How Celtics' return to team identity could power a Celtics Game 7 bounce back
The Celtics have forgotten their team identity in their recent back-to-back losses. Now it's time for them to remember it.
How Celtics' return to team identity could power a Celtics Game 7 bounce back originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Boston Celtics have now lost back-to-back games since they went up 3-1 on the Philadelphia 76ers , and their backs are against the wall.
Now, they are heading to Game 7, and whoever takes this game moves on. Game 7 makes the rest of the series not really matter, which players have noted . It’s win or go home.
Boston needs to show up as the better team, and they can do that by remembering their team identity. The Celtics lost their identity this series © Bill Streicher-Imagn Images In the games the Celtics have won, it’s because they knew their identity. Set the pace, pass until you have an open shooter, put up a three, rinse, repeat.
However, in their losses, they somehow forget this. They start playing in isolation, limit passes, and force up bad shots, putting them into a bad rhythm. If the Celtics continue this into Game 7, they really will need to figure something out this offseason.