Joe Mazzulla’s strategy to send Mitchell Robinson to the free-throw line in the first two games of the Celtics-Knicks series didn’t help Boston secure a win, but he stuck with the strategy in Game 3.
The decision to keep hacking the Knicks center wound up playing a role in the Celtics’ 115-93 win on Saturday. Robinson struggled from the free-throw line again, making just 4 of 12 free throws. He also missed his first five, looking visibly frustrated after he airballed another free-throw attempt late in the first quarter.
Robinson’s struggles from the charity stripe got so bad on Saturday that the Madison Square Garden crowd gave the career 52.