TNT’s Kevin Harlan is as good as any announcer calling NBA games today, and he proved it again on Monday night.
In the final minute of Game 1 between the Celtics and Sixers, Boston was clinging to a one-point lead and attempting to run as much time off the clock as possible. Thanks to some smothering Philadelphia defense, Malcolm Brogdon had the ball in his hands with the shot clock about to expire. He fired an aimless pass that went right into the hands of Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey, who streaked down the floor for an uncontested layup that put Philly ahead, 114–113.
Harlan’s call of the pivotal play evoked a classic moment in this longstanding rivalry.
