Boston Celtics Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports
Sunday afternoon’s loss to the Miami Heat put the Boston Celtics two full games back in race for the #6 seed. At this point, it looks quite unlikely that the Cs will avoid the postseason play-in tournament to qualify for the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
The first half of today’s loss was unacceptable. In fact, it was historically bad.
In giving up 79 points, Boston made the wrong kind of history after digging a hole far too deep to dig out of.
A very 2020-21 kind of franchise record was set, per NBC Sports Boston’s Max Lederman:
79 points is the most the Celtics have given up in a 1st half since January 1963
— Max Lederman (@Max_Lederman) May 9, 2021
The loss is one that puts the season in perspective.