The Celtics’ 3-point shooting approach has sparked a good amount of debate over the last couple of seasons, but one of their former stars sided with coach Joe Mazzulla’s philosophy.
Kyrie Irving likes Boston’s playing style, believing that it gets the most out of its players offensively.
“I like math because it has no emotions,” Irving told reporters after the Celtics defeated his Mavericks squad Saturday, via MassLive’s Brian Robb. “Outside of JT (Jayson Tatum) and JB (Jaylen Brown), when those other guys get it going like D-White (Derrick White) and Jrue Holiday, that’s what makes them special and makes them great.