1. Let’s start here: the sky isn’t falling. The season is only halfway through. Sure, Boston played awful for a large chunk of the game (and for chunks of the season to date!). But, and there are a few buts, there were reasons: Back-to-back with travel, due for a bad game, Miami needed this game, etc. The next few points will look at the validity of each of these.
2. Back-to-back with travel: This is a legit thing. Yes, the Celtics held minutes down for the main guys against Indiana in leg one. That is true.