The Boston Celtics have been a little up and down lately, showing a big lack of focus at times. While Boston remains one of the best teams in the NBA, it is a little concerning that they have dropped some games that they had no business losing.

Jrue Holiday made a pair of crucial mistakes at the end of regulation in the Celtics' loss to the Hawks, and he took accountability for them.

⋅ The final minute of regulation against Atlanta was frenetic and, at times, tough to keep track of. But it certainly looked as if Jrue Holiday lost track of the score after the Celtics decided earlier that they would foul the Hawks while holding a 3-point lead.

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The reeling Warriors have now gone 9-18 since a 12-3 start and fallen to the outside looking in at the Western Conference play-in race.

The Celtics nearly blew one win already this past week with brutal crutch time execution. A repeat performance on Saturday night was enough to sink them this time around. The Celtics had the ball and a three-point lead in the final 20 seconds of regulation but still blew the lead and eventually the game in a 119-115 overtime loss to the Hawks.

The Celtics have spent the first half of this quest to repeat season wildly inconsistent and erratic at times, and there was no better example than that befuddling overtime loss to the Hawks. And while this Celtics team may lack the consistency of their predecessor, they are still capable of dominance because they possess poised veterans.

However, it was also one of the toughest times in the couple's lives. During her pregnancy, doctors discovered a benign tumor in Laren's brain. Devastated with the news, Jrue Holiday kept aside basketball to take care of his wife. He sat out the start of the 2016-17 season.

After Friday night's 114-97 loss to the Sacramento Kings, this potential Boston Celtics trade may not be too much of an overreaction. Jayson Tatum, tying his se

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After losing to the Hawks, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla made it clear that he's not scared of the challenges of the regular season.

The Celtics bounced back from their overtime loss to Atlanta by thrashing the Warriors 125-85 to open a four-game West Coast trip.