Don’t look now, but the Boston Celtics are an above-.500 team again. What that means, exactly, for their long-term outlook is anyone’s guess. After all, it’s one thing to beat up on Lance Stephenson’s Pacers. It’s quite another to gear up for Giannis, James Harden, and the rest of the Eastern Conference’s top teams.
That’s not a shot at Lance Stephenson, by the way. Who doesn’t love having Lance back in the league? The return of guys like Stephenson (and Joe Johnson, and Isaiah Thomas) has been a silver lining in this omicron-infested NBA season.
It also provides an opportunity to share this random story about Dee Brown.