The Boston Celtics rewrote the record books on Monday night.
Unfortunately, it was for all the wrong reasons.
In what stood as a frustrating 108-105 overtime loss to the Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Boston’s struggles from 3-point range loomed large.
A shooting slump beyond the arc has been a recurring fault for Boston during previous playoff failings.
Some of that stark regression could just be chalked up to the highs and lows present in a make-or-miss league. But Boston’s adherence to the 3-ball rose to new heights on Monday — even if that barrage from deep is ultimately what sank the Celtics in their own building against New York.