Boston Celtics: 1 stud and 1 dud from C’s deflating loss to Chicago
By Mark Nilon
Another night, another uninspiring loss for the Boston Celtics, as the boys in green fell to the Chicago Bulls by a final score of 128-114.
Thus far into the season, the Cs have been a team heavily influenced by streaks, from their individual performances with every passing quarter in a game to wins and losses. Now, Boston finds itself losers of three straight and, in turn, have plummeted down the Eastern Conference standings to the 12th seed with a measly record of 2-5.
Obviously, due to the fact that we’re only seven games into the season, thus leaving a grand total of 75 still left to be played, there’s plenty of time for this team to find its rhythm and start working its way up the totem pole back towards respectability.
That said, we’ve been stating this seemingly all season now and, to this point, they have yet to definitively show that they are capable of turning the corner any time soon.
As it has been throughout the early stages of this year’s campaign, the Boston Celtics finished the exhibition with varying performances all around. While some players went on to have themselves quite an impressive showing, there were others who dropped a massive goose egg on the night.
Of those who fell into both of these aforementioned categories, there were specific individuals who managed to stand out amongst the rest.
In relation to Monday night’s defeat, today we pinpoint one stud and one dud from Boston’s underwhelming performance against the Chicago Bulls: