A heartbreaking loss on the last possession of overtime isn’t how most of us envisioned the Boston Celtics ending game four of their second-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers. Sports can be like that, though. One moment you’re riding the crest of a wave. The next, that wave comes crashing down with a thud, and reality begins to set back in.
For the Celtics, that reality is that they spurned an opportunity to go 3-1 up on the series and head back home to close things out in front of a raucous Celtics crowd.