Celtics win streak snapped at 10: 10 Takeaways from Boston/Sacramento

Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports 1. The streak is over. After 10 straight wins, the Celtics took it right to the death before falling to the Kings. It’s not the end of the world. Sacramento is playing like a desperate team trying to climb out of an early-season hole. Buddy Hield was out of his mind. And, unlike several games throughout the streak, Boston couldn’t turn around a slow shooting start.

As Brad Stevens has said multiple times: the Celtics aren’t as good as they looked during parts of the streak. They also aren’t anywhere near as bad they looked in Sacramento. It’s a long season. Time to start a new streak.

2. Stevens has been going deep into his bench for most of the year, as Boston…