After three wins to start the season, the Celtics have just lost twice in a row, against the Bulls and then against the Cavaliers. Nothing to be alarmed of course, even if the defense is clearly not up to scratch.
“You have to be on high alert” grumbled Joe Mazzullaespecially in relation to the offensive rebounds recovered by the Cavaliers at the end of the game. “In these situations, you have to understand that the rebound is the most important thing. »
The absence of Robert WilliamsIII at the start of the season, but also Grant Williams against Cleveland, weighed, and overall the rebound is a concern for Boston at the start of the campaign.
“Every year, even if you have experienced guys and a good group, you have to find the solutions and learn how to win games”
The team recovers as well as 39 per game, only Philadelphia doing worse in the field, by only getting their hands on 48.7% of the rebounds available. In this statistic, the Celtics thus rank 26th.
“I don’t know if it’s a trend or a problem. We were winning the game” tempers Joe Mazzulla. “So we had a chance to win the game. We haven’t finished some possessions. I don’t know if it’s a problem or rather to be more consistent on both sides of the pitch, not to slack off and understand that we have to deserve every victory. This is what we need to focus on. »
For the wise Al Horford, it’s about finding the right formula.
“Every year – and I said this last year too – but every year, even if you have experienced guys and a good group, you have to find the solutions and learn how to win games. »
The status of finalists and the talent of a workforce are not enough, especially at the start of the season.
“We have to relearn how to win”concludes Joe Mazzulla. “Every season, you are not guaranteed to win games. It is therefore a question of valuing the ball. You have to know the trends, block the opponents and take rebounds. Just the basics. You just have to relearn them and apply them constantly. »
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Jayson Tatum | 4 | 37.1 | 55.6 | 37.5 | 90.3 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| Jaylen Brown | 4 | 36.4 | 46.9 | 32.1 | 84.6 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 24.0 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 4 | 22.9 | 41.9 | 26.7 | 88.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 12.0 |
| Derrick White | 4 | 27.8 | 45.5 | 42.1 | 75.0 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 11.0 |
| Marcus Smart | 4 | 34.7 | 38.2 | 22.7 | 88.9 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 9.8 |
| Grant Williams | 4 | 24.7 | 70.6 | 66.7 | 85.7 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 9.5 |
| Al Horford | 3 | 27.3 | 42.1 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 7.7 |
| justin jackson | 1 | 5.5 | 66.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| Sam Hauser | 4 | 8.5 | 54.5 | 54.5 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| Payton Pritchard | 2 | 4.6 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| noah vonleh | 4 | 15.2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 2.5 |
| Luke Kornet | 2 | 5.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Blake Griffin | 3 | 7.8 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
