The Celtics blew out the Bulls in Game 6 in Chicago on Friday night, and advanced to the Conference Semifinals against the Wizards. Here’s how Twitter reacted.
The Boston Celtics seemed down and out of the series as they lost their first two games of the first round at home against the Chicago Bulls.
Isaiah Thomas was still feeling the effects of the passing of his sister, the team couldn’t control the glass against Robin Lopez in Games 1 and 2, and everything seemed to be falling apart. But, somehow, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens worked the same magic that got his team the top seed, reworked his lineup, and led the team to a four-game win streak to finish off the Bulls.
The team won by 22 in Game 6 in Chicago, and now will go on to face the Washington Wizards in the Conference Semifinals, while the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors do battle on the other side of the bracket.
The Bulls gave the Celtics a run for their money in the first few games, but the Celtics absolutely ran away with the game on Friday. Obviously, Twitter had a real field day with the blowout, and many celebrated the Celtics advancement to the next round in different ways. Between creative reactions from everyone from former Celtics legend Kevin Garnett to Bill Simmons, social media wasn’t lacking on Friday night.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the night:
IT and the Celtics come up BIG and advance! pic.twitter.com/utCz43ijFF
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 29, 2017
.@Isaiah_Thomas & the @celtics getting hype for Round 2 like… ☘💪 pic.twitter.com/TYhsZUUML8
— KG's Area 21 (@KGArea21) April 29, 2017
The Celtics are the 4th team in NBA history to win a best-of-7 series after losing the first two games at home. https://t.co/MZkxnM0Kn1
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 29, 2017
Celtics/Wizards should be a fun series. The teams genuinely do not like each other.
— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) April 29, 2017
Hey @nba, It's disgusting that Celtics-Wizards is 1 pm Sunday and Cavs-Raptors isn't til Monday night. @CelticsLife
— Mark Van Deusen (@LucidSportsFan) April 29, 2017
#Celtics rolling into the second round like pic.twitter.com/g5WqtiQNmc
— Liam Martin (@LiamWBZ) April 29, 2017
First Celtics playoff series win in 5 years. Congrats Brad Stevens.
— CelticsLife.com (@celticslife) April 29, 2017
Been buddies w/ @HousefromDC since 1988 - our NBA teams have never battled in a playoff series. It's getting close. pic.twitter.com/nzQw0cBMtN
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 29, 2017
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The Celtics start their next series with the Washington Wizards in the conference finals on Sunday. The game will be broadcast on ABC at 1 P.M. just one day removed from Isaiah Thomas’s sister funeral, as the Celtics look to utilize their home-court advantage, unlike in the first round.
The two teams split their season series 2-2, and will surely give fans a series to remember in the second round.