When the Boston Celtics hosted superstar forward Kevin Durant and his Brooklyn Nets at TD Garden last week, the 126 – 120 win powered by All-Star forward Jayson Tatum‘s 54 points, it certainly looked like the Celtics and Tatum were the better of the two.
What are the Celtics doing on both ends of the court that’s powered their success, and why should we think it is sustainable? Changing from a team that struggled to adapt to a switch-heavy defense reliant on ISO ball on offense with little ball movement and low levels of player engagement to the absolute unit of a team on defense and a top-10 offense requires substantial change — but what exactly did shift for the Celtics?
The host of the BBallBreakdown podcast Coach Nick shared his thoughts on these questions in a recent episode of his pod, highlighting what’s changed in Boston’s play using their recent slate of games as an example.
Check out the clip embedded above to see his breakdown of Boston’s second-half resurgence.
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