Another 20-point blown lead, another shocking loss for the Celts. … They’re jubilant in New York (and outside TD Garden, for that matter). And they should be. The Knicks are now poised to pull off a huge series upset. … I feel a strange sense of relief this morning, knowing that there’s no longer anything to worry about. The Celts are probably going to lose this series and that’s that. …The Globe’s Gary Washburn is having 2023 flashbacks. …

… My mind drifts back to a Westwood reader’s quote from the morning after Game 1: “Watching all those missed threes was like watching slot machine players who can’t stop pulling the lever.”  From a text he sent last night: “Do they lack energy or awareness in settling for all these shitty threes?” … Live by the threes, die by the threes. They simply don’t have a Plan B if they’re having a shitty threes night. They don’t have a strong, sustained inside game, unlike the Knicks, whose tough under-the-basket play I really like.

The Westwood reader adds: “In post game, Porzingis sounds like someone who knows his time here is over. Sad.” … Porzingis is a great player. But the Celts need a reliable great player at his position. They’re not getting that from him. He’s too injury prone — and that’s not changing.

Update –SI.com is already engaging in Porzingis trade speculation. It’s classic clickbait. I’m just shamelessly passing it along.