I knew it was going to be a rough night when I learned cheap-ass NBC Boston was serving us Brian Scalabrine as the play-by-play guy for tonight’s game vs Chicago. The only bright note in the 102-96 loss was hearing Danny Ainge candidly criticize his team’s sloppy and disjointed play for two hours.
First off, the Celtics suited up without Kemba Walker and Marcus Smart, both out due to non-Covid related illness. There’s some wild speculation their conditions may be related to reactions to vaccinations. Rob Williams (sore left knee) and Evan Fournier (Covid) remained out.
Jayson Tatum may have recorded his first career triple-double (14 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists), but the Celtics really needed his scoring tonight and he woefully underperformed (3-17 FG).