NBA Player with the Mavericks Uses Strong Words To Sum Up Celtics Offense

Dereck Lively II, a center with the Dallas Mavericks, is aware of what the Boston Celtics excel at on the floor.

And with that, launch it to a great distance.

Although Lively is aware of that strong point of Boston’s attack, he also knows that stopping the team’s abundance of shooters on the court is not a simple task.

According to Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News, Lively told reporters, “They can shoot the (expletive) out of the ball.” “From one to five, they make an incredible team.

They are able to reach the rim and space out across the floor. They may utilize a wide variety of weaponry on the ground.

Thus, all we need to do is attempt to predict when they will use their weapons and when we may attempt to employ those weapons against them.

Under head coach Joe Mazzulla’s tutelage, the Celtics consistently make 3-pointers and do so with some effectiveness.

Although it dropped to 39.8 in the postseason, Boston’s 42.5 3-point attempts during the regular season was still the highest of any playoff club.

Throughout the postseason, Derrick White and Payton Pritchard have been Boston’s greatest long-range shooters, converting 3-pointers at a 40.7% and 45.5% rate, respectively. While Jaylen Brown only makes 36.8% of his triples, Jrue Holiday is only slightly off at 39.7%.

This playoffs, opponents have challenged Al Horford to attempt a long-range shot, and the seasoned center has made them pay. In Boston’s conference finals victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 3, he hit a career-high seven three-pointers.

Though he is among the Celtics’ greatest shooters, Jayson Tatum has only made 29% of his 3-pointers throughout the playoffs, indicating he has yet to prove it. Sam Hauser is trying to find his shot as well. During the regular season, he shot 42.4% from beyond the arc.

There is no denying that the Celtics have a wealth of offensive alternatives to test opponents. In the NBA Finals, Lively—a 7-foot-1 rookie center—will have to protect the perimeter, which will be particularly difficult if Kristaps Porzingis returns.

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