Why are the Boston Celtics so untrustworthy in close games?

Most of the time, the Boston Celtics are a pretty lovely set of young men, and that might be a major contributing factor to their current NBA title drought. As a finesse team, they are nearly hard to stop when they are playing together. However, when things get messy and untidy, these extremely attractive gentlemen retreat, reluctant to get their hands filthy.

That is, according to the assumption that Boston has the killer instinct necessary to defeat a lower-tier ball team. When the Celtics return to the greatest stages in the league, or should we say IF they return, can we trust them to finish the job?

On a recent episode of their show, “Dan LeBatard,” the hosts took some time to discuss the matter.