The idea that Kevin Garnett is somehow not "clutch" is incorrect, tired and lazy. That's without even getting into the fact that the idea of a "closer" in the NBA sense is an absolute anachronism. No, Kevin Garnett does not have a litany of game-winners alongside the ranks of Michael Jordan or anyone else in NBA playoff history that you would dare look up (check Kobe Bryant's late-game stats in the postseason, friends), because Jordan is just about alone in this gold standard. And Garnett is certainly not alone in the broader sense when it comes to big men, who rarely see the rock late in close contests.

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That didn't stop former NBA All-Star and Garnett's former Minnesota teammate Wally Szczerbiak from chiming in, apparently regretfully, on Twitter during Wednesday night's Game 2 between Garnett's Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat. In the midst of a playoff run that has seen Garnett absolutely carry his team despite playing his 50,000th NBA minute (regular and postseason combined) this spring, Wally chose to rip on KG's apparent late-game failings from behind his computer in 140 characters or less. In the worst tweet, caught by ESPN's John Hollinger but since-deleted by Wally, he apparently spies something Garnett's DNA that we've been unable to locate in KG nor any other person who has ever shown off their X's and Y's:

It's true that Garnett missed his one orthodox look in the overtime of Wednesday's Game 2, along with a desperate 3-pointer from the corner as the Celtics attempted to make up a seven-point deficit in the game's final minute. This was, of course, following a fourth quarter that saw Garnett (again, playing into the 50,000s in total career minutes) manage 10 points and three rebounds as he played nearly 42 out of a total 48 minutes in regulation. Could he have stuck his chest out, and demanded the ball more? I'd hope not, considering that Boston's 12 points in five overtime minutes far outpace the typical (and awful) offensive output they've averaged this year.

And this is, as you might have noticed over the last month, in the midst of a postseason that has seen Garnett perhaps play the best brand of all-around basketball by anyone not named "LeBron James."

At age 36, Garnett is averaging 19.4 points and 10.5 rebounds for the Celtics, making 49 percent of his shots while playing at undersized center, along with a combined 2.6 blocks/steals and his typical all-over defense that is never noted in the typical box score. He's been brilliant, carrying this Celtics team to a third round that just a month and a half ago nobody thought was possible for a thin and aging Celtics bunch.

Perhaps mindful of this, Szczerbiak later attempted to qualify his thoughts in tweets he actually didn't delete.

And, if you need any other insight into Szczerbiak's scouting acumen, check this tweet out:

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