It’s not time to be concerned, but it is time to be a bit perplexed.
After starting the season 21-5, the Celtics have now lost three of their last four and are in danger of dropping three straight for the first time since the 2023 playoffs.
Here are three things to look for as Boston hosts the plucky Pacers – a team that rarely makes it easy – tonight at 7:30 p.m.
It’s often close when these two meet.
If it feels like the Pacers typically give the Celtics a close game, that’s because they do (except for that one outlier when the Celtics scored 155 points, of course).