“Mad” Brad Stevens spouted off throughout the game. Mic’d up on TNT, he audibly stressed pace, pace, pace. Frustrated with the offensive performance of the Celtics in an 89-80 loss to the 76ers he repeatedly had to remind his players about the core element of their offense. It was a game where Marcus Smart led Boston in scoring for a significant period, and the team shot 40.5 percent in the absence of Kyrie Irving.
In a timeout interview, Stevens expunged that “we stink right now,” trailing double-digits just as they did last week in London again Philadelphia.