Sometimes you win because you played your best. Other times you win because your opponent lost the nuclear war.
The Celtics brought out the broomsticks on Monday night, finishing the season sweep of the Raptors in a pretty run-of-the-mill performance. The Celtics shot an underwhelming 40 percent from the field, a perfectly-whelming 41 percent from deep, and an overwhelming 92 percent from the free throw line.
That’s a pretty standard spread of whelming, and the game felt like a regular old close-but-not-too-close NBA basketball game. The Celtics won, which was the expected result. There were a few flashy plays and a few big shots, but nothing decade-defining.