Celtics coach Ime Udoka: 'We need better start in Game 7 vs Heat' / News - Basketnews.com

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Ahead of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals,Boston Celtics have gone through a roller-coaster ride of a season to get to this point.

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It is only fitting that this series will come down to Boston having to win a third road game on the shores of Biscayne Bay to advance to its first NBA Finals since 2010.

With their season on the line in Game 7, Celtics coach Ime Udoka said the Celtics are focused on making sure they get off to a much better start in what could be their final game of the season.

"We'd like to get off to better starts, put some pressure on the opponent when they're in that situation, similar to what we did against Milwaukee in Game 7," Udoka said before the upcoming game. "That's our mindset coming in. Obviously, going into Miami, we want to start better."

"We have confidence in going down there winning, too, but we have to get ourselves off to better starts, get ourselves easy baskets, and not give them life early in the game," the Celtics head coach added.

Crucial Game 7 between the Heat and Celtics will take place on Sunday in Miami. The winner of this series will face Golden State Warriors in NBA Finals.

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