In an 82-game season, losses are inevitable, and the likelihood is that you’re going to lose some games you’re supposed to win - just as you might win some you’re supposed to drop. For the most part, the Boston Celtics have done a solid job of navigating a season where there’s a clear bullseye on their back, and teams are coming at them with everything they’ve got.
Yet, as the ‘losses in winnable matchups’ have begun to pile up, there seems to be a trend forming, one that could indicate a growing confidence that teams have figured out how to stymie the Celtics' offensive juggernaut.