During Saturday’s victory over David Fizdale’s stubborn New York Knicks at their Garden, it seemed as if the Celts kept moving in for the kill but just couldn’t put the stake through the heart of a young squad.
Allonzo Trier, Hardaway Jr., Vonleh … even Enes Kanter was looking sprightly running the court.
Indeed the Home-boys matched the Stevens Green conversion-for-conversion – both squads notched 48 for the game – and the outcome was determined at the charity and three-point stripes. The C’s countered their five missed FT’s with nine treys (+4) – NY squandered their dozen three-balls with 10 misfires from the line (+2).