When the Boston Celtics clinched the best record in the NBA, there was some level of assumption that they would take a breath. The high-intensity, wildly successful season had bred the ability to relax for the final few games of the regular season.
It’s one thing to understand that’s coming. It’s another to watch it unfold.
For the second straight game, the Celtics lost in blowout fashion. On Tuesday night, they were down by as many as 24 to the Milwaukee Bucks, and on Thursday, the New York Knicks’ lead reached 31.