At the age of thirty-six, in 141 playoff games, Al Huford is playing in his first NBA Finals and has an epic first game in which he led the Boston Celtics to a coveted victory over the Golden State Warriors.

After Boston advanced to the final round by defeating the Miami Heat last Sunday, the Dominican dropped to his knees in tears and exploded with all his energy of 15 years of frustration and great sadness that had held back his grandfather’s death a few days ago.

“I didn’t know how to control myself,” said the 109-pound player, a five-time All-Star, the last of which was four years ago.

The six-foot-tall player, his feet and most prominent muscles withered four days later, in his first career Finals, which he started in the NBA in 2007 with the Atlanta Hawks.

While the Golden State Warriors were a strong candidate at home with two stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, Horford finished the game as his team’s top scorer with 26 points, with an impressive percentage (9 of 12), including 11 in the final quarter. when Boston closed the gap by 15 points and made a comeback (40-16), shocked the fans of San Francisco, finishing the game with a score of 120-108.