Game 6 – TD Garden, Boston vs Miami
The lights still roared. The anthem still played. But the buzz was different. Cameras zoomed in on the empty seat at the end of the Celtics' bench.
Kyle Wilson sat in street clothes, hoodie up, left leg in a soft brace. Headphones on. Dead silent.
Inside, he was screaming.
On the court, the team fought with new fire. Jayson Tatum took over early—fadeaway jumpers, pull-up threes, full-court sprints. Jaylen Brown matched the energy with two monster dunks that shook the arena.
But they weren't Kyle.
There was no weakside steal that turned into a fast-break reverse slam. No chasedown block at the rim. No unpredictable midair contortion layups. The chaos factor was gone.
Miami smelled blood.
Jimmy Butler went surgical. Bam dominated the glass. Tyler Herro caught fire in the third.
Late in the fourth, Boston trailed 102–97.
Tatum drove, pulled up—swatted by Butler. Fast break. Herro three. 105–97.
The game slipped.
