CelticsBlog · Nov 4, 2019
Avoiding the next hiccup: Celtics minutes, bench production, and ball movement
David Butler II-USA TODAY SportsIn his weekend column for The Boston Herald, Stephen Bulpett outlined one of the Celtics biggest weakness (particularly without Enes Kanter and Robert Williams against the Knicks): defensive rebounding. New York outscored Boston 20-5 on second chance points on Friday night, but the Celtics escaped with a win on a Jayson Tatum jumper at the end of regulation.
Statistically, the Celtics haven’t exactly dominated in one area. They have a middling offense at 106.9 points per 100 possessions, good for 14th in the NBA. They’re ninth in defensive rating at 101.4. They’re 22nd in effective field goal percentage and shooting a ho-hum 35% from behind the arc.