What do you mean they play tonight? Why you always lyin?
[checks schedule]
Oh. So they do play tonight. Against the Bulls.
Shit.
OK… well… let’s figure out how to win this game.
1: Avoid the trap
The first game back from a long road trip often trips teams up. They’re finally in their own homes, in their own beds, with their families, and all their stuff… They relax. Just like you would after a long business trip.
On top of that, the Warriors are looming on Friday, and the talk of the Celtics potentially ending their epic win streak is everywhere.