1. Well…that was a new way to rip the heart out of Boston Celtics fans everywhere. Sure, a loss is a loss, but if Boston lost in San Antonio by 25 points, you shrug and move on. Over the years, the Celtics have lost at the Spurs more than anywhere else.
To come back from a huge deficit and to hold a seven-point lead with 3:21 to play, and still lose? That’s dispiriting and crushing. Here’s how it happened.
2. The big comeback was necessary because the Celtics were about as bad as you could be to start this game.