“Yeah, that’s three in a row that I think we’ve struggled defensively, not played as well as I would have liked,” said the coach, referencing the 140 points the Celts gave up in the loss to the Clippers in LA and the 120 they allowed the Kings while still managing to win by six two days prior. “That being said, I think Atlanta, coming into the game — I told Lloyd (Pierce, the Atlanta coach) this after the game — they’ve organized themselves, the way that they’re spaced, the pace at which they play, the way that (Trae) Young kind of controls the whole floor and their bigs rolling to the basket, they make it very hard.
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