The Celtics punched their ticket to the Eastern Conference semifinals Wednesday night, but the series-clinching win at TD Garden marked the end of the road for one franchise legend.
Boston’s Game 5 victory over the Miami Heat was Mike Gorman’s final game as the play-by-play voice of the Celtics. Gorman is off to retirement after 43 memorable years on the call.
The Boston native received a standing ovation from fans in attendance at TD Garden in the final minutes of the Celtics-Heat clash. Gorman also shared an exchange with head coach Joe Mazzulla, who went all the way over to the announcer’s table to shake the former’s hand and deliver a message.
Gorman also shared a sign-off before riding off into the sunset. The legendary announcer called it an “honor and distinct pleasure” to be the Celtics’ play-by-play voice for over four decades and acknowledged “there was no place” he would have rather called games than Boston.
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As for Mazzulla and the Celtics, they will play either the fourth-seeded Cavaliers or No. 5 Magic in the second round of the postseason. Cleveland owns a 3-2 lead in that first-round series heading into Friday night’s Game 6 at Orlando’s Kia Center.
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