COMMENTARY
The Boston Celtics are a frustrating bunch on offense. We’ve watched them spend the first few weeks devolve into poor isolation play, even after they begin games generating open shots.
The problem for Boston right now is they’re missing open shots. According to the NBA’s official tracking stats, the Celtics have taken 28.8 open shots (when a defender is four-to-six feet away) per game, which is the most in the NBA. They are shooting 38 percent on those open shots, which is the second worst.
That’s bad in a couple of ways. First, obviously, the Celtics are missing open shots.