In an absolute stunner, the reigning champion Boston Celtics fell by double digits, 110-97, to one of the Eastern Conference’s worst teams, the 10-31 Toronto Raptors, in a truly lackluster road affair on Wednesday.
With the loss, Boston fell to a 28-12 on the 2024-25 season so far.
The Celtics now find themselves dangerously close to the 27-15 New York Knicks, currently the conference’s No. 3 seed. Should New York lap Boston for the No. 2 spot in the East, the Celtics would lose out on homecourt advantage in a hypothetical second round matchup against their Atlantic Division rivals…