For any long-time sports fan like myself, you've probably had to experience watching your team play down to a lesser opponent on a certain night or even for a span of time. Not every game does the "superior" team end up tallying a mark in the win column as we know sports just aren't that simple.
But in the same token, for every time a team may not play up to par against squads they should, there are other nights they may step up and prevail when they maybe shouldn't have. This sort of up and down scenario has been playing out for almost all of the 2017-18 season for the Boston Celtics.