Kristaps Porzingis produced his worst efficiency since being traded to the Celtics towards the Heat in Game 2 and he’s vowed to be higher subsequent time round.
Heat large man Bam Adebayo completely schooled Porzingis on the courtroom and he might solely handle six factors, eight rebounds and 4 assists on 11.1 % taking pictures from the sphere in Boston’s shocking 111-101 loss.
The middle additionally completed the sport with a plus-minus of -32. Yikes.
The C’s did some reflecting and reviewing and after Thursday’s observe, Porzingis detailed the place all of it went unsuitable.
“They make us think,” he said of Miami. “They do this on one possession, then they do another thing on another possession, then they switch, then they don’t. So that can freeze you a little bit, because you start to think a little bit, then you rush.”
He added, “Obviously, their physicality. They tried to get up into us. Make every catch, (make) every action difficult. But we also got a little bit, I think – because you value the possession so much, we got a little bit stagnant. We just need to play the same way we’ve been playing and not fall into their game too much.”
The large man defined how some easy fixes ought to clear up a number of the C’s woes.
“It’s small margins. (It’s) us getting a little bit better position, a little bit cleaner looks at the pass,” Porzingis stated. “A little better positioning makes a big difference. They did a hell of a job, to be honest. And I didn’t have a good offensive game at all.”
When requested if he would do something in another way following his forgetful efficiency, Kristaps stated, (*2*)
