This season might be the anomaly for Brad Stevens and the Boston Celtics, but it doesn’t take the sting out of how poor the team’s defense has been and continues to be.
Friday night was the latest example of Boston’s sieve of a defense as the Philadelphia 76ers shot 55.6 percent from the field en route to a 122-110 win over the Celtics.
According to our Keith Smith, this Celtics defense is the worst it has been under the direction of Brad Stevens in terms of defensive rating. After another calamitous defensive showing, Boston has defensive rating of 110.