Forsberg: Time for Celtics to consider a new path after latest loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
After the Celtics endured another embarrassing crumble — this time coughing up a 25-point lead to the New York Knicks on Thursday night while a national TV audience watched old friend Evan Fournier scorch the Celtics for a career-high 41 points — the sobering reality is that Boston’s best path forward might be a step backward.
Celtics first-year president of basketball operations Brad Stevens admitted earlier in the day Thursday that his team has “a lot to fix” but emphasized that he won’t make a move just to make a move. Stevens told 98.5’s “Toucher and Rich” radio program that, “Ultimately, our driver has to be what helps us get into the mix to hang the next banner.”
Alas, Banner 18 has rarely felt as far away as it does at the moment.
The Celtics, now 18-21 with the midpoint of the 2021-22 season in sight, fell to 11th in the Eastern Conference with Thursday’s…