Official Site of the Celtics · May 14, 2018
The Misleading and Notable 3-Point Story from Game 1
WALTHAM, Mass. – The Boston Celtics aren’t letting the score of Game 1 against Cleveland fool them. They know their 25-point win was not indicative of how these two teams stack up.
There was a simple reason as to why Boston clobbered Cleveland by a count of 108-83: the C’s made shots, and the Cavs did not. Those facts were as clear as day for both teams as they watched the game on film.
“They missed some shots that they'll hit normally,” Brad Stevens said Monday afternoon.
His counterpart, Tyronn Lue, said, “Looking at the tape, especially in the first quarter, we got a lot of good looks that we liked, a lot of open shots we just didn't make.”
The numbers support each coach’s statement.