Celtics center Al Horford’s hilarious reaction to passing Allen Iverson playoff record

On Saturday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics took a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first round matchup vs the Miami Heat with a dominating 104-84 road win vs the Miami Heat in a game that wasn’t even really as “close” as the final margin suggested. Coming into the game, many were wondering how the Celtics would respond after suffering one of the biggest playoff upsets in recent NBA history during Game 2 of the series on Wednesday evening, but Tatum and his teammates came to play in South Beach, displaying some suffocating defense even as their offense continued to struggle a little bit (with the notable exception of the second quarter onslaught).

One milestone reached during the win came for Celtics’ backup big man Al Horford, who surpassed Philadelphia 76ers icon Allen Iverson in playoff scoring during the victory.

On Sunday, that news was revealed to Horford himself, who had a hilariously candid reaction to the realization.

“I’ve played a lot of games,” said Horford, per Celtics on CLNS on X, the social media platform formerly referred to as Twitter. “A lot of playoff games, and I’ve been very fortunate. I don’t know what to say about that. I just think that for me the mindset is always thinking team and helping our team be in the best position. I’m just very grateful to be in the league for this long and be able to impact the game.”

Horford has probably never had a better chance at his first NBA championship than the one sitting in front of him right now, as the Celtics are the betting favorites to pull through and hoist their first banner since 2008.

Can the Celtics finally break through?