Since the all-star break ended the Celtics have walked on their hands. They’ve defeated the Cavaliers and Warriors with a completely new approach to success, getting stops. The vicious offensive pace they were on to that point has sputtered back to earth, and the defense expected before the season opened against Brooklyn has spontaneously arisen.
Since the All-Star break, the Celtics have the seventh-best defense, 27th-ranked offense. So they've basically done a full flip.
— Jay King (@ByJayKing) March 9, 2017
Boston lost its first 19 games under Brad Stevens on the road against the western conference before going on a run of 13 for 26 through this trip; which has featured a blowout win, buzzer beater and blowout losses, and the team’s best victory of the season on Wednesday.