Offensive rebounds and fouls defined this Celtics loss

The Celtics defense has had their struggles this season and a lot of it comes down to their rebounding and fouling. Sunday’s 123-114 loss to the Pacers showed us this again as Indiana had 11 offensive rebounds and shot 27 free throws.

Let's start with the rebounding. 11 offensive rebounds and 12 second chance points does not seem like a ton but it was the timing of these rebounds that created problems for the Celtics.

Every time, they were starting to get back into the game with a run and they’d get a big stop, Indiana, led by T.J. McConnell and Thomas Bryant, would steal an offensive rebound.

The Celtics had fought their way to get the Pacers lead back to 6 and forced a miss on a Tyrese…