, I'm gonna say this.

00:40 If they play locked in basketball for 48 minutes, they're winning the NBA title.

00:45 I'll openly say, I just haven't seen it consistently enough in this postseason.

00:50 And you're right, they have not been challenged.

00:52 Now listen, at the end of the day, you gotta play who you gotta play.

00:55 You can't control what happens to the team.

00:58 You gotta control what you do.

01:00 I just think I haven't been impressed with the way they've looked at the plate.

01:03 Who knows, Ben, can they turn it on?

01:05 Absolutely.

01:06 Could Dallas be running out of steam,

01:09 especially if Minnesota finds a way to win a couple of games here?

01:13 Yes, but to me, I don't like their lack of focus.

01:18 To me, the game three was more concerning than game four.

01:22 To be down that big.

01:24 Now listen, I'm not gonna lie, in the third quarter,

01:25 I knew they were gonna come back because I knew that they could dial in.

01:28 I just worry that they won't be able to make these big runs down 15 third quarter,

01:34 18 third quarter, down eight minutes, five minutes left to go in the game.

01:38 I'm concerned that they're not gonna be able to do that versus Dallas.

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