Ime Udoka continues to stare at the Celtics’ stats slightly baffled, yet confident time will reverse Boston’s poor shooting trends (32% from deep through 15 games). The expected points, a statistic Udoka referenced throughout the past week, say the Celtics should be getting more points relative to the quality of the outside looks they’re generating.
In the meantime, Marcus Smart among other Celtics threw the deep ball in the trash (26 three-point attempts before garbage time) and took closer shots against the Lakers. Smart went downhill to trade short jumpers with Anthony Davis late in the first, hitting three consecutive 10-15 footers in the lane.