Following the Boston Celtics disappointing loss at the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday afternoon, the Cs were down, but far from out. To a man, Boston’s players owned that they were disappointed to have lost, but encouraged by their play. The Lakers are one of the NBA’s best teams and tough to take down in the Staples Center. There’s no shame in a two-point road loss in LA.
But it wasn’t quotes about the game that stood out. Those were good, but it was the standard “Make a few more plays and we win” sort of stuff.