The Celtics continued their fall in the Eastern conference standings on Wednesday night when the Oklahoma City Thunder came into town and dominated the Celtics in a 130-109 win. Isaiah Thomas was the high scorer in the game with 29 points, but the rest of the Celtics did not give him enough help to combat the 52 combined points from Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.
With the loss, the Celtics have dropped three games in a row and are now tied for fourth place in the East with the Atlanta Hawks. Jae Crowder's absence due to his high ankle sprain has a lot to do with the teams struggles. The Celtics especially missed Crowder in the past two games when they went up against two of the best Small Forward's in the league, Paul George and Kevin Durant.
Many Celtics fans were excited to see the Thunder roll into town. Kevin Durant is the big name in the is upcoming off-season's free agency pool, and some of his recent comments made to ESPN reporters created some buzz about his potential interest in Boston.
"They're some of the best fans in the world and definitely support their team," added Durant. "I like the city a lot. It's cold, but they love sports here. This is a family atmosphere [that] I feel when I walk around the city. So yeah, I like it a lot."
Durant appeared to be very interested in the history of the Celtics organization.
"You can feel the tradition walking in here. You see all the [Celtics legends] plastered on the walls as you walk into the locker room," said Durant. "The tradition of being a Boston Celtic is second to none. So it's amazing playing here. The fans, they're very energetic and they cheer for their team. It's amazing to see as a player, to have fans that care about the game so much. It's an amazing sports town and they have a great team to cheer for."
Despite what Durant has said, I would not get too excited as a Celtics fan. The team did not exactly put together an appealing product against Durant and the Thunder on Wednesday night.
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