It’s a big challenge ahead, but it’s something that we have – I’ve said it before and sound repetitive - we have to look at the film and figure out how we can be better, and then come out and be better.” “Now our backs are against the wall, and we have to come out and respond. “That’s been us this whole playoff run,” Horford said. They took Game 1 against the Warriors on their home floor. The Celtics won a must-win Game 6 in Milwaukee and Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Miami. Boston is 7-0 following a loss this postseason and 8-3 on the road. But it’s as close to a must-win as you can get without it actually being a must-win.Īt least they’re pretty good in those situations. Game 5 in San Francisco on Monday night isn’t, by definition, a must-win. The Celtics have their backs against the wall once again. That is the path they back on with the home-court advantage returning to the Warriors. The Celtics don’t make anything easy on themselves. “We got way too stagnant late in the fourth,” said Jayson Tatum, who was 8-for-23 in Game 4. “We need to get more settled, more control, more organized, and I think things will be better for us in those moments.”
“When things go wrong, we don’t get space. The Celtics turned it over 16 times, with four of those coming in the fourth. Guys were too close to each other, which led to turnovers. Jaylen Brown said that spacing was once again one of the main issues and a big reason why Boston’s offense was so flat Friday night. We can’t let the ball get stagnant and let them load up on us.” If the ball gets stuck, go screen somebody. “We were watching the guy with the ball instead of moving like we’ve been doing,” said Marcus Smart.
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There was too much iso ball in the final quarter, and not enough fishing for a better look. Of Boston’s 21 shots in the fourth, 13 were from three-point range. We definitely need to be better down the stretch and a little more locked in as a group.” “I don’t feel like we executed as well as we did the previous game and you really can’t do that. “I felt like we took possessions for granted,” Al Horford said after the loss. That is inexcusable in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. On a few occasions, they were close enough to each other to hold hands. For most of the evening, no one really looked like they knew where they were supposed to be when Boston had the ball, and far too often, guys were just standing around. The Celtics offense never really got into a rhythm on Friday night. Al Horford’s three to make it a 100-97 game was the only shot that the Celtics made over the final five minutes. Steph Curry accounted for half of Golden State’s points during that run, and scored 10 of his 43 points in the final four minutes of the game to cap off his incredible performance.Īfter taking that lead, the Celtics scored just three more points the rest of the way. The Warriors, meanwhile, went on a 10-0 run. Five of those were from behind the arc, and the majority of them were forced. Maybe even “nonexistent.” After taking a 94-90 lead with 5:18 left, the Celtics missed their next six shots.
Ime Udoka said that his team went hunting for mismatches too much and then settled for threes. “Stagnant” was the key word when anyone on the Celtics was asked about what happened down the stretch of Friday night’s 107-97 loss. Their closing time struggles resurfaced, the offense disappeared, and Golden State was able to rip the win away from Boston at TD Garden. Instead, they let it completely slip away. It was right there for the taking.īut the Celtics did not take it. BOSTON - The Celtics were five minutes away from going up 3-1 on the Warriors in the NBA Finals.
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