I got a good night's sleep, some fresh perspective, and now I'm back at it today and ready to turn the page on last night's game.

I was having a discussion with some co-workers this morning about which Boston loss hurt worse, the Paul Pierce buzzer-beater in Boston back on Nov. 12, or last night's heartbreaker. I said I thought last night's was worse, because for me the anxiety had built and built and built, just waiting to be released, and then after the final buzzer sounded there was nowhere for that stored up energy to go. I have got to learn to take this job less seriously - games like that are going to take years off my life!

Yes, last night's loss hurt, but as I woke up this morning, I remembered that it was only one game. Unlike in the playoffs, where one game can mean everything (or at least 1/7th of everything), last night's game was only one of 82, and the Hawks have 57 more chances to make up for it.

Anyway, as a valedictory, I feel confident in saying this - the talent gap between the Hawks and Celtics is not very wide. Where Boston is beating us right now is in the details - whether it's free throws, or finding ways to exploit mismatches on offense, or making sure they get good shots in late-game situations - that is the biggest obstacle Atlanta needs to hurdle to give themselves a chance to win these games in the future.

Let's shake this one off, and focus on beating Golden State on Friday night.

Besides, even with the loss, at least we still have this: