This cannot be forgotten in the haze of the troubling news and fear of further bad news to come.
This cannot be smothered by the concern that engulfed Celtics fans Monday night when Kristaps Porzingis – the unicorn, the presumed missing piece, the happiest darned Celtic you have ever seen – hobbled off the court with 2 minutes, 27 seconds remaining in the second quarter, a scene that looked an awful lot like the kind that preface prolonged absences.
This can’t get lost.
This can’t be forgotten.
The Celtics came down to Miami and did precisely what they had to do.