Boston.com · Dec 12, 2018
6 stats to know from the Celtics’ 6-game winning streak
Marcus Morris caught fire against the Pelicans, scoring a team-high 31 points in the win.After trudging through most of the first quarter of the season at a pedestrian 10-10, the Celtics acknowledged they weren’t playing up to their potential.
“Last year, teams when they came in and played the Celtics, they knew they were in for a fight,” Marcus Smart told reporters. “This year, teams can’t wait to play us and that’s a problem.”
Whether the message resonated or the Celtics simply coincidentally started playing better basketball is up for debate, but there’s no question this team has hit its stride of late.