A common complaint from viewers is that the Boston Celtics shoot too many threes for their liking. On one hand, that's understandable. They launched 48.2 threes per game last season. The Golden State Warriors took the second most; they averaged 42.4. Seven games into the 2025-26 campaign, you can again find the Celtics atop that category. They're hoisting 47.3 per contest, per NBA.com.
When those shots aren't dropping, the criticism crescendoes. That was evident after Boston blew consecutive second-half leads of at least 20 on the TD Garden parquet to start its series against the New York Knicks last postseason.