IN A NUTSHELL It didn’t look like a scheduled loss in the first half, but turned into one about halfway through the third quarter.
The Celtics’ recent win streak exists in part because of schedule strength. It would be disingenuous to say otherwise. So when the Detroit Pistons came out looking tougher and much more assured than most teams have of late against Boston, you can’t be particularly surprised, especially when you add the factor of this being the second night of a back-to-back. Honestly, it would’ve been understandable—albeit still a bummer—if this had been treated as a scheduled loss of sorts.
Recap: Celtics win streak ends with a dying screech against Pistons
