The Celtics met in another nearby party with the Pelicans, as they did earlier this month. Considering his recent troubles of crisis time, was a perfect test that gave rise to a winner of the Jayson Tatum game with 0.2 seconds left in the game Directs the Celtics to the top of the Pelicans.
There was also another interesting wrinkle by Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla throughout the section. While the rest of the C were on the court during the crisis time, Kristaps Porzingis and Horford were subject and outside the last minutes of Friday’s game. It was a defense play for offenses where Porzingis was subjected to offensive possessions when there was a stop at stake and vice versa for Horford and defensive possessions.
“Only different aspects,” Mazzulla told journalists in New Orleans. “We have to play different ways, different coverage. Give them different. We just needed to change the game and give them a different coverage, seeking to eliminate the 3 and, therefore, do it. “”
The Celtics were in force on Friday With Horford he returned after an absence of two games. This resulted in Mazzulla Tinkering with the closing program. Porzingis had a solid game on Friday defensively, ending with three robberies and four blocks to get their 16 points.
But Mazzulla chose to go with Horford for some key defensive possessions. Porzingis is also susceptible to shooters to the perimeter, so it was probably part of the equation, although the great man unveiled his defensive presence on Friday.
So this is another tool to consider for this list of loaded Celtics. Mazzulla recently spoke about some of his time discomfort, so he decided to shake things to see how his players and team responded. It is also the regular season, so it is the perfect time to experience to see the whole depth of its list and how to maximize possessions.
“For me, nothing changed,” Porzingis said about the fastening patterns. “We trust Al and he comes to defense and when they call me my name, I’m always ready. Nothing changed.”
The C had to crush another victory over a team of Pelicans, designed and thought of Friday. While New Orleans Lost Deajouunte Murray the first quarter by an injury that ended the seasonBoys like Trey Murphy III (40 points) and Jose Alvarado (20 points) gave them adjustments throughout the night.
The Celtics are in a two-game winning streak after Friday’s victory to put them at 34-15 this season. They are in the midst of a three -game trip by road, as they will try to fight some victories, which has been a relative struggle for the last two months.
“This game should not have been so close, but it was,” said Porzingis. “This has been a bit of our luck this season, the regular season. But I think it will turn around and we just have to stay with him and keep playing hard.”
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