With the Boston Celtics riding a 16-game winning streak, you could not blame someone for assuming the team has skated to easy victories over the last month.
But, this perception of the team’s remarkable surge could not be further from the truth.
Despite the Celtics having not lost a single game since October 18, the team has been forced to overcome considerable obstacles as of late. The Celtics have shoved off double-digit deficits in each of the three games, coming from behind to knock off the Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks.
Over the second and third quarters combined on Monday night, the Mavericks outscored the Celtics 55-35 while taking an eight-point advantage into the fourth quarter.