If this is how an era ends, if the Celtics’ present is about to become their past, remember this:
All the frustrations and disappointments along the way, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown’s precocious youth, Isaiah Thomas’s magic, Kyrie Irving’s slippery departure, Al Horford’s essential return, the long and winding journey from the lessons and lows before the highs . . .
Worth it. All of them.
Every one, every moment, everything.
If ever there is a doubt, here’s the solution: The next time you’re in the Garden, look to the rafters.