Alexander was almost gone an hour before Celtics leadership, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, departed TD Garden.  All he left behind was a trail. A symbol. A signal. His logo, a mirrored emblem of his No.

Someone might want to ask the Boston Celtics about that. Oklahoma City went into Boston, had their defense excel in a playoff-like environment, and went on a late 15-4 run to pull away and beat the Celtics 118-112.