During the TNT post-game show following the Boston Celtics’ loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Dwayne Wade noted that this current Brad Stevens team lacks an identity.
Previous iterations of the Celtics have continuously found their identity on the defensive end - not through exceptional talent levels, but via an iron will and “in your face” mentality. You knew that the Celtics were going to put everything on the line every night and that both teams would go home battered and bruised.
In Boston’s subsequent three games following that loss to Philadelphia, a familiar trend appears to be taking shape.