"If you ain't first, you're last" - Celtics faced with tough reality of being not quite good enough?

Before we move on to the NBA Finals, take a moment to savor a great series and wonder where Boston goes from here

Sometimes satire hits deeper than it has any right to. So when Ricky Bobby’s dad told him that “if you ain’t first, you’re last” it has resonated into a life beyond the movie (though the movie is great):

It encapsulates a real truth, and one that it often at the heart of how much heat fans and media apply to players or teams that don’t achieve the highe…