On the season, the Celtics surrender 105.6 points per game. So it may come as a bit of a shock to learn that they are giving up 115.9 points over their last six contests.
Sure, the loss to Detroit came against a team that had a freakishly historical shooting night. The Bucks loss was without one the Celtics best defenders and when Brook Lopez is hitting step backs all you can do is pray for the best.
There is more to the story, though. Watching Friday night’s game against the Suns was remarkably frustrating. Although expectations were reasonably lowered due to the absences of Kemba Walker and Jaylen Brown, the Suns were still beatable.