Saturday’s loss to the Atlanta Hawks might’ve been the worst of the season for the Boston Celtics. What’s really sad is that I could’ve used that line two other times in the last eight days.
It was pretty tough to imagine that they’d be able to top the lifeless effort that they showed up at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Wednesday, but they did. Boston’s 13th loss of the season had it all: missed layups, poor defense, second-chance points, questionable offense, and game-costing mental lapses.
Let’s take a quick walk through the house of horrors, shall we?