Prior to the last 5 minutes of the game, Kemba Walker was 2/7 from 3PT. Clearly that didn’t sit well with him, because he proceeded to make two incredibly difficult shots behind the arc, essentially icing the game.

The Thunder offense was humming for most of the game. Gallinari was rubbing it in Miami’s face with some fantastic shooting, SGA was taking control in key parts of the game, and CP3 was just doing what CP3 always does: cash money from midrange. But it wasn’t enough, particularly due to the rebounding by Boston and the some horribly missed bunny shots by OKC.

The Turkish member of the ‘stache bros was getting crucial rebounds all night. Eight to be exact. Jayson Tatum, Daniel Theis, Gordon Hayward all ended with double digit rebounds as well. Boston was +9 in rebounds, +5 in assists, and +3 in steals. It was a competitive game with 20 lead changes throughout, but ultimately Kemba and the Celtics made the final push to end it.

Despite the loss, OKC played to the wire against the title contenders of the East. They look to bounce back in San Antonio on Tuesday evening.