The bane of the NBA schedule for any team–let alone a young Boston Celtics team at the peak of their powers–is an afternoon game in a happening city. It’s easy to avoid temptation playing a weekend matinee in Oklahoma City.
In New York? That’s a taller task than 432 Park Avenue (or the Empire State Building for those unfamiliar with the boroughs).
Hopefully the C’s didn’t take too much advantage of the bustling night life of the city that never sleeps. Despite the fact that the team they are facing is 4-15 and owns the third worst offense in the association, today’s match-up screams “trap game”.