CLEVELAND — Celtics fans with short memories and what-have-you-done-for-me-lately demands have witnessed Jrue Holiday deliver enormously impactful plays in the NBA playoffs before Saturday night, even if for some reason the recollections elude them.
Example: In Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals two years ago, it was Holiday, then the second-best player on the Bucks, who blocked Marcus Smart’s shot and threw the ball off him out of bounds to steal a possession late in Milwaukee’s victory.
Then, a moment later at halfcourt, Holiday stripped the ball from Smart to prevent a last-gasp heave and slap an exclamation point on the Bucks’ win.