After sinking a 3-pointer to go up 96-87 with 6:37 left in the game, Boston Celtics PF Grant Williams went back down the floor and did the unthinkable. He began trash talking to Miami Heat star forward Jimmy Butler. In other words, he "Poked the Bear!"
When will the Boston Celtics learn their lesson. Last year's NBA Finals had Boston fans poking fun at Warriors star guard Steph Curry's wife Ayesha's cooking, by wearing "Ayesha Curry Can't Cook" t-shirts.
With the Warriors down 2 games to 1. Steph Curry went into Boston's TD Garden and lit-up the leprechauns to the tune of 43-points and a series tying win. The Celtics were never the same afterwards, losing the series 4 games to 2.
Now, here we are a year later at TD Garden with the stakes being a chance to advance to the NBA Finals. After losing game 1 at home, you would think the Celtics would tread lightly, holding on to a tenuous 9-point lead down the stretch. And it looked like that was the Celtics approach until Grant Williams began taunting and antagonizing Jimmy Butler.
The Bear . . ., I mean the Butler, simply smiled then proceeded to lead his team on a 24-9 game closing run that left Celtics players and fans wondering how they squandered a chance to even the series. Well, I'm here to solve the mystery and tell all you Celtics fans exactly how you blew the opportunity.
For Boston sports fans there should be a mural painted in the town square of the "Butler Bear" going head-to-head with Williams after being poked. The scene of these two players literally going Head-to-Head has to become a classic sports photo epitomizing the term "Don't Poke the Bear."
With the Heat up 2-0 and the series heading to Miami for two games, maybe, just maybe the Celtics won't go poking around in the kitchen of Jimmy Butler. Maybe they've finally learned their lesson.
"The Butler Can Cook"
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