The Celtics’ season ended in brutal fashion on Friday, as the Knicks stormed into the Eastern Conference finals with a 119-81 victory.
Here are the takeaways.
The good times are over, at least for now.
Last season, after the Celtics blew out the Mavericks en route to a title, we wrote about how important it was that Celtics fans appreciate the good years, which were happening in real-time. The point, obviously, was that as good as the Celtics’ situation seemed, nothing great lasts forever.
On Friday – much sooner than anyone expected – the good times officially ended, at least for a while.