"The strongest active team, bar none!"
"My God, the Boston Celtics used an unconventional way to tell us that they could win like this too."
"Too strong, simply too strong! This is the Boston Celtics!"
"The sharpest spear and the toughest shield—the Boston Celtics."
As soon as Game 3 of the Finals ended, it immediately sparked heated discussion among basketball fans across the internet.
Media reporters rushed to cover it as well, because the result had been far too unexpected.
In the first two games, the Boston Celtics had shown everyone offensive basketball, team basketball, and the basketball of individual heroism. Yet in this game, they had chosen to show fans the appeal of defensive basketball.
You could win a game with defense alone!
This game even drew comments from quite a few retired legends.
Magic Johnson said, "This is unbelievable. I suddenly have the urge to find out whether the Los Angeles Lakers team I led back then could have a great battle with the Boston Celtics led by Goodwin!" He even attached a screenshot from NBA 2K.
Larry Bird marveled, "My God! Goodwin is the strongest player and the strongest leader."
Scottie Pippen said, "This reminds me of that suffocating defense from the '90s."
The remarks from these legends pushed the entire matter to a new peak.
Public opinion immediately swung unanimously toward the Boston Celtics, with everyone believing the outcome was already decided and that this year's championship would surely belong to the Boston Celtics.
Coach Jack had long been prepared for this. He told all the players not to look at information online, then led them in reviewing everything they had done poorly in Game 3 that night. If outsiders had learned that the Boston Celtics were reviewing their mistakes that night, they probably