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Celtics just failed their easiest job, and Clippers almost made them pay

The Celtics missed 12 chances at the rim in Sunday's win over the LA Clippers, making the game more difficult than it needed to be.

Los Angeles Clippers v Boston Celtics | Maddie Meyer/GettyImages

It’s never not jarring to see a 24-point lead disappear. On Sunday, it was jarring as ever when the LA Clippers cut the Boston Celtics’ gargantuan advantage all the way down to just three points early in the fourth quarter.

Blown leads are going to happen in basketball. It’s the nature of the sport.