This is why you can’t take a single playoff game for granted.
After a thorough defeat at the hands of the Sixers in Game 5, the Celtics now trail in their second-round series 3–2, a series that started with Joel Embiid injured and Boston unable to capitalize at home in his absence.
There were a few reasons the Celtics lost Tuesday—a lack of outside shooting and Embiid’s greatness among them—but their defense was perhaps the most troubling. For a team that finished second in the league in defense in the regular season, Boston needs to be much better on that end of the floor if it wants to keep its playoff run alive.
