Nick Nurse, Sixers address what was unacceptable in loss to Celtics
Nick Nurse and the Philadelphia 76ers address what was unacceptable for them in a Game 1 loss to the Boston Celtics.
BOSTON -- The Philadelphia 76ers dropped Game 1 to the Boston Celtics by a score of 123-91 on Sunday afternoon as they find themselves in an early hole in this Round 1 series. The Celtics got whatever they wanted as they played with much more intensity and focus than what the Sixers played with in a playoff game. Coach Nick Nurse revealed after the loss that there were some good moments for Philadelphia--notably a stretch from the middle of the second quarter to the middle of the third--but other than that, Nurse called the effort "unacceptable" .
When asked to expand on that thought, Nurse pointed to a few issues such as transition points as the Celtics got out and ran a lot off Philadelphia's turnovers. The Celtics had 22 points off Philadelphia's 15 turnovers in that respect. Another big issue for Nurse was the 3-point attempts.
Boston shot 16-for-44 compared to 4-for-23 for Philadelphia. "I think that there's a few things," Nurse stated. "I mean, we certainly can't give up that much in transition.
That's a big one. We got to take care of the ball better. Too many turnovers that also were live ball that led to some of that transition.