Celtics’ biggest problem just created an all-time NBA disaster stat
Jaylen Brown only took two post-game questions after the Boston Celtics’ loss to the Utah Jazz on Monday night. The first was regarding a no-call late in the fourth quarter. Keyonte George slipped, and it appeared as though Brown tripped over him, though no foul was given. Utah ran down the other end and Lauri Markkanen tipped in an alley-oop from rookie Walter Clayton Jr. to put Utah up by one point.
“It's a minute left in the game or less, and you completely—The whole staff blows the f****** call,” Brown said. “I mean, it cost us the game. Unacceptable.”
The other question? Boston’s offense.
The Celtics can't make shots...
For the sixth time in eight games, the Celtics shot below 45% from the field. The only times they have eclipsed that mark have been the loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Opening Night and their 32-point win over the New Orleans Pelicans.
Somehow, their three-point shooting has been even worse. They’ve shot up 35% just one time—their win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Celtics have yet to shoot 50% from the field in a game, and they haven’t sniffed 40% from deep.
Offense has been a chronic problem.
“We just got to play basketball,” Brown said. “I thought we got a lot of good looks. We just shot the ball poorly tonight. I think we were like 8-for-45 or something, nine for—We shot a lot of threes, but I feel like a lot of them were good looks.”
Celtics made NBA history vs. Jazz (in the worst way possible)
On Monday night, the Celtics shot 11-of-51 (21.6%) from beyond the arc. Of all instances when a team has taken at least 50 threes in a game, it was the single-worst shooting performance in NBA history.
Nothing was clicking. It was an ugly night lowlighted by a third-quarter performance that was a lot worse than the 26 points they mustered up.
Boston shot just 9-of-23 in the frame, including a 1-of-11 showing from deep, and their lack of success putting the ball in the basket directly led to the Jazz’s offensive finding a rhythm. After a 36-point first half, Utah dropped 38 in the third quarter alone, shooting a red-hot 13-of-18 from the field and 4-of-7 from distance.
“I thought our offense put pressure on our defense to where we just had too many empty possessions offensively, and they were able to score,” said Joe Mazzulla. “Whether it was and-ones, or offensive rebounds, or a little bit of, like I said, some of our defensive miscues oncorner threes. So, I think just getting so many empty possessions offensively just put too much pressure on our D, and we didn't hold the fort down.”
But what happened?
Utah’s ball pressure? Poor screening from the center room? Timely turnovers? All of those issues certainly reared their ugly heads in the third. Yet shot-making was still the primary diagnosis.
It has been all year.
“Mostly it was misses on relatively decent shots,” Mazzulla said.
Up to this point in the season, the Celtics have generated the ninth-most wide-open threes (closest defender six-plus feet away) per game in the NBA at 21.6. They’re shooting 37.1% on those looks, which ranks 19th.
Boston also ranks second in the NBA in open three-point attempts per game (closest defender four to six feet away) with 19.7.
They are shooting 29.7% on those shots. That’s 25th in the NBA.
“I feel like we're getting like, decent looks,” said Payton Pritchard.
Steve Nash reveals career-ending moment that will have Mavericks fans laughing
While some may think his career was a little overrated, Hall of Fame point guard Steve Nash had a pretty solid and successful 18-year NBA career. Nash won two MVPs, led the NBA in assists five times, made seven All-NBA Teams, and was named to the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team.
Of his 18 years, Nash spent six of them with the Dallas Mavericks. As a Maverick, Nash was solid during his tenure. Nash made two All-Star Games and two All-NBA Third Teams. To this day, Nash leaving to sign with the Phoenix Suns in 2004 remains a big "what if" in Dallas. The thought of Dallas winning more than one championship remains among the fan base, as he and Dirk Nowitzki were an incredible duo.
Nash last played a regular-season game as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2013-14 season. Recently, the Hall of Fame point guard revealed when it was time for him to hang up his basketball shoes once and for all, and Mavericks fans will never forget the time he spent in Dallas.
Stephen Curry ended Steve Nash's legendary career
Nash recently sat down on the "Mind the Game Podcast" with LeBron James and Stephen Curry. In the episode, Nash discussed when he knew it was time for him to retire.
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Nash was then part of the Lakers in the 2014 preseason. The Lakers were playing a preseason game against Curry and the Golden State Warriors on October 12, 2014.
At the time, Nash had been battling injuries for the past two seasons after a serious collision while playing against Damian Lillard. Nash had broken the joint between his tibia and fibula in his knee. Nash was never the same player again, but the preseason game playing against Curry was when he knew to retire. Nash told the story to James and Curry, and was laughing while sharing.
Curry scored 39 points in the Warriors' 116-75 blowout win against Nash and the Lakers. It was the first quarter when Nash was impressed with Curry.
In the first six possessions against Nash, Curry made four field goals, made three 3-pointers, one of which was to convert a 4-point play after a Nash foul, and two assists to Harrison Barnes. The Warriors went up 15-2 in the first 2.5 minutes of the game.
"You deserve a little bit of putting me out to pasture," Nash said to Curry in a joking way.
Nash recognized a future superstar when he knew it about Curry. That 2014-15 season, Curry won his first MVP and led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975, and even defeated James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in that year's NBA Finals.
In March 2015, Nash finally retired from the NBA for good after he was unable to play in the 2014-15 season. Even though it's been a decade since playing against Curry, Nash can share a funny story about when he knew it was time to retire.
Some players don't like to accept they have to retire, but Nash knew in a fun way against one of the NBA's greatest of all-time in Curry. His time in Dallas will never be forgotten, and Mavericks fans will always be wondering what would've happened if he had stuck around in Dallas longer.
