Brad Stevens wasn’t necessarily thinking about Wednesday night’s game when he said beforehand, “Our offense will improve. Our defense has carried us so far.”
But like the Knicks, who the Celtics had obliterated from downtown on Oct. 24, the Sacramento Kings had the kind of leaky perimeter just begging for what was about to happen in a 113-86 Celtics win. The Celtics, with a 6-2 record that remains the best in the NBA, have now won six straight games.
The Celtics rose towards the early season high 3-point numbers (.483 shooting, 14 made treys) they set in the win over New York, going deep early and often on Sacramento with a 41.