Boston's offensive slump continued to hinder the team, with the Celtics shooting 28.8% from 3-point range as a collective. Mazzulla's roster hasn't been running many high-level actions in recent weeks. Rather, they've stuck to basic spread pick-and-roll and isolation plays after a lone ball screen.
The Celtics should still be among the favorites to win it all. But will this potential weakness come to haunt them?
The Atlanta Hawks have did something tonight that they have not done since the 2009-2010 season. That would be beating the Boston Celtics twice in Boston. Des
Derrick White has been one of the Celtics’ most consistent players this season, and his strong play for much of the year even ignited some early All-Star buzz. But he is currently in the midst of a rough shooting slump.
Dyson Daniels hit a short jumper in the lane with just over a minute left in overtime and Onyeka Okongwu made two free throws with 11 seconds left, lifting the Atlanta Hawks to a 119-115 victory over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night.
Scattershot shooting and poor late-game execution doomed the shorthanded Celtics in an overtime loss to the Hawks.
The Atlanta Hawks got another tight victory over the Boston Celtics, winning 119-115 in overtime. Trae Young led the way with 28 points and 11 assists.
Trae Young ties it late in regulation with two free throws; finishes with 28 points to hand Boston another puzzling loss
Since moving into a front office role with the Boston Celtics, Brad Stevens has developed a trusted pipeline between the Maine Celtics and Boston. Sam Hauser, Luke Kornet and Neemias Queta have all come through that pipeline.