Even with Tuesday’s surprising loss to the Atlanta Hawks, the Boston Celtics are still looking like one of the top teams in the NBA this season.
The reigning NBA champions sit in second place in the Eastern Conference with a 9-3 record — all with star big man Kristaps Porzingis still recovering from ankle surgery.
But Boston is not without faults its season, with several of those shortcomings magnified during the team’s NBA Cup loss to Atlanta at TD Garden.
The Hawks — who entered Tuesday’s game without star Trae Young — were tabbed as 16.