BOSTON — What a weird thing sports are.
One night, the Celtics can lay waste to the underdog Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of their second-round NBA playoff series, confirming our preconceptions: The 64-win top seeds are going to roll to the Eastern Conference finals. Forty-eight hours later, those Cavs can lay waste to the overwhelming favorites in a 118-94 victory, drawing even in the series and forcing us to question everything. Can they actually win this?
Maybe I was unwise for falling for the ebb and the flow.