The Celtics got here up brief from final yr’s accomplishment as they failed to succeed in the NBA Finals. Boston misplaced to the Warmth in seven video games of the Japanese Convention Finals.
Within the essential Recreation 7 the Celtics made simply 21% of their three-pointers (39% area objectives). Boston took 42 three-point makes an attempt towards Miami’s 28.
In line with Boston’s rookie head coach Joe Mazzulla, poor three-point capturing was the primary downside for his group. He didn’t suppose that the Celtics relied on their pictures from past the arc an excessive amount of.
“We shot 21% from three. Protection was nonetheless there,” Mazzulla mentioned when requested why his group modified after the primary 6 minutes of recreation. The coach was then requested if the Celtics had been too reliant on three-pointers. “No,” was his response.