The Boston Celtics are down two gut-punches to none in this second round series against the New York Knicks. In both games they led by 20 points and both times they couldn’t execute down the stretch. They aren’t done, this is a 7 game series. But they have reduced their margin of error significantly.
On the optimistic side, I still feel in my heart of hearts that the Celtics are the better team. They have the talent, matchups, and on-paper advantages to win 4 of the next 5 games. I picked them to sweep the series and still believe they will win out.