Boston Celtics: 5 Takeaways As East's Top Seed Drops Game 1

Boston Celtics: 5 Takeaways From Game 1

Apr 16, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas (4) gets a hug from guard Avery Bradley (0) after hitting a shot against the Chicago Bulls during the first quarter in game one of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /

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In a tough, hard-fought game, the Boston Celtics dropped the opening game of the series to the Chicago Bulls 106 -102.

The Chicago Bulls made a run midway in the fourth quarter to take the lead and the Boston Celtics‘ last minute run proved to not be enough as they fell to the Bulls in Game 1.

Dropping Game 1 at home is never ideal, especially to a Bulls team that was in the middle of the pack on the road this season, going 16-25. However, lessons can be learned from this loss and applied to future games.

Losing Game 1 isn’t the end of the world, and the Celtics still have a good shot to win this series, but the Bulls proved Sunday night they they won’t just be rolled over because they are an eighth seed.

Sometimes early losses like this can prove to be reality checks and motivators for good teams and Celtics fans are hoping this game was just that.

Here are five takeaways from the Celtics’ Game 1 loss to the Bulls in Boston.

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