The Celtics suffered a tough loss at the hands of the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night, as Rick Carlisle’s team went ultra instinct from beyond the arc. When your opponent shoots above 50% from deep, it’s usually a tough night at the office, especially when you’re only hitting 27.1% of your clapbacks.
What was disturbing, though, was the regularity in which the Pacers found themselves taking good shots. Just hours after Carlisle had branded Ime Udoka’s team “scary,” the Pacers found themselves toying with the Celtics defense, carving them open like a Thanksgiving turkey, and doing so at will.