The Boston Celtics started off the year better than any other team in the history of the NBA. With a 27-2 record and a 19-game winning streak, they were heading into the holidays.However, the last couple weeks haven't been to kind to the Celtics, who have now lost 5 of their last 7, and are suddenly trailing the Cavaliers and Lakers for the best record in the league. This is certainly not the Celtics team that we saw for the first 29 games of the season.
I haven't gotten the chance to watch as many games as I would have liked, and I haven't actually watched any of their losses this year, so I can't honestly say that I know what's wrong with this team right now. There's no question that they have the talent. What's the problem?
Here are a few possibilities:
- Just TALKING about Stephon Marbury is a distraction.
- Karma for KG being a world-class prick.
- Big babies.
- They were playing too hard.
- The Curse of Bob Cousy.
- Maybe Doc Rivers just isn't that good after all.
- Perhaps Paul Pierce has been driving the lane under the influence.
Also, they're the team with the target on their backs. Everyone desperately wants to beat the Celtics, and everyone knows that they have to step up their game in order to do it. Therefore, the Celtics are seeing the best that every single team has to offer, because everyone is kicking their game up a notch against them.
Still, it seems like this team should be able to beat teams like the Knicks and Bobcats under pretty much ANY circumstances. So what's wrong with the Celtics?
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