1. It was a day of ups and downs for the Celtics. Instead of our traditional takeaways where we focus on the game itself, we’re going to take a bigger picture look of where things stand for Boston as a whole post-trade deadline, with some thoughts on the game at the end.
2. The day started with Danny Ainge and Boston unlikely to do much themselves on the trade deadline, but with eyes on other happenings around the league. The Celtics made only a minor trade. Boston moved on from Jabari Bird, who wasn’t likely to ever suit up for the team again.