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\n DALLAS (AP) \u2014 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\u2019s 185th in the playoffs.\u201cReally want to get this one for him,\u201d Celtics forward Sam Hauser said. \u201cIt\u2019s like the one thing that he just hasn\u2019t been able to get yet in his career, and it\u2019ll be pretty special if we can do it for him.\u201dHorford\u2019s 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\u2019 oldest player. They lost in six games to Golden State. While he has heard the \u201cWin it for Al\u201d talk, Horford knows another Celtics championship would be about more than just him. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a team sport,\u201d Horford said. \u201cWhen you are fortunate enough to play for the Boston Celtics, you quickly realize that it\u2019s more than just the team that you\u2019re representing and the things that you\u2019re trying to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Still, the only player with more career postseason games than Horford without an NBA title is Karl Malone, the Hall of Fame power forward whose 193 came while making the playoffs in all 19 of his seasons \u2014 18 with Utah and his final one with the Los Angeles Lakers from 1986-2004. <\/p>\n
In Game 1 of these NBA Finals, Horford matched the 182 playoff games for John Stockton, another Hall of Fame player without a title. Stockton\u2019s entire 19-season career was with the Jazz, with only his rookie year being without Malone as a teammate.\u201cFor me, being in this opportunity, I give the glory to the Lord because he\u2019s put me in this position, and for me, I know that it\u2019s more than me,\u201d Horford said. \u201cWe have a lot of fans. We have a lot of people. They have been waiting for this opportunity, for these moments. We\u2019ve been through a lot of adversity as a team these past few years. To be at the cusp of doing this, it\u2019s something special.\u201d<\/p>\n
Horford certainly isn\u2019t just along for the ride in these playoffs, even if it ends up being his last one. He does have another season left on his contract, but he could decide to go out on top if the Celtics win the title. Horford has started Boston\u2019s last 13 games, his longest streak of consecutive starts this season coming since 7-foot-2 center-forward Kristaps Porzingis strained his right calf in the first round against Miami. The 6-9 Horford stayed in the starting lineup even after Porzingis returned from a 10-game absence for the NBA Finals, though the younger post played only the first two games before a rare tendon injury in Porzingis\u2019 his lower left leg kept him out of Game 3 and had him questionable for Game 4. Horford averaged 8.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 26.8 minutes in 65 regular-season games, including 33 starts. All of his averages are up in the playoffs \u2014 9.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 30.6 minutes. \u201cAl is just a true professional,\u201d Hauser said. \u201cHe\u2019s seen a lot in this league. He\u2019s a guy you can lean on for advice. He\u2019s seen everything you can see.\u201d<\/p>\n
Atlanta drafted Horford third overall in 2007 when he was coming off back-to-back NCAA championships at Florida. He played nine years with the Hawks before going to Boston in free agency for three seasons and two Eastern Conference finals, then signed with Philadelphia when a free agent again. The five-time All-Star later got traded to Oklahoma City, and was dealt back to the Celtics three summers ago. One more win and Horford can finally be called an NBA champion.\u201cI know that would be extremely exciting for him to notch that on his belt,\u201d said Xavier Tillman Sr., the young post who in Game 3 made his NBA Finals debut backing up Horford. \u201cBut I know just like anybody else, his biggest thing is getting the job done and not overlooking it. I know he\u2019s excited for another opportunity. I\u2019m excited to be able to go to battle with him and to give it all we got.\u201d___AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nba<\/p>\n
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