#05:
THE SWEEP GAME
Eastern Conference Finals Game 4
May 27, 2024
Gainbridge Fieldhouse | Indianapolis, IN
#5 on my 

Top 10 list of Games I attended in 2024
brought the big dogs 
on the road 
for an in-and-out special (IAOS) 
you dream about.
 
For those unfamiliar, 
an IAOS is a sports fan’s favorite: 
a game close enough to go 
to-and-from
by plane, train, or automobile,
in one day, 

 
meaning you’re back 
in your own bed
(or friend’s couch) 
that night.
 
IAOS in a sentence: 

 
“Our IAOS to Indy 
couldn’t have gone any better. 
 
🅿️ 
Free parking
🎟️  
cheap tickets
🏀 
 
the Celtics rallying 
from down 9 with under 9 minutes 
in the game
🏆
 
winning the Eastern Conference
🚘
 
and keeping the drive sub-3 hours both ways
📗
 
Textbook.“ 

 

This game was  s p e c i a l . 
It’s not every day 
you see your favorite team clinch 
a conference championship.
For me, 
it 
was
just 
the
20th 
time 
in 
my 
28 
years 

 
(Okay, technically 21 
if you count the Pats’ 20-6 win over the Jags 
in the 1997 AFC Championship 
when I was 3 months.)
 
Highlights from the clincher: 
 
Lucky the Leprechaun 
dressed as a diehard Celtics fan, 
chirping all of Indiana, 
 
an usher who took a selfie with me 
after some A+ conversation, 
 
chanting for Tito Horford
(absolute legend), 
 
and of course, 
watching the C’s take the East, 
knowing we were just 
 
four 
games
away 
from 
finally 
raising 
Banner 18.

 
Always a pleasure hitting the road 
with Sully and Gabe—
boots on the ground 
for a playoff game. 
 
Shoutout to
@gabesalter7 for dominating the drive, 
 
@sullivanchris013 for grinding on laptop work 
both ways like a pro,
 
& obviously @dwhite921 
for banging the game-winning 3-pointer 
with under a minute left 
to seal the 105-102 sweep in Indy 
🧹
 
What a moment.

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