Overview
- The Celtics went 11-for-51 from three (21.6%) in Monday’s 105-103 loss to Utah, their fourth-worst percentage under Joe Mazzulla.
- Boston leads the NBA in attempts at 47.8 threes per game but ranks near the bottom in accuracy at 31.2 percent.
- Per NBA tracking, 88.7% of Boston’s threes this season are classified as open or wide open, including 50 of 51 attempts against the Jazz.
- Payton Pritchard is shooting 21.3% from deep (13-for-61), worst among 178 qualified players, and Derrick White is at 26.3%, both after taking on larger roles following Jayson Tatum’s injury and Jrue Holiday’s exit.
- Team efficiency has slumped across the board, with ranks of 28th in field-goal percentage, 28th in effective field-goal percentage and 27th in true shooting, as coaches and players maintain the looks are good and expect a turnaround.