The contrast was decidedly stark.  Only one game after a no holds barred steel cage match with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Boston Celtics decided to sleepwalk through 48 minutes in “the Mecca of Basketball,” Madison Square Garden.  As is often the case when applying zero effort against a team of NBA-caliber players — or, in New York’s case, mostly NBA-caliber players — the Celtics came away bowing their heads in defeat, losers by a score of 104-101.  Read more »