Above all else, their current situation demands a moment of appreciation, don’t you think?
Oh, sure, there are nitpicks from the Celtics’ 113-98 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Wednesday night, nitpicks that are genuine rather than the kind generated in a sports-radio lab for maximum mewling by the habitual misery-seekers among us.
There is plenty of time over the coming days to touch on some of those, the valid flaws and gripes that could recur as the opposition gets tougher and the spotlight brighter, just as there is time to acknowledge the many encouraging, even inspiring, developments for the Celtics in this game and series.