The two biggest issues with Sunday’s loss to Oklahoma City, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said, were bad spacing, and poor screening.
Boston had several spacing issues on display in the second half, whether it was getting to spots late, getting pushed out of position, or simply standing around instead of moving without the ball.
Jaylen Brown finished with 21 points after being held scoreless in the second half. He, Jrue Holiday, Sam Hauser, and Payton Pritchard shot a combined 0-19 in the second half.
The Celtics had trouble adjusting to Oklahoma City’s matchup changes, which included switching Lu Dort onto Brown in the second half.