BOSTON — Brad Stevens took a rare step up to the podium on Thursday and provided a different perspective on the state of the team than we’ve heard since the new year began. While remaining confident through what’s admittedly been an up-and-down start to 2025, he was asked about the team’s continued strong performance in the analytics department in January.
“Yeah, they were buoyed by some blowouts,” he said, smiling. “I’m kidding.”
“I don’t get too caught up in the numbers of that stretch, because we lost some close games that maybe we felt like we could’ve won but made mistakes at the end and lost.