Beantown Rundown: 3 Celtics reflections following a startling upset loss to the Cavaliers

The Boston Celtics were playing great until roughly nine minutes into the fourth quarter on Tuesday night against the Cleveland

Cavaliers. With a 22-point advantage over the Cavaliers, the C’s had won their previous 11 games and were getting closer to achieving a

12-game winning streak. However, Cleveland staged the largest comeback of the season in the fourth quarter and managed to win

105-104 despite Dean Wade taking a huge toll.The Celtics’ loss has not been terrific from an optics standpoint. It’s usually a bad omen

when you blow a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter,

but previous Celtics teams will recognize the manner in which this happened all

too well. It was reasonable to assume that Boston’s success this season has been so exceptional that setbacks like these weren’t

representative of their character. Unfortunately, it isn’t true.The C’s are still unquestionably the best team in the NBA despite this

setback, and unless they completely collapse, they will be the top seed in the Eastern Conference going into the postseason. However, a

setback such as magnitude will compel the club to reevaluate their situation, so let’s do the same and examine three key ideas

following Boston’s worst game of the year.

Is there reason to be concerned after the Celtics loss to the Cavs?

As was already mentioned, the Celtics’ performance in this game wasn’t very impressive. Even though they were in control early on,

they gave up totally in the last stretch, which made Wade—of all people—catch fire from behind the arc. At the end of the game, Boston

still had an opportunity to win, but they were eventually unable to accomplish so.

Such defeats occur throughout the course of an 82-game season. When Wade plays the Celtics, will he, who only scores 5.4 points a

night, average 23 points? No. However, there’s little you can do when guys start getting hot. It’s clear that Boston’s offense struggled,

but they weren’t without opportunities.

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