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10 takeaways from the Mavericks’ red-hot shooting night in Boston

To go around Daniel Gafford’s rim protection, the Celtics took side roads to find their way. In the action below, they first initiated a Zoom action where Kristaps Porzingis kept the ball and then transitioned into another Zoom action with a twirl from Jaylen Brown:

Boston Celtics - Zoom Action Keep into Zoom Action Twirl pic.twitter.com/bLeDQQUF41

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The combination of screens and off-ball movement from one side to the other forced the defense to switch and move, creating space for the Celtics. They frequently used Zoom actions for Derrick White as well.