Celtics Life · Jan 4, 2020
“Stripes” betray but don’t cost C’s a win over lowly Hawks
For only the third time this season – but for the second time in three games – the Boston Celtics were more inept from the foul line than they were accurate from behind the Arc … and winding up with a negative score in the “Striping” column. The first two (last weekend against Toronto, and the season-opener in Philly) resulted in defeat.
Last night, Brad’s boys rode a whopping 14-5 advantage in Free Throw Conversions to a +11 (55-44) in overall conversions. The buffer withstood the -15 points worth of stripes.
Worthy of note – the C’s 25 3FGA’s and .269 usage rate (3PAr) are season lows, the .240 connect rate is third-lowest.