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The Sixers and the Celtics play at very, very different paces.
The Sixers are 4th in the league in pace at 102.8 possessions per game.
The Celtics are 22nd in the league at 96.4 possessions per game.
Neither team actually scores all that much in transition. Both are middle-of-the-pack in fast break points per game (Boston is 16th, PHI is 20th). The Sixers do try more fast-break attempts but are in fact not really very good at it, ranking 26th in fast-break scoring efficiency. The C's are middle-of-the-pack at 19th.
The biggest difference between the two is that the Sixers tend to let opponents score quickly. Half of opponent shots come in the first 10 seconds of the shot clock and the Sixers are giving up 51.6 points per game on those shots.
The C's excel at slowing the game down on defense and forcing teams to play a half-court game. Only 44% of opponent shots are happening within the first 10 seconds of the shot-clock and they are giving up just 36.8 points per game on those shots.
And when Brad talks about playing with pace on offense, he isn't really talking about fast-break opportunities. He's talking about how fast the ball and players move when executing the offense. Quick, passing-with-purpose with multiple people touching the ball is a signature of Brad's offense when it is executed well. The C's use the clock and some 61% of their offense is _after_ 10 seconds into the clock.
The Sixers do
try to work faster (as noted, they do more fast break attempts) and only 51% of their offense occurs after the first 10 seconds.
So, the net net of this is that: The C's work at a _very_ different 'pace' on both ends of the court than the Sixers do. They work much more methodically and more out of the half-court execution on both ends.