Al Horford said the quiet part out loud.
With Joel Embiid sidelined, the Boston Celtics fell into the same trap they always have – they lost to a short-handed team because they played down to their competition. And Horford admitted that it affected their energy.
“As much as you want to say that it wasn’t a factor, I think it was,” Horford said. “And we have to be better. We have to understand that we have to be able to play with whatever happens, whatever variables.”
In November, it’s whatever. In January, it’s an annoying one-off.