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The Celtics battle with shot selection

Related Topics: Battle, Shooting, Kyrie Irving

Last night wasn’t the type of stress-relieving beat down fans were expecting against the a young Knicks. Leads were lost, good play was rare, and questions were asked. Most notably, shot selection became a big topic of conversation amongst fans and writers with neither particularly thrilled with the amount of mid-range shots the team was taking.

Team stats

-Through 3 games, the Celtics are 11th in the league in three-point attempts, but 21st in 3PT% at 35.1%.

-31.8% of shots were at the rim, 25th percentile. 29th in league at FG% at the rim (51.