Pathetic. “No Tatum” is no excuse. Even losing Hayward partway through isn’t a good reason. Boston, without those two, had a 21-point lead in the third quarter and just plain blew it. Too many “empty calorie” minutes from end-of-the-bench guys, too many times the Cs got outhustled for rebounds and loose balls (where have I heard that recently?), and too many bad decisions. I was already disgusted with Boston’s fourth-quarter performance before they blew the entire lead; the awful overtime was just the icing on the cake. After a great road trip, the Celtics have totally slacked off these two games at home, and blowing what should’ve been a relatively easy win tonight is the type of thing that comes back to bite you.
And to top it off, Hayward and Brown got banged up (shocking).