The Celtic coach Doc Rovers noticed that when he let Nate Robinson, Glen Davis and the rest of the back up squad on to the floor in the 4th quarter, they were loose and almost oblivious to the pressure their team was in… They just played.
A meticulously focused core like Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, and Paul Pierce couldn’t afford such a luxury as being carefree through out the season. What with the freak injuries streaks of inconsistency, plus the pressure of wanting to win another championship made the season one giant knot of stress.
surprisingly, Robinson and Davis responded to the pressure in an entirely different way. Considering the high pressure the celctics were in, loose wasn’t necessarily the worst way to play.
“I think our young guys are loose,’’ Rivers said yesterday. “They’re extremely confident. You know, just watching Baby and Nate in the postgame interview, you wouldn’t have thought that they were in a world championship the way they were acting. That’s just who they are.’’
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