The Boston Celtics dug themselves a very deep hole when they dropped game two of the first round to the Atlanta Hawks. The Celtics are now down 0-2 in the series, but should get a boost from playing in front of their home fans. Still, things do not look good at all for the Celtics going forward in the series.
One major reoccurring theme for the Celtics in recent games has been their slow starts. The Celtics have scored 65 points combined in the first half of their first two playoff games. The Celtics were only able to produce 9 points in the first quarter. The team often looked like they had no idea what they were doing on offense.
Injuries have not helped the Celtics cause either. Kelly Olynyk missed game two with a shoulder injury, and Avery Bradley is expected to miss the rest of the series with a hamstring injury that took him out of game one.
Playing in front of the Celtics faithful at TD Garden should help energize the Celtics in the next two games, but even that may not be enough to push the Celtics past the Hawks in this first round series.
Nice concise post but make sure you factcheck your work before publishing. The Celtics scored seven points in the first quarter of game 2, not nine.
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