The Celtics’ locker room was extremely quiet. No NCAA Tournament games were on the television. Disappointment could be read on each player’s face. You would have thought Boston finished its eight-day, five-game trip winless.
But in striving for perfection, the Celtics went home disappointed after completing its trip 4-1 following a 113-106 setback to the hot Hornets last night in front of a boisterous, sellout crowd of 18,280 at New Orleans Arena.