This is only their fifth defeat of the season, but because it took place as part of the “In-Season Tournament”, at the quarter-final stage against Indiana, at the end of a spectacular match ( 122-112), it leaves a lot of bitterness among the Celtics.
Especially since it revives Boston's recurring problems in the third quarter. At +7 at the break, acquired thanks to a 12-0 to end the first half, the Celtics let go again after returning from the locker room!
Worst team in the League with only 25.3 points on average scored in the third quarter, and the 22nd “Net Rating” of the period at -2.4, Boston took the water again (37-23) by authorizing the Pacers to finding their rhythm in the fast-paced game, with 20 points already conceded after just 6 minutes of play! The fault in particular was the mess of lost balls: 18 in all, and 6 in the third quarter alone.
“It's difficult to resist 18 stray bullets, six of which [en troisième quart] »summarized Joe Mazzulla for the Celtics website. “When we lose the ball, we let them go in transition. I found that we had lost our offensive dynamic [en troisième quart]. We just didn't take care of the ball. When we do that against this type of team, we pay cash. »
Jayson Tatum is furious about missing Las Vegas
With only 42% shooting success, including 31% from 3-point range in the third quarters this season, Boston has clearly developed a nasty habit in the regular season. Which cost him dearly in this “to the death” match.
“We obviously have to do better than that when we come back from the locker room”recognizes Derrick White in MassLive. “We have to play 48 minutes. And it starts with the owners! We must do better! »
The good news, without this additional trip to Vegas, is that the Celtics will be able to safely stay at home for the next two weeks.
“That’s crazy, I really wanted to go to Vegas”swears Jayson Tatum, after having scored 32 points, accompanied by 12 rebounds. “I didn’t want to go home. I wanted to go to Vegas. So yes, I'm furious! Next year, I hope. »
| Shots | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Jayson Tatum | 19 | 36.5 | 49.9 | 36.2 | 80.5 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 27.4 |
| Jaylen Brown | 18 | 34.5 | 44.9 | 34.1 | 70.8 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 21.8 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 15 | 30.2 | 54.7 | 32.4 | 80.0 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 18.9 |
| Derrick White | 16 | 32.2 | 46.8 | 40.7 | 86.2 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 14.3 |
| Jrue Holiday | 17 | 34.5 | 42.6 | 38.5 | 80.8 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 12.4 |
| Sam Hauser | 19 | 22.9 | 47.0 | 43.7 | 87.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 9.7 |
| Al Horford | 17 | 26.2 | 48.5 | 35.9 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 7.6 |
| Payton Pritchard | 19 | 20.8 | 39.1 | 33.3 | 76.9 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 6.5 |
| Luke Kornett | 14 | 13.1 | 81.3 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 4.3 |
| Neemias Queta | 3 | 10.2 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| Dalano Banton | 9 | 8.9 | 50.0 | 14.3 | 83.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 8 | 7.4 | 35.3 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Oshae Brissett | 8 | 11.2 | 17.6 | 11.1 | 58.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| Lamar Stevens | 6 | 3.4 | 57.1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
