The short-handed Celtics nearly pulled out a hard-fought (and unlikely) win over the Cavaliers on Monday but found perhaps the most painful possible way to fall 118-114 in overtime.
Here are the takeaways.
1. Clearly, we have to start with Grant Williams, who had a chance to essentially put a Celtics victory on ice with a pair of free throws, a tie game and just 0.8 seconds remaining on the clock, but first, a note about how the free throws came together.
The Celtics led by two, and Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell barreled down the lane looking for a layup.