CelticsBlog · Jan 4, 2024
Kristaps Porzingis has become the Celtics’ clutch king
Boston Celtics v Oklahoma City ThunderWith four seconds remaining in the ’ 127-123 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kristaps Porzingis drilled what appeared to be a corner three to cut the lead to just one. The shot wound up being called a long-two, and the Celtics’ comeback hopes were pretty much squashed right there.
On a more positive note, the make was Porzingis’ 11th in clutch time (score within five points with less than five minutes to play) this season on just 17 attempts. That’s good enough for a clutch-time field goal percentage of 64.7%. That number makes him the most efficient on the team, besides Luke Kornet who has made his lone attempt this season.