(Photo : Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – Jrue Holiday (#4) of the Boston Celtics dribbles through the second half of the Celtic’s preseason sport towards the New York Knicks at TD Garden on October 17, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Boston Celtics confirmed no mercy on the Indiana Pacers of their first assembly of the season, routing them by 51 factors, 155-104.
The Celts didn’t even play their begins within the fourth quarter.
Coach Joe Mazulla’s squad, nonetheless undefeated at 4-0, are the favorites coming into the sport, however level guard Jrue Holiday stated they method this sport identical to every other.
“There’s a maturity, a competitive nature, being able to lock into whoever you’re playing against.”
Jrue Holiday talks getting up for each sport regardless of the matchup #Totally differentHere pic.twitter.com/ULAW8GgEFT
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) November 2, 2023
He defined that they solely confirmed “maturity” towards the Pacers, the kind of maturity that’s targeted extra on themselves than whoever they play towards.
“There’s a maturity, a competitive nature, being able to lock into whoever you’re playing against,” he informed reporters. “I know that there’s times where there’s a lesser caliber team or how you look at the team on the stat sheet, you gonna be like ‘alright this is gonna be easy night for us’.”
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He additionally defined how the crew is rising by way of their collective mentality.
“I think that is part of the of the mindset we’re having is each team is different,” he continued. “Each game is an NBA game so each player is an NBA player. Any night they can go and give you 40 or 50 points. I think as a team we have locked in to that mentality.”
Record-breaking night time for the Celtics
While the crew tries to normalize their invincibility in every sport, that victory is not any atypical feat. They have damaged a number of data within the sport, together with the highest factors in a single half at 75 because the 1950-1951 season. They additionally scored their highest factors output in a single sport since 1959.
1️⃣5️⃣5️⃣ POINTS!
That’s the second most the @Celtics have ever scored in a sport, and essentially the most since 1959. 🤯#Celtics | #Totally differentHere https://t.co/eTZAEX2gRn
— Basketball Reference (@bball_ref) November 2, 2023
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This is the primary time the Celtics have led by 35+ factors in consecutive video games in 25+ seasons*, per Elias.
*The NBA has been monitoring play-by-play information because the 1996-1997 season.
— Celtics Stats (@celtics_stats) November 2, 2023
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