Confused? Wrestling with conflicting emotions? Then welcome to the club because that pretty much sums up how Celtics fans feel four games into the 2018-2019 season. It started promisingly, with a 105-87 dismantling of what many consider to be their chief rivals in the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers. But if we are truly being honest with ourselves, our emotions are not so much conflicting as they are steeped in disappointment due to what has transpired since.
Despite their opening night win over the Sixers, the Celtics were man-handled by the Raptors, a team viewed by many as a paper tiger, slept walked through a narrow win over the hapless Knicks, then fell as 12-point home favorites to the Magic.