“We’re simply not collectively. Plain and easy.”
The Boston Celtics suffered their worst loss the season on Tuesday evening, as they fell to the Toronto Raptors by the ultimate 118-95.
After the loss, head coach Brad Stevens advised reporters, “I assumed we had been simply outplayed in each which approach.” Capturing guard Marcus Sensible defined, “we’re simply not collectively.”
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“What are the principle components to these collapses? Not being collectively,” Sensible mentioned, per ESPN. “And that is it. We’re simply not collectively. Plain and easy. That is it. As a result of if we had been collectively, that would not occur. We’re all speaking and linking up, however like I mentioned, it is one thing we’re going by, and it is one thing we will must proceed to work at and determine it out.”
“That is actual,” Stevens mentioned. “The fact is that we’re taking lots shortcuts and never being as strong as we now have been up to now within the final two video games. I assumed we had been actually good in opposition to Milwaukee. So, it is not like we do not know what we have to do, however for no matter purpose, we have taken too many shortcuts. You may’t do this in opposition to any crew. Definitely tonight, they uncovered us and performed nice.”
When requested how the crew may deal with these “shortcuts,” All Star level guard Kyrie Irving responded, “I do not know. It is as much as Brad.” Requested whether or not he agreed with Sensible’s remarks concerning the Celtics’ not being collectively, “That is Marcus’ opinion,” Irving mentioned. “I respect it.”
The Celtics (37-24) are presently sitting in fifth place within the Jap Convention.