Celtics’ weaknesses glaring under playoff spotlight
In Game 1, the Celtics made a slew of mistakes against the Chicago Bulls and there was an argument they were still the better team. After Tuesday’s Game 2 meltdown in which the Celtics basically relented midway through the fourth quarter out of frustration and lack of defensive stops, it’s apparent who the better team is.
The Bulls dominated this matchup, 111-97, Tuesday night, answering every Celtics’ run with a better one. The Bulls are getting clutch play from their complementary players such as Robin Lopez (the MVP of the series so far) and a guy named Paul Zipser, a rookie second-round pick from Germany.
Meanwhile, Brad Stevens was searching deep into his bench for a spark, but his team’s weaknesses are being exposed and he is being outcoached by Fred Hoiberg.
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