First of all, allow us to take this opportunity to remind Celtics fans to breathe.
The Celtics lost Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals to the Heat on Wednesday, falling 123-117. If we’ve learned anything about this year’s Celtics team, we know that dropping a game is not the end of the road. The Celtics lost the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals to the 76ers just over a week ago. They lost the first game of the Eastern Conference finals last year … also to the Heat (who were better as a whole than this team, although this year’s version of Jimmy Butler is a sight to behold).