What went wrong in the Boston Celtics’ recent loss to the Indiana Pacers? Given the clear desire from the Celtics to compete in the NBA’s new in-season tournament as was on display in the Celtics’ brutal beatdown of the Chicago Bulls, one would think an even greater level of focus and intensity would have been brought to bear against the Pacers in the quarterfinals.
But lost the Celtics did in the knockout round, with the Celtics’ defensive struggles, poor showing from the bench mob, mediocre play by the backcourt, and tough second half from star forward Jayson Tatum all contributing to the loss — to say nothing of how Indiana caught fire.
The hosts of the CLNS Media “Big Three” podcast got together to talk it over on a recent episode.
Check it out in the clip embedded above!
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