5 rational thoughts about the Celtics letting another winnable game slip away

The Celtics were severely shorthanded at point guard last night, missing the resting Kemba Walker (second night of BTB) and the injured Marcus Smart and Payton Pritchard. Nevertheless, they were in great position for a win in Sacramento, with double-digit leads in both halves.

And yet, continuing a recent troubling pattern, they let the Kings snatch the W, 116-111. The Celtics’ last four games have been decided by 5 points or fewer. They lost three of them by being outscored in the fourth quarter. In the one win, at Golden State on Tuesday, the Celts managed to hold on despite scoring just 5 free throws over the last four minutes.

Last night, the Cs repeatedly squandered leads. In the second…