A loss is a loss, there are no two ways about it. But there is always more to take away from a regular season game and you’re telling on yourself if you don’t think the Celtics have plenty to be positive about after their loss to Milwaukee Thursday night.
In a game against the team with the best record in the East, on the road, and one in which Kyrie Irving couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn in the first half, they were in a position to win. They probably should have won, too. I won’t complain about a no-call on Marcus Morris, but more times than not the refs will catch a blatant hold like Khris Middleton’s.