“Idiot me as soon as, disgrace on you; idiot me twice, disgrace on me,” had been phrases each Celtics fan most likely uttered Wednesday evening.
The C’s blew a 20-point lead for a second consecutive recreation in opposition to the Knicks to fall to a 2-0 gap within the Japanese Convention semifinals.
Joe Mazzulla’s males turned the primary workforce within the play-by-play period (since 1997) to endure two consecutive postseason collapses of such diploma. Remarkably, the Cavaliers additionally blew a 20-point lead in opposition to the Pacers on Tuesday, that means three groups overcame 20-point deficits in three consecutive nights — one other first in NBA postseason historical past.