This is the closest Al Horford has been to an NBA title, with the Celtics on verge of their 18th
Al Horford has never been this close to winning an NBA championship
DALLAS (AP) — Al Horford has never been this close to an NBA championship.
With Boston on the verge of an unprecedented 18th title, the 38-year-old Horford could finally get his first as soon as Friday night when the Celtics have a chance to sweep the Dallas Mavericks. The game will be the center's 185th in the playoffs.
“Really want to get this one for him,” Celtics forward Sam Hauser said. “It’s like the one thing that he just hasn’t been able to get yet in his career, and it’ll be pretty special if we can do it for him.”
Horford's teams have made the playoffs in 15 of his 17 NBA seasons. The only other time he was in the NBA Finals was two years ago in his return to Boston, when he was already the Celtics' oldest player. They lost in six games to Golden State.
