Thunder coach Billy Donovan warned his players at halftime that the Celtics’ inability to sink 3-point shots wouldn’t last. Sure enough, Boston’s perimeter shooting in the third quarter launched the team back into a game the Celtics would eventually win 101-95 win at Chesapeake Energy Arena Thursday night.
There were two main offenders: Al Horford and Marcus Morris. In the third quarter alone, the Celtics scored nine 3-pointers, shooting 64.3 percent from beyond the arc. That was after missing all 11 attempts in the first half. Horford was a perfect 3-of-3 from downtown in the third quarter, and Morris just barely trailed him with two 3-pointers in as many attempts.