For most of Saturday’s matchup against the Clippers, the TD Garden crowd didn’t have much to cheer for. The Celtics fell down by 16 at the half, by as much as 35 in the third quarter, and ultimately pulled the starters for good ahead of the final period.
Facing elite defenders in Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, the Celtics offense was clearly disrupted, actions that normally result in clean looks oftentimes led to deflected passes or contested threes.
“They got some really good defenders over there, so it’s not as obvious who to attack,” Jayson Tatum said.