Boston has looked uncharacteristically mortal of late.
Boston has gone just 3-4 across its last seven contests, including dropping two straight games for the first time all year.The reigning champs have fallen to a still-great 22-8 record on the year, solid enough for the Eastern Conference's No. 2 overall seed.. “It’s still a long season. Nobody’s panicking. We’ve got to navigate the emotional roller coaster of the NBA season. It feels a lot worse than it actually is. We’re not panicking or anything.
In the team's latest defeat, a 118-114 home disappointment against the 11-17 Philadelphia 76ers on Christmas Day, Tatum was Boston's top scorer. The veteran forward notched 32 points on 11-of-20 shooting splits and 6-of-7 shooting from the foul line. He also led Boston in rebounding, with 15 boards, while chipping in four dimes, one steal and a block.
Boston head coach Joe Mazzulla also noticed the club's erratic production, and called it out postgame.The Celtics' next opportunity to turn things around arrives on Friday, with a TD Garden tilt against the 15-15 Indiana Pacers, the East's eighth seed. The Pacers, unfortunately for a Boston, are one of the league's hottest teams. Along with the 26-4 Cleveland Cavaliers and 20-10 New York Knicks, Indiana is riding high on a five-game win streak.
he Pacers do still have a sub-.500 road record, 7-11, on the 2024-25 season, while the Celtics are 11-5 at home.
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