Sunday was yet another infuriating loss for the Celtics. It was the same thing we have seen so many times this season with the team stalling out of the gates early on. After that, the deficit grew and, even after an attempted comeback, they could not fully fight all the way back and ended up losing an important game in the standings.
It is truly remarkable how many times this has happened this season.
Brad Stevens started off by saying “there is no excuse” for the team getting outplayed in the first half. “When we are not completely engaged for whatever reason, we are just not good.