Head under water: Warriors 101, Celtics 83

You know what's ironic? If you were see the Clippers, Warriors, and Kings all in a row on the schedule  in past seasons, you would think 'well, there's an easy three-game winning streak.' Right now, those three games are very challenging games, and the Celtics are one game away from coming up short in all three of them.

The Celtics lose their second in a row -- these two losses are the worst consecutive losses for the Celtics since 2002 -- as they fall to the Golden State Warriors, 101-83, and they are now under .500 (14-15) for the first time since November 9. The Celtics led 7-4 in the first quarter, and an 11-0 run by the Warriors put them ahead for good. Boston cut the deficit to 8 in the fourth, but the hole that the Celtics dug themselves was too deep to dig out of.

Here's a recap:

The good:

* Courtney Lee was Boston's best player tonight -- not to knock Lee for his effort tonight, but I'm not sure if this is a good thing in the grand scheme of things. Lee had 18 points and 5 rebounds in 40 minutes. Lee had to carry a heavy load tonight with the absence of Rajon Rondo. Lee had to share ball-handling duties with Jason Terry, Jeff Green, Paul Pierce, and just about everyone else. His defense was up to his standards as well.

* The third quarter was not as bad as people think. The Celtics outscored the Warriors 27-19, and that was mostly the result of the bench.

* Jared Sullinger had 12 points off the bench. He was 6-of-8 from the floor with 8 rebounds, an assist, a steal, and a block. 5 of his 8 rebounds were on the offensive end. He kept possessions alive and was apart of the Celtics' big run in the third.

* Jeff Green was 2-of-11. Not good. But the fact that Green took 11 shots is good. He drove to the hoop, made plays, and played good defense.

The bad:

* The Celtics will never win a game with Kevin Garnett taking 6 shots like he did tonight. It goes without saying that KG needs to be more involved in the offense.

* The Celtics will also never win a game when they shoot just 36% from the field.

* The Celtics' pick-and-roll defense was atrocious tonight. Golden State's guards got past the Celtics off screens, the Celtics' switches came late, and that all led to open shots for the Warriors.

* I'll be as nice and simple as possible with this: Paul Pierce and Jason Terry did not play well at all. They combined to go 10-of-39 with 6 turnovers. I'll leave it at that.

The Celtics are back at it tomorrow in Sacramento when they take on the Kings at 9:00 p.m. EST. The C's are hopeful Rajon Rondo will be ready to go.