Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka was clearly hoarse after the team’s Game 6 loss to the Miami Heat at TD Garden on Friday night, likely for the same sort of shouting in frustration many fans in the arena and at home were joining him in doing.
A return of the avoidable turnovers, bad passes, and questionable shot selection that have driven the Celtics’ losses in this series so far was on full display Friday and squandered an opportunity to secure their spot in the 2022 NBA Finals playing the Golden State Warriors as a result. Yet, Udoka did not seem to lack confidence even as his voice lacked its usual timbre.
“We’ve been a resilient group, and overcome a lot of things this year,” he related.
