The Wizards and Celtics rivalry this season has gone to another level with the teams meeting in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
It started much further before now with the teams engaging in physical contests during the regular season, sparking much trash-talk back and forth and also the Wizards to wear all black before one game back in January.
It was the Celtics wearing all black before Game 6 and maybe it wasn't the best idea, as it fueled the Wizards' All-Star point guard John Wall, who would eventually hit the game-winning 3-pointer in the final seconds.
Wall went off in a post-game interview on the sideline about the Celtics wearing all black right after the final buzzer, and then added this later in the press conference.
Wall on #Celtics dressing in all black: “It was just funny to me…It was kind of copycat what they did. It was in my mind all game.” #Celtics
— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) May 13, 2017
Bradley Beal admitted that he didn't know about the Celtics wearing all black so it's interesting that Wall was aware of it and so concerned with it. Clearly it didn't get in the way of his fantastic performance in which he racked up 26 points and eight assists.
Wall will look to carry over the same fire for Game 7 in Boston Monday night. All eyes will also be on what the players decide to wear to that decisive game.
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