Entering their first round series with the Orlando Magic, we knew that the Celtics probably were not going to take as many threes as they typically do.
The Celtics took 48.2 threes a game in the regular season, most in the NBA while smashing the all-time team totals for three-point attempts and makes in a single season. In their three regular season games against the Magic this season, Boston took 40 threes on April 9th, 37 threes on January 17th and 33 threes on December 23rd — all well below their season average and over 10 less in the two games where they had most of their top six in the lineup.