1. That was more like it. As Brad Stevens said postgame: “The way that we played is the way we need to play.” Just as importantly, the team played with a sense of purpose and a joy that has been missing all too often this season. The result was handing the Warriors their worst home loss of the Steve Kerr era, and their first wire-to-wire defeat in a home game in almost 13 years.
2. The Celtics played together on offense, with 38 assists on 49 baskets, including 12 on 14 hoops in the first quarter.