Fantastic finish

Big Al Horford shines on his NBA final debut as he continues to put up his 142nd career playoff game. Horford finished with 26 points, 6 rebounds, shot 9-of-12 from the field, including a career-best 6-of-8 from 3-point markers.

Big Al mentioned in a postgame interview.


Grant Hill asked him what was going onto their minds prior to the fourth quarter and Marcus Smart voiced it out to them:


It shows in Game 1 that their eagerness to win it and everything went right. Teamwork is always the key to success.

Jaylen Brown was asked about resiliency. Just the guys in the locker room. We battle-tested, we've been through a lot of experience, a lot of losses. We know what it takes to win. Jb finished with 24 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals.