KYLE WILSON - Head Coach, Maine Celtics
Record: 28-14 (1st in Atlantic Division)
Team PPG: 108.5 | Team APG: 29.5 (1st in G League)
Upcoming: G League Playoffs - First Round vs. Long Island Nets
The air in the Portland Expo Building crackled with a different energy. It was no longer the hopeful buzz of potential; it was the sharp, metallic taste of playoff pressure. The single-elimination format of the G League playoffs was a merciless crucible. There were no series, no second chances. One bad night, and the dream—for the players, for the coaches, for the entire organization—was over.
Kyle stood in the center of the locker room, his team circled around him. He could see the nerves in the set of their shoulders, the quick, darting glances. They were facing the Long Island Nets, a team they'd beaten twice in the regular season, but playoff basketball was a different beast.
