Boston Celtics Skid Hits 3 Games
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The Celtics are on their longest losing streak of the year - 3 games with the loss Sunday to Orlando. They look to end the streak tomorrow as they start a 4-game road trip in L.A.
This is a learning experience for the Celtics. They’ve played great basketball to this point. Every team in the NBA seems to have a 3- or 4-game losing streak during the season and this is theirs. The Celtics learn more about their team in the losses than in the wins. The first one was a 3-point deficit in an overtime loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. The Celtics shot only 39.6% from the field. That will not win games when opponents shoot 45%. They couldn’t guard Anthony Davis who put up 45 points.
Against Philadelphia the team lost by 9 and were out-rebounded 51 to 38. The Celtics were not able to box out the 76ers and those rebounds lead to more possessions for Philadelphia to add points to the scoreboard.
The final beating was to the Orlando Magic on Sunday. What hurt the Celtics was a 12-point 3rd quarter when they gave up 32 points. It is really difficult to come back to win when a team scores only 12 points in a quarter.
According to MSN.com, Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving said, ”You gotta hit some adversity. We have to hit something. Like, we need it as a team. There's a lot more adversity down the road, and we've got to be able to weather the storm no matter what."
The Celtics must put an end to the skid. The way they can do that is to play better defense. They are an offensive team and can score. The problem in the last 3 games has been allowing the opposition to control the game and score easy buckets. How they end the streak in L.A. is by boxing out and not allowing L.A. to go on long runs . If they allow L.A. to control the tempo of the game, they will not win. Boston must be more physical than L.A. and rebound the ball. Those rebounds will lead to more possessions and the Celtics will be able to start fast breaks. If they are unable to do so, the slide will continue.
The Celtics are on their longest losing streak of the year - 3 games with the loss Sunday to Orlando. They look to end the streak tomorrow as they start a 4-game road trip in L.A.
This is a learning experience for the Celtics. They’ve played great basketball to this point. Every team in the NBA seems to have a 3- or 4-game losing streak during the season and this is theirs. The Celtics learn more about their team in the losses than in the wins. The first one was a 3-point deficit in an overtime loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. The Celtics shot only 39.6% from the field. That will not win games when opponents shoot 45%. They couldn’t guard Anthony Davis who put up 45 points.
Against Philadelphia the team lost by 9 and were out-rebounded 51 to 38. The Celtics were not able to box out the 76ers and those rebounds lead to more possessions for Philadelphia to add points to the scoreboard.
The final beating was to the Orlando Magic on Sunday. What hurt the Celtics was a 12-point 3rd quarter when they gave up 32 points. It is really difficult to come back to win when a team scores only 12 points in a quarter.
According to MSN.com, Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving said, ”You gotta hit some adversity. We have to hit something. Like, we need it as a team. There's a lot more adversity down the road, and we've got to be able to weather the storm no matter what."
The Celtics must put an end to the skid. The way they can do that is to play better defense. They are an offensive team and can score. The problem in the last 3 games has been allowing the opposition to control the game and score easy buckets. How they end the streak in L.A. is by boxing out and not allowing L.A. to go on long runs . If they allow L.A. to control the tempo of the game, they will not win. Boston must be more physical than L.A. and rebound the ball. Those rebounds will lead to more possessions and the Celtics will be able to start fast breaks. If they are unable to do so, the slide will continue.
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