Boston Celtics’ narrow win: What went wrong against the Pelicans?
The Celtics beat … or didn’t lose to … the Pelicans despite shooting struggles and turnovers, especially from star players like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
Host John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal breaks down the Celtics’ performance, focusing on their shooting issues and uncharacteristic turnovers. He highlights the importance of securing wins even when the team isn’t at its best. With insights into the team’s current form and areas for improvement, Karalis discusses how the Celtics can enhance their three-point shooting and defense. Key figures like Derrick White and Kristaps Porzingis are also part of the conversation, adding depth to the analysis.
Tune in to explore the Celtics’ path to success and discover how they plan to overcome these challenges.
2:00 Recap begins
5:08 Celtics’ volume key to win
10:14 Celtics vs Cavs matchup
15:55 Uncharacteristic play
29:17 Celtics’ three-point battle
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9 Comments
I’m confused. Did the Celtics lose ?
It's a damn shame the Cs barely beat an 8 win team at home missing key players while being at full strength.
Frenetic. That’s the only word I can think of that comes close to describing that one. Pels come in shooting poorly from three and light things up. Boston meanwhile has yet another slow start from deep. The one thing that kept NO from putting distance between themselves & BOS was our offensive rebounding. Dejounte Murray & Trey Murphy both torched us for most of the game, but we did get some stops when needed. It was good to see Horford regain his shooting touch and his D on that final layup attempt from CJ saved the day. Tatum needs to hit those FTs but he redeemed himself with a few big shots in the final minutes. As long as we get the win I guess that’s all that matters. And I love how Tatum gave Celtics fans a tip of his cap in postgame comments. Thanks John! ☘️🔒
And so the Boston Celrtics 2024 Championship Tour continues…. they've coasted through the first half of the season, planning on ramping it up in the second half. Of course, this doesn't always work since bad habits are hard to shake. Time to hedge one's bets on a repeat?
celtics are 13th in 3P% and 1st in attempts by over 6/game over the team that shoots the second most (bulls). they are the team built around the 3 but have been finding it difficult the last 20 games to shoot even league average (34.7%). mazzula-ball as currently played will not get them back to the finals. they seem extremely vulnerable against even wimpy teams and out of their elements against the top competition. celtics last year had 12 games total of shooting 30% or worse from 3 — this year they already have 9 such games. they have lost the balance
Mazzulla ball and trying to rely on 3s too much. Time for new tricks.
When Tatum missed back to back free throws at the end of the 4th quarter that was a little frustrating. The 4th quarter turnovers have been odd. Combined with poor shooting it’s almost as though they are tired and every team they play is fresh and lucky.
Didn’t seem like physical effort was lacking more like a team that thinks they can turn it only when they want to getting burnt 🥵a lot lately. The switch is stuck between off and on. When DW can’t inbound and drops the ball out of bounds they need a wake a up call.
A win is a win you learn from it move on