The Utah Jazz entered Monday night's game in Boston a wounded team, on a three-game losing streak that was punctuated by an embarrassing loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday afternoon.
And the opening of this game didn't give much hope that things would be different against the Celtics, as the home team jumped out to a 14-2 advantage before the Jazz started to compete.
Even after knotting the game 27-27 early in the second quarter, the Jazz would fall behind once again, going nearly five minutes without a point while shooting a frigid 27% from the field.