Celtics Life · Jan 12, 2020
C’s flaunt their “stop”-ability in easy win over New Orleans
On the heels of a Q4 against Philly two nights ago when they could manage a mere seven defensive stops in 22 Sixer possessions, the Celts clamped down on the road-weary (third game in four nights) Pelicans with 18 stops in 27 first quarter tries … then put the game away coming out of halftime with another 17 (in 26 possessions) more in Q3.
Q’s 1 and 3 also saw Boston execute its offense at near 70% efficiency (36 conversions in 52 opportunities), Jayson Tatum’s fingerprints on 17 of those successes (13 FG’s and four assists) on his way to a career night of 41 points on uncanny 73% accuracy (16 for 22).
Boston 140
FG: C’s – 55-100, .550
3FG: C’s – 14-29, .483
FT: C’s – 16-18, .889 [8 conversions]