BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 29: Luke Kornet #40 of the Boston Celtics defends Jaxson Hayes #10 of the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half at TD Garden on March 29, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
As far as Boston Celtics fans are concerned, this year’s campaign has been quite a disappointment.
Coming off of a season in which the team finished with the fifth-best record in the league, made it to their third Eastern Conference Finals in the span of four years, and came within just two games of reaching their first NBA Finals appearance in over a decade, expectations were astronomically high for the ball club in 2020-21.