Heading into their first “real” road trip of the season we knew the Boston Celtics would be tested. Throughout a long season, teams will have checkpoints and measuring-stick games/trips.
If the Cs come back from the West Coast with 4-1 record, then we can easily justify the early season excitement. If it ends at 3-2, I think we’re still in wait-and-see mode while remaining optimistic. It wouldn’t tell us as much. At 2-3, I know that I could certainly justify things depending how the games go. We’d need to wait to see if they pass their next test after the trip if that happened.