The Boston crowd has had some discussion since the start of the Finals. Luka Doncic, with his experience in Europe, did not seem impressed when Kyrie Irving, who knew he was going to have to be held accountable, found the reception quite discreet. “ I thought it was going to be a little louder here », he reacted after Game 1.
Now that the series is flying to Texas and the American Airlines Center, it's Derek Lively II who comments on the Celtic spectators.
“Frankly, I didn’t think it was that noisy”, delivers the rookie pivot. “There were a lot of rumors that the Boston crowd was going to be very loud, very hostile. I thought it would be worse. »
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Since then, “Knowing that, we have to make sure we go there, perform well in front of our own audience”continues Derek Lively II, who hopes to reverse the trend in Dallas, while he and his teammates are trailing 2-0 and the Celtics have not lost away during these playoffs.
“We must strike first,” he announces. “I think we did a good job defending, responding for the majority of the second set. It came down to our defense in the last quarter, which was not as good, our free throws and our loose balls. »
The last two points are precisely those raised by Luka Doncic, who made his self-criticism after the defeat in Game 2. “ I think my turnovers and missed free throws cost us the game. I need to do better in these categories,” summed up the Slovenian of the Mavericks, author of a triple-double (32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists), but with 8 lost balls and 4 missed free throws.
| Derek Lively II | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 55 | 24 | 74.7 | 0.0 | 50.6 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 8.8 |
| Total | 55 | 24 | 74.7 | 0.0 | 50.6 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 8.8 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
