At this point, we’ve all heard the killer whale analogy applied to Mazzulla ball. Boston’s offense works as a pod of sea carnivores who work together to hunt for food in the NBA ocean. Despite their shooting woes of late, the Celtics still boast the third most efficient offense in the league behind the Cavaliers and Knicks.
Boston is one of the few teams in the league that plays through their wings. Both Jayson Tatum and now Jaylen Brown have much more playmaking responsibilities after spending their formative years working side-by-side with on-th-ball point guards like Isaiah Thomas, Kyrie Irving, and Kemba Walker; both are averaging career highs in assists at 5.