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[1:51] ..." T shirts. Every she gets teacher -- teacher including a Jack Nicholson's he's going to get an extra. Double X. Which machine is going to be Jack's -- us to make sure that we"...
[0:00]" What a difference a year makes last season the Celtics were one of the worst teams in the NBA and an interest was spotty at best. Now however the Celtics are getting things ready at the garden -- LA Lakers in game one of the NBA finals. I was over at the garden this morning watch crews get everything in the place. And the chances that down and talk with the Celtics -- water which -- This is a far cry from a twenty."
[0:24]" Four when sees it it is we're at 78 wins right now if you had it all -- which I have done. Entitlement about the work going into skating these finals ready and we know we're Denny's did in Doc Rivers didn't get the team here but. Doubled efforts to get this team and get this arena and everything ready for these finals. It it has been that might staff for that sounds a little bit. Pretentious and every hour Celtics staff. Has been going around the clock. It's been something like 4550 days that we've been in the playoffs and every even back then the NBA came in and said let's plan for the finals -- to plan for a TV locations camera locations radio we've got 500 media in here tonight. With credentials so they sort of -- fifty days ago we thought was little presumptuous on their part. But it turned -- be right. You don't want to jinx anything like bloody good refused to be in any of the meetings the other night in Detroit we were two minutes away from winning in Detroit and clinching this trip. And at NBA official came over -- trophy presentations can be down the -- to left through tough response I should step away and don't tell -- when he -- plumbing and the wait a minute you don't want to do you know race not time for that until the buzzer sounds like baseball you see all the lockers that have the champagne on -- and they never get -- because -- lost -- game. And champagne around here we got to play the Lakers. Now I'm looking around here right now this morning we're seeing all the seats do you normally yellow and black here but they've got the White T shirts. Every she gets teacher -- teacher including a Jack Nicholson's he's going to get an extra. Double X. Which machine is going to be Jack's -- us to make sure that we are subject of attack and there's somebody out there he was offering people a ridiculous amounts might proceed in. If you I I hope he does come in Atlanta the the circus atmosphere. We ask him because. He does have some idea about what this means for the city what you know for the NBA what they're bringing in the fans are coming in me -- a boost for the city as well. I think it is as public for other people to say I know it's boost. For our ownership group are fans are season ticket holders you know people hung in with us as we've taken this journey to try to rebuild this team that we bought and you know three and we appreciate that it I I've got to believe that restaurants hotels and everybody else's is to a better business because of it but. You know I'd I'd I'd love to find out the district. Patriots Red Sox did not only failed to win championships but maintain a certain level. With the way that this team was Padilla the so quickly. Do you think the glue the pieces are pleased to try and maintain a level. But when people eventually leave and enviable bringing new -- strapped to your free agents well I think the hallmark actually has been stability to some extent deep down you know Danny has been here for. And several years doc has been here for several years we will hope to have them around for several more years in the future. We've got KG signed for five ball signed for four and re signed for three so we're looking for stability. But we want to ticker this season first this season may never come again. This chance may never come again and let's take her business right now and -- move on from there finally give mentioned off the air. Celtics won sixteen titles Lakers won fourteen half of the NBA championships certainly want to make sure they -- kitchen. Well we'll do our best to their tough and there's no nothing better than having the best possible opponent. At least for starting in our building but to going to be tough obviously everybody's picked them to win were the underdogs everybody may be right -- we proved wrong"













