A certain demographic of viewers will opine that there’s nothing wrong with taking a dribble or two inside the three-point arc and lifting for a 17-foot jumper.
There’s an element of truth to that, but only if you can make that shot at a 45-48-percent clip.
If that isn’t you, the current basketball economy calls for getting to the rim as much as possible and taking 3s. No matter how you slice it, it’s inherently more valuable to take a big step backwards for a shot worth 50% more than a long two is worth.
The Celtics recognize that, and they’ve really bought into the times. Almost 44 percent of their shots are threes, according to Cleaning The Glass. The second largest portion of Boston’s shot diet is at the rim, at a little more than 30 percent of their total.
Most of the long two diet comes from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, but that’s OK because they’re both exceptionally good shooters from those distances.
All of that is to say, in terms of vacuumized shot selection, the Celtics are doing all the right things.
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