Sometimes, you realize just how thin the thread is between a fifty-win season and disaster.
That moment came for Celtics fans in the third quarter of Thursday night’s preseason matchup with the Charlotte Hornets when Isaiah Thomas collided with Roy Hibbert as he tried to fight through a screen. Though the injury appears to be a minor one with Thomas making light of it after the game, it’s safe to say more than a few hearts were in the throats of Celtics fans.