I was hoping I wouldn’t have to write this blog so soon into the playoffs, but here we are. It took the Celtics just two tries to drop a game at TD Garden, after losing there just four times throughout the regular season.
Their performance in the 111-101 loss in Game 2 was nothing short of disgusting (I’m writing this immediately after, so I’m still fired up).
Boston’s jersey selection for Wednesday’s home game?
Also disgusting.
Instead of electing to wear the traditional home whites, the Cs chose to roll with the road greens, despite the game being played on the parquet.
Now, this may not seem consequential, but trust me, there is a level of seriousness that comes along with dressing appropriately for the moment.
Sadly, at 9 a.m. Wednesday, I knew that the Celtics were going to show us some sub-serious behavior, and that’s exactly what we saw.
So far this postseason (as of 10:19 p.m. on Wednesday), home teams who have worn white are 7-0.
The only two teams who have lost games at home, the Cs and the Milwaukee Bucks, have elected to stray away from the traditional white jerseys.
It’s best not to test the basketball Gods during such a high-stakes time of year. It’s best to play the game the way it’s meant to be played.
Do we really think it’s a coincidence that 2023 Caleb Martin not only returned in Game 2, but shared his powers with his Miami teammates? Probably not.
The Heat maintained honor by wearing their traditional road black uniforms and were rewarded.
The Celtics are a franchise built on tradition, a winning tradition, a tradition where they wore white at home and green on the road.
Say what you want about Giannis Antetokounmpo, but he does, in fact, know ball. He shared some championship wisdom with us all, earlier this season when he ranted about everyone within the Milwaukee Bucks organization needing to be better. He even name-dropped the team’s equipment manager, explaining that even they need to be performing at the top level.
“Every single thing, everybody has to be better,” Antetokounmpo said back in January (h/t Eric Nehm). “Everybody. It starts from the equipment manager.”
Back in January, Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic did a fantastic piece on the shift in NBA jersey trends.
Ironically enough, he spoke with Michael McCullough, who is the chief marketing officer for Miami.
McCullough gave some great insight into why the way teams…
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