Friday night’s overtime loss to the Heat taught the Celtics that for as historic as their offensive is, they’re going to inevitably have off nights. And on those nights, they have to figure out a way to win.
Two nights later, they put that lesson to good use.
On Sunday night, the Celtics were not sharp, and at times played ugly basketball. Jayson Tatum had a career-high nine turnovers. The C’s scored just 13 points in the third quarter. Without their starting point guard Marcus Smart, the offense couldn’t find a rhythm. But behind defense, their calling card from a season ago, the Celtics persevered and pulled away late for a 103-92 win over the Nets to start their six-game road trip.
