Boston Celtics losses had been hard to come by over the past month or so. The team ripped off a clean 10-2 stretch from Nov. 12 through Dec. 7, turning doubters into believers in this Jaylen Brown-led squad.
Unfortunately, the Celtics have gotten some time off due to the NBA Cup, and it’s disrupted their momentum. They dropped both of their games over the past week. Monday’s loss to the Detroit Pistons wasn’t nearly as bad as what happened last Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks. Boston couldn’t buy a basket against the Bucks in the second half, and basically rolled over and died when things stopped going their way.