After basking in the national spotlight in the lead up to their matchup with the undefeated Golden State Warriors last night, the Celtics took the defending champs to their limit in a double-onetime thriller, albeit in a loss. In the aftermath of their battle with the Warriors, it would be easy to assume that the up-and-coming C's would be able to take some positive things away from the game. But that wasn't the case in the locker room:
Question: “Is there such a thing as a great loss?” Brad Stevens: “No. Not even a good one."
— Chris Forsberg (@ESPNForsberg) December 12, 2015
Frankly, I love this mindset.