NEW YORK — The Celtics haven’t expressed much concern about their defense, ranked 15th after the first quarter of the season. They thought they could’ve erased numerous buckets in Wednesday’s win over Miami, while the offense failed them in Friday’s loss to the Heat.
Communication, navigating screens and sometimes individual efforts plagued that unit though as the Celtics erased any mistakes on that end with historic offensive output. Each became more apparent when they shot 33% from deep against the Heat, and facing Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant provided the perfect opportunity to guard your yard for each Boston defender.