—Dalen Throughout his 19 minutes of play, Terry led by example and scored a season-high 12 points. In the second half, he scored two baskets: one on a tip-slam and another on which he was called for a technical foul for dangling on the hoop.
“I think I could’ve contributed more on the defensive end,” Terry stated.
—Dalen Throughout his 19 minutes of play, Terry led by example and scored a season-high 12 points. In the second half, he scored two baskets: one on a tip-slam and another on which he was called for a technical foul for dangling on the hoop.
“I think I could’ve contributed more on the defensive end,” Terry stated.
“They really are the best team, Coby White remarked. “They made a ton of threes. They will take some difficult shots. They act in this
manner. They had been doing it steadily for the entire year.”
Ten observations are listed below:
—With their eighth different starting lineup, the Celtics triumphed for the ninth time in a row. That is the pinnacle of brilliance.
Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, Luke Kornet, Sam Hauser, and Derrick White were selected to play against the Bulls.
—This is because the Celtics completed a back-to-back series and were forced to play without Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday, and
Jaylen Brown due to various degrees of wear and tear and maintenance.
—The three-game season series was swept by the Celtics. This is noteworthy because the Bulls would play the NBA-leading Celtics if
they could even win the play-in round.
—In this battle, Luke Kornet outplayed Nikola Vucevic. He finished with a season-high 13 rebounds in contrast to Vucevic’s atypical
two rebounds. He scored eight points. The Celtics had a 23-2 advantage in second-chance points thanks in part to Kornet’s efforts.
Coach Billy Donovan stated that Vucevic wasn’t the only one who had to step up in coverage or rotate occasionally due to Boston’s
outstanding 3-point shooting.
The Bulls’ decline as a defensive unit has been attributed to both an inability to finish possessions and excessive fouling. They placed
in the top five in that category last season. Donovan stated that the defense of first-shot possession has frequently been strong, but
—With 6 minutes and 54 seconds remaining in the first half, Alex Caruso rolled his left ankle after getting caught up with Al Horford
during a boxout and had to be replaced. With a groan, he remained on the ground and proceeded cautiously towards the changing
area. He began the second half but did not return for that half. When asked if Horford rolled his ankle or stomped on his foot, Caruso
replied with a wisecrack, “Both.” He stated that he had his ankle re-taped and managed to play through some difficulty in the second
half. However, he plans to play on Monday following additional therapy.
—For the sixth time in the last seven games, Caruso drained at least two threes. His previous career high of 55 made 3-pointers has
been more than doubled. Using his initial
—With an average of 16.6 made 3-pointers going into Saturday and an average of 42.6, the Celtics are the NBA team that makes the
most 3-pointers. They fired 21 for 48 from beyond the arc despite being without three starters and some of their top players. They sank
13 of 27 at the half, nearly achieving their season average.
—Al Horford, in his 17th season and a player for Billy Donovan at Florida, drained five 3-pointers but was only one point shy of his
season-high of 23 points. Horford’s impressive 7-for-8 performance from beyond the arc helped the Celtics finish plus-36 in that area,
with just Sam Hauser making more than him.
—White scored three of the Bulls’ twelve first-quarter field goals with assists. Additionally, they had 23 assists on
—Dalen Throughout his 19 minutes of play, Terry led by example and scored a season-high 12 points. In the second half, he scored
two baskets: one on a tip-slam and another on which he was called for a technical foul for dangling on the hoop.
“I think I could’ve contributed more on the defensive end,” Terry stated.
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