Downplaying to the end the meaning of what his young players now face, Brad Stevens sent out a text Monday night warning about distractions.
After another game of big shots, this time with a late Jae Crowder corner jumper putting a dramatic close to the Celtics’ 95-93 win over Toronto last night, the distractions only get bigger.
The Celtics clinched the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference and a first-round playoff series with the No. 2 Cleveland Cavaliers thanks to the win. It’s hard to not look ahead, but the coach is trying his best to combat human nature.