We’ve heard a lot of talk about defense over the last couple of days. Throughout Game 1, the Celtics did a masterful job of coaxing the Sixers into half-court matchups that favored Boston and resulted in wide-open shots.
Let’s take a look at two plays that highlight what, exactly, went wrong for the Sixers in Game 1, and the solutions that they will need to come up with in Game 2.
Play 1
Below is a wide-open three-pointer by Terry Rozier late in the second quarter, after Al Horford beat Joel Embiid on a drive, which prompted Robert Covington to leave Rozier.