This weekend I made my one and only trip to TD Garden this year to see the Celtics, and man did I pick a good game to go see!

The game got very physical, which is something I like to see in a playoff game, but at times the physical play simply turned dirty.

The first controversial play of the game came when Celtics center-forward Kelly Olynyk pulled on the arm of Cleveland's Kevin Love and Love dislocated his shoulder.

To me, it looked like Olynyk was simply trying to tie-up Love and prevent him from getting the rebound, and unfortunately, Love got hurt.

After Love left the game, he called the play "bush league," but in my opinion, there were two blatant cheap shots in this game, and they were both dished out by Love's own teammates.

 

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In one play, former Celtic Kendrick Perkins set a pick on Jae Crowder, and Perkins leveled Crowder, hitting him in the head and neck area.

Crowder was knocked out of the game for good when J.R. Smith swung his arm backwards, and connected with Crowder's face.

Don't mistake my take on these plays as expert analysis. It's simply the point of view of a die-hard Celtics fan who knocked a few back and had a great time.

Until next year Celtics fans!

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