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I think this needs to be categorized as a "must-win" for the Celtics. Dropped 4 of their last 5.Also, their last 4 losses were all at home as they haven't gotten a win in like a month at the TD Garden that required double overtime.
8. The Celtics got away from Gordon HaywardThrough three quarters, Hayward scored 23 points on 9-for-17 shooting. In the fourth, Hayward shot the ball twice and his only scoring was one free throw.One of the strengths of the Celtics earlier this season was their ability to just work the ball to the right guy and if it meant one of their stars didn’t score his normal amount, it’s was fine because it would work out somehow down the road.They’ve gotten away from that for various reasons, but it would have been smart of them to try to find Hayward more often in this one. He was the one guy who was hitting shots and he could get almost any one he wanted.https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2020/03/jayson-tatum-learning-what-true-greatness-is-an-inexcusable-officiating-error-10-things-from-boston-celtics-vs-oklahoma-city-thunder.html
TPFL! Absolute must win game! Let's hope for a bounce back game from Kemba.Also, John Karalis of MassLive mentioned this and I noticed this too when I watched my DVR of the OKC game:Quote8. The Celtics got away from Gordon HaywardThrough three quarters, Hayward scored 23 points on 9-for-17 shooting. In the fourth, Hayward shot the ball twice and his only scoring was one free throw.One of the strengths of the Celtics earlier this season was their ability to just work the ball to the right guy and if it meant one of their stars didn’t score his normal amount, it’s was fine because it would work out somehow down the road.They’ve gotten away from that for various reasons, but it would have been smart of them to try to find Hayward more often in this one. He was the one guy who was hitting shots and he could get almost any one he wanted.https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2020/03/jayson-tatum-learning-what-true-greatness-is-an-inexcusable-officiating-error-10-things-from-boston-celtics-vs-oklahoma-city-thunder.htmlThis is something that happens with our team a lot...going away from the hot hand. Hayward had the hot hand but in the 4th quarter he took 2 shots while Smart took 7. Smart did play the full 12 mins but too often we tend to go away from the hot hand. It's not like Hayward was getting the Tatum treatment (i.e. getting doubled). I hope the team continues to remain unselfish and work for the best shot.
I say this once per game, it seems... but I keep waiting for the day when this team consistently finds Hayward when he cuts. He cuts open all the time, and we don't get him the ball nearly often enough in those situations.