This Celtics’ season could be summed up in a single word. The one that Ime Udoka used last night to describe his locker room’s mood after yet another setback of a loss: Disappointment. Any time this team looks like it’s ready to officially turn the corner, it doubles back as though a boogeyman looms on the other side. It doesn’t matter what form that boogeyman comes in. Wide-open shots; lesser opponents; double-digit leads in the fourth quarter — they’re all threats that these Boston Celtics can’t seem to consistently overcome.
The latest example? A brutal, if not pathetic 109-105 home loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.