Joe Mazzulla sees Celtics adjustments to counter Philadelphia 76ers backcourt in Game 3
· Yahoo Sports
Between their increased volume of shots beyond the arc (and their efficiency with the 3 more generally) and their attack on the big men of the Boston Celtics, the Philadelphia 76ers found a way to right the ship in Game 2 of their first round series with Boston.
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The Sixers were clearly perturbed by their Game 1 blowout at the hands of the Celtics at TD Garden on April 19, and clapped back from the Philadelphia backcourt, falling 111-97 at home on Tuesday (April 21) evening. "I think ... you always go back to that, that’s the low-hanging fruit to look at," said Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla of the Sixers guards creating problems Boston struggled to solve.
"I think it starts with the stuff that we can control," added Mazzulla. "In the second quarter, (we) gave up a free throw rebound, gave up two catch-and-shoot 3s to (Quentin) Grimes, who have a chance when he makes shots, they’re a different team."
"(We) gave up some catch-and-shoot shots on stuff there," added the Celtics coach. "So, I think the beginning, it starts with where’s the stuff that we can control to get better. When you don’t do those things, it puts pressure on the stuff that you’re talking about, and we have to be able to be better at those things."
"And credit to them – they made shots. So start with that. Move to our pick-and-roll defense, whether it’s our body position, whether it’s the timing of our shifts, the level of our shifts, and we adjust from there."
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