On Friday night, the Boston Celtics took a commanding 28-point lead early in the second quarter against the Brooklyn Nets. Unfortunately, the Celtics were never able to maintain the same intensity, and at the end of the night, they were left to ponder one of the most embarrassing defeats of their season. After leading 51-23 with 7:23 to play in the second, the Celtics were outscored 92-54 over the remainder of the game and lost 115-105.

The 28-point turnaround was the largest for the Nets this season and the greatest in franchise history. The Celtics showed signs of fatigue as the second quarter wound down, losing steam and focus. The half concluded with Dorian Finney-Smith making a buzzer-beating layup to cut the Celtics lead to single digits.

Despite beginning the second half with a nine-point lead, the Celtics never regained their focus and