Tuesday’s win over the Golden State Warriors was critically important for the Boston Celtics, but Shannon Sharpe isn’t getting carried away about it.
The Celtics desperately needed a morale boost after posting a 1-5 record in their first six games following the NBA All-Star break. Not only did Boston kick off its four-game West Coast road trip with a victory, it ran the two-time defending champions out of Oracle Arena by 33 points.
While the blowout win surely was a step in the right direction for the Celtics, Sharpe doesn’t believe all of their issues suddenly are vanished in just one game. The FOX Sports 1 host explained why during Wednesday’s edition of “Undisputed.”
"How do [the Celtics] go from toxic to singing Kumbaya all in 24 hours? No, this was about the Warriors." — @ShannonSharpe pic.twitter.com/dKEtQcWoFV
— The Facility (@TheFacilityFS1) March 6, 2019
Sharpe certainly does make a number of fair points. The contest likely would have played out differently had Klay Thompson been on the floor, and you can’t count on a 30-point performance from Gordon Hayward on a nightly basis. Still, another bad loss would have been demoralizing for the C’s, and they can use their latest win as a catalyst for building momentum as the playoffs near.
So sure, Tuesday’s contest probably was more about the Warriors’ shortcomings than the Celtics’ successes. But Boston was in dire need of a spark, and it received that and more in the Bay Area.
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