The NBA season is an extended grind and even giant pattern sizes will be deceptive. For the primary few months the Celtics bench had assist gamers capturing nicely above their profession averages. Then one thing occurred and it appeared like the entire staff went chilly abruptly. Which begged the query: Are the Celtics a great capturing staff? Had been they capturing above their heads early on? Are they only in a capturing hunch now? Or is it one thing in between?
Nicely, you responded by way of NBA Reacts and it seems that almost all of you aren’t all that fearful.
As a staff the Celtics are capturing 37.7% from 3 this yr. Good for eighth within the league. In case you take a look at the month-to-month splits, it tells a bit extra of the story (sure I’m being lazy and utilizing the months as an alternative of pinpointing the shedding streak begin date).
October: 39.9% (seventh) – 6 recreation pattern sizeNovember: 41.1% (1st)December: 32.7% (twenty sixth)January: 31.9% (twenty second) – solely 3 recreation pattern dimension
With out diving too deep into the numbers, it looks as if Derrick White and Malcolm Brogdon (for instance) have been capturing a bit above their profession averages and have cooled off these days. On the flipside, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have been capturing beneath their profession averages. That form of factor usually evens out over the course of the common season.
Let’s simply hope that they’ve one other scorching streak within the NBA playoffs.