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The Boston Celtics are still the top team in the NBA right now but suffered another disappointing loss on Thursday night, falling 123-122 in overtime to the Atlanta Hawks.
Because of that, Paul Pierce said he is “a little more concerned” about the team on Friday’s “Undisputed.”
The NBA legend still believes that the Celtics will be okay but he thinks they are slipping into some bad habits and becoming a bit too complacent as the playoffs rapidly approach.
If they want a strong postseason, they will need to shake that off and remain as competitive as ever, Pierce said.
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Thursday night was supposed to be a revenge game for the Celtics.
On Monday night, they gave up a massive 30-point lead over the Hawks and eventually lost by eight points.
But they were scheduled to play against the Hawks again on Thursday, giving them a chance at redemption.
Instead, they were taken down by the Hawks once again.
Despite this, they still have a 57-16 record and are easily the top team in their conference.
Perhaps their strong record has resulted in too much relaxation in the weeks before the postseason.
But that shouldn’t happen, according to Pierce.
Instead, the team needs to remain dominant and not go into auto-pilot.
The expectations for this Celtics team are wildly high and many people assume they have already punched a ticket to the NBA Finals.
That means if they achieve anything short of competition for a championship, this season will be seen as a disappointment.
In other words, they should be ramping up right now, not suffering back-to-back losses to inferior teams.
The Celtics have nine more games before the start of the postseason so they have just enough time to shake off these two losses and again look like the best team in the league.
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