Perhaps the scariest part of the Celtics’ brutal loss at TD Garden Tuesday night is that for the first time this series, Philadelphia won without a colossal scoring output from James Harden.
He scored 45 in Game 1, and 42 in Game 4, hitting clutch shots in both games that buried the Celtics when it mattered most.
Depending on that kind of performance from a player who missed all but five shots in Games 2 and 3 didn’t feel sustainable.
But Philadelphia is certainly capable of repeating what they did in their 115-103 win during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.