It’s been three-hundred and sixty-two days since Media Day back in Boston. Over the last year, the Celtics have battled growing pains and actual pain. They’ve sacrificed time away from family and friends. They’ve played through a global pandemic and a racial justice crisis. A year later, their season ends in the Orlando bubble in a 125-113 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
There are certainly takeaways from Boston’s loss to Miami--an inability to close in the clutch, losing the battle at the 5, and what could have been with a healthy Gordon Hayward--but at the close of the year, it’s hard not to think about the totality of the season.