The Celtics blew an 18-point lead and dropped a 121-118 overtime loss to a bad Hornets team on Monday, which snapped a six-game winning streak.
Here are the takeaways.
1. The Celtics were playing their third road game in four nights and the second game of a back-to-back, and they looked like every mile of their four-game road trip. Jayson Tatum scored 45 points, and Payton Pritchard was excellent with 21 points, but the Celtics’ defense couldn’t stop LaMelo Ball or Mark Williams (who looks like a keeper for the Hornets). Meanwhile, Kristaps Porzingis was inefficient, and both Jaylen Brown and Sam Hauser had nightmarish evenings from the floor.