The Boston Celtics' NBA Cup dreams were shattered on Friday night at the hands of the Brooklyn Nets. The 113-105 defeat came at a surprise, to say the very least.
Here's what stood out:
The short roll
One thing that became apparent early in this game was that the Celtics’ bigs would have plenty of opportunity to make plays out of the short roll. The Nets made it a point to blitz the ball handler off the majority of Boston’s screens, leaving the screener wide-open on the roll.
When they did, both Neemias Queta and Luka Garza found themselves with decisions to make on the fly.