3 Takeaways from the Brooklyn Nets inspiring loss to Boston Celtics

It was Valentine’s Day the last time the Brooklyn Nets faced the Boston Celtics — and their neighbors to the north showed them no love. It was a bludgeoning that resulted in a 136-86 Boston win. Is there a better phrase to describe it? (See below.) I’m refusing to link the highlights to that. You’ve all been through enough.

The Nets lost to the Celtics that night and then did the same thing last evening — only not really.

Yesterday’s contest and what I’ll call the “other” Boston Massacre is as good of a representation as you’ll find illustrating the difference between a “good” and a “bad” loss. Sure, both games count the same from a technical standpoint, but the one from last year threw the…