Boston's MO has been its stingy defense, but over the last seven games since Brad Stevens started utilizing more small ball lineups, the offense has soared.
With the Celtics giving up 115, 118, and 117 points in their last three games, there's legitimate concern that small ball has hurt Boston's defense, but Danny Ainge didn't seem to concerned during his interview with Toucher & Rich yesterday. The team ran into two hot offenses on the road in Dallas and Toronto and as disappointing as those losses were, the bright side is that the team was more than competitive in both those games.