The essence and appeal of our games is frequently moral-ized, ala Aesop, into their cliched wisdom.
Baseball preaches that “Chicks Dig the Long Ball,” yet golfers admonish that you “drive for show and putt for dough.”
It does seem universally accepted, though, that “Defense Wins Championships!”
Coach Brad Stevens sure has Boston Celtics doing their part to uphold the veracity of that last one, their pesky “D” frustrating many a foe into season-low scoring outputs as they’ve pretty much been sitting atop the Defensive Ratings (based on points-per-possession) from the get-go.
Last week’s business trip to London marked the actual mid-point of the NBA regular season.