The Celtics made several costly mistakes and missed a number of costly shots en route to a 112-105 loss to Cade Cunningham and the Pistons on Monday, dropping their second straight loss on the heels of their five-game winning streak.
Here are the takeaways.
The Celtics simply missed too many shots
After Thursday’s abomination against the Bucks, Celtics fans might have been hoping to see the shooting numbers swing back to normal, but after a decent start (5-for-11 in the first quarter), it fell off a cliff again.
As a team, the Celtics finished 10-for-39 (25.