The Boston Celtics' last loss was to the Los Angeles Lakers on February 1. They won their next 11 games. Sooner or later, a winning streak comes to an end. Oftentimes, that end isn’t a pretty sight. Against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, the Celtics squandered a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter.
It was ugly. It was frustrating. And it was deflating. A questionable call on Jayson Tatum’s final shot. A decision not to call a timeout. And, then the refs missing a (likely too late) time-out call by Joe Mazzulla made the loss harder to stomach.