Jayson Tatum tore his achilles 49 days ago.
The Celtics’ season ended 45 days ago.
The following day, Jrue Holiday expressed hope he would remain part of the Celtics. One week ago, Boston traded him to the Blazers. And one day later, the Celtics salary dumped Kristaps Porziu0146u0123is. While most fans could foresee their departures, two players with more tenure in Boston could leave in far difficult fashion on Monday.
Only 56 days ago, Celtics-Knicks began with some hope of a Boston sweep based on how the regular season series went. Even down 2-0, 54 days ago, the Celtics seemed to have every chance to turn their postseason around.