There are clunkers, and then there are games like the Celtics played on Friday night.
Of course, I'm giving the Celtics credit by saying that they actually "played" the Toronto Raptors. I think some more realistic terms would be "walked through," "forgot to attend" and "were in a coma for."
I've seen more energy and aggressiveness in mausoleums compared to what Boston had to offer. Doc Rivers knew it as well, throwing about 2,846 different lineup combinations on the floor in the first quarter alone. Nothing worked as the Celtics — with their lack of tempo and effort — were somehow able to muster up 34 points by halftime. Thanks to Toronto being absolutely lousy, the scoreboard said that they weren't really out of it at all until late in the game.
However, those people who possess semi-working eyes knew better and were able to see the pathetic play being put up by the sorry-excuse-for-an-NBA-basketball-team that took the fl...
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