Boston.com · Feb 12, 2019
Dividing up the blame among the Celtics
Celtics forwards Gordon Hayward and Jayson Tatum were both forced to sit after fouling out in the fourth quarter during the team’s loss to the Clippers at TD Garden, on Feb. 9, 2019. (Barry Chin / The Boston Globe)Such is the status of the melodramatic Celtics that it’s easier to identify who isn’t to blame for their maddening play than it is to pinpoint the main cause of their struggles, which include massive blown leads over the Lakers and Clippers in their last two games.
So let’s say this: Marcus Smart, always dogged, an underrated playmaker, and (gasp) a 36.8 percent shooter from 3-point territory this season, isn’t to blame.