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The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered their second consecutive stunning loss by blowing a 26 point 4th quarter lead to the Atlanta Hawks. The defeat placed them back into a tie with the Boston Celtics for the top seed in the conference. Kyle Lowrie is back in Toronto's lineup and playing well. The Raptors have been a problem for the Celtics in recent years and are a highly likely second round matchup at this point if both teams get that far.

Behind 32 points and another impressive fourth quarter by Isaiah Thomas, the Boston Celtics snapped a two-game skid to knock the Charlotte Hornets from playoff contention.

With a Phoenix Suns win Friday night, the Brooklyn Nets will finish 2016-17 with the league's worst record. Their draft pick swaps to Boston, giving the Celtics the best chances for the No. 1 pick and a guaranteed top-four selection.

Celtics look to bounce back from a two-game skid in Charlotte against the Hornets

For the second straight night on national television, the Boston Celtics took a loss. Unlike Wednesday’s debacle at the Garden, a loss which Brad Stevens said his team was lucky wasn’t worse, Stevens found positive takeaways from Thursday’s 123-116 loss in Atlanta.

Plus, the NBA's salary cap reportedly set for next season, Kevin Durant near a return for Golden State, and Dwyane Wade a possibility to return for Chicago Bulls.

Dan Greenberg of Barstool Sports joins the Roundtable with host Evan Valenti to discuss the Cavs loss, potential playoff matchups, and Isaiah's place in the rebuild. Follow us on Twitter: @CLNSRoundtable

The Celtics fell behind early and got beat up on by the Hawks Thursday night, before staging a comeback in the fourth that ultimately fell short.

Last night’s 114-91 walloping at home against the Eastern Conference favorite Cleveland Cavaliers was a wakeup call – a bucket of cold water in the face – to a Boston Celtics team that had been fancying themselves as the top dog in the conference.

Plus, the Celtics have little to dwell, with a road matchup in Atlanta against the reeling Hawks tonight.

Celtics look to bounce back from their blowout loss to the Cavs with a in the ATL against the Hawks

In the latest Roundtable, Evan Valenti and Zaire along with Matt Ignal discuss whether the terrible loss to the Cavs should have the Celtics concerned about the playoffs. Follow us on Twitter: @CLNSRoundtable