Both the Celtics and the Utah Jazz are kinda lower-middle-class when it comes to the matter of Pace of Play this season – the C’s rank No. 17, Utah No. 20, a tad above and a smidgen below 99 possessions per 48 minutes currently.
I bring this up only because Wednesday’s 114-103 Boston victory produced a mere 177 combined possessions, the most leisurely-paced game Brad’s boys have played this season. (Their Thanksgiving week home victory over Sacramento had produced 179 combined scoring opportunities.)
Did Jazz coach Quin Snyder commit a strategic blunder by not having his squad push the pace a little more against a short-handed team playing its second game in as many nights – especially in Q1?