Sometimes, you just have a game where you don’t bring the proper level of effort and focus; other times, there’s nights where nothing goes in — not even wide-open looks.
For the Boston Celtics against the Detroit Pistons on New Year’s Day, they managed to get both of those games at the same time. Early on, it seemed like the team was asleep at the wheel — or perhaps had a little too much fun the night before. But then when the team found its sea legs in the third and fourth quarter, mounting a furious comeback from down as many as 21 points in the first half, Boston couldn’t hit the sea with a pebble.
And while sports momentum may be an illusion of perception, confidence most certainly is not — the Celtics gave their opponents all they needed early, and could never find their own outside of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.
With this in mind, let’s review the highs, lows and inconclusives of the game.
Celtics blow gasket vs. Pistons on New Year’s Day, lose 96-93 on road https://t.co/wRyEfHCLyQ
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) January 2, 2021