{"id":86503,"date":"2019-10-12T09:19:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T09:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=86503"},"modified":"2021-10-09T04:08:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T04:08:08","slug":"celtics-defense-dominates-in-preseason-win-over-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=86503","title":{"rendered":"Celtics Defense Dominates in Preseason Win Over Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heading into the coming 2019-2020 Celtics season, there is two main concerns. One is interior defense and the second is 3-point shooting.<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics honed their skill in both categories Friday, on their way to an eye-opening 21-2 start against the Magic in their second preseason matchup.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Smart drained 4-of-5 from behind the arc, Daniel Theis offered stellar defense against Orlando&#8217;s frontcourt of Aaron Gordon, Jonathan Issac and Mo Bamba &#8212; one of the league&#8217;s tallest and most athletic &#8212; while rookies Carsen Edwards and Grant Williams drained a pair from deep and Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown got off to hot starts on the offensive end. By the half, Boston stretched its lead to 28 (62-34).<\/p>\n<p>In the end, Orlando managed to pull to within 25 but finished with less than 80 points in a 100-75 Celtics win.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/brad-stevens-discusses-celtics-injuries-enes-kanter-coming-off-the-bench\/\">For a team with a job opening at the starting center position<\/a>, the Celtics&#8217; top candidate should be Theis based on his performance Friday. In his first preseason game, he blended in well with the rest of the starting unit &#8212; one that played without Kemba Walker (knee soreness) &#8212; and based on how he can run the floor on the offensive end while altering Orlando&#8217;s offense, he has a good chance at winning the starting spot on opening night. Theis has been Brad Stevens&#8217; best big man in terms of producing on both ends.<\/p>\n<p>Tatum&#8217;s 15 points on 6-of-15 attempts led the way while Smart finished with 14 points and Jaylen Brown added 11 on 5-of-8. Brown dominated in transition, attacking the rim every chance he could and weaving through defenders.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More from Pavon:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/cedric_maxwell_says_celtics_babied_kyrie\/\">Cedric Maxwell says Celtics &#8216;Babied Kyrie (Irving) too much&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Boston&#8217;s defense scored 31 points off of 21 Magic turnovers and most importantly never gave Orlando a chance to pull close. The number of turnovers is a testament to how committed the Celtics were on defense, as a team from top to bottom &#8212; every player appeared to be dialed in as they made defensive stops after defensive stops.<\/p>\n<p>Next up, the Celtics will head back home for a Sunday matinee matchup against the Cavaliers at TD Garden Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heading into the coming 2019-2020 Celtics season, there is two main concerns. One is interior defense and the second is 3-point shooting. 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