I am a Hashtag a Tad Bit Worried About the Boston Celtics

Grant Williams was talking shit to D Mitch for the game winning free throws… Then proceeds to MISS BOTH!! pic.twitter.com/XqewWNtCPv

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One of the last blogs I wrote before a nearly week away from the keys was praising the Boston Celtics for their buzzer beater win against the Sixers and great play as of late. Things have since taken a turn for the worse.

The sky isn't fully falling (yet). Last night the C's were without Jayson, Al, and Rob, but b holes are def getting a tad tighter. Three straight losses, and in those L's, the Celts have blown at least a 14-point lead, highlighted by a 28-point blown lead against the Nets. 

This isn't some attempt to spin zone, but I worked Friday during the Nets game and missed about 97% of it. I checked the score at some point, and the C's were up 14, and I was like, oh, word. I didn't know their lead was once double that. Since I barely saw the game, it's almost like it didn't happen, except it totally did. The C's lost to the Knicks again on Sunday night, this time in a double-OT heartbreaker where some dude nobody's ever heard of dropped like 45. The last night they blew a 14-point lead going into the 4th after Cleveland. Any of those three teams could be a 2nd round match-up for the Celtics.

Grant's missed free throws may be the new low point of the year. Luckily, I couldn't tweet about the game (or any game or topic until Sunday afternoon).

I mean, we're 45-21 and only 2 games behind Milwaukee, but with less than 20 games to go, the C's are running out of time, like the 3rd track on the new Paramore album, to get back in line for home-court advantage. Health is the most important thing going into the playoffs, but the #1 seed sure wouldn't hurt.

Not to make things about me, but I feel partly responsible. I allowed myself to get cocky about the C's, and they immediately dropped 4 of 5 in painstaking fashion. I hate to give my fantasy league credit, but maybe I am a m*sh. 

This stretch could end up being just a blip on a championship season radar or the moment both ends failed, and the plane turned into dust. I love Malcolm Brogdon's attitude going forward. Beat the Blazers Wednesday night to get back on track for the road trip and return 6-0.

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