The Boston Celtics appeared to be the better team in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals. Yet come Game 3, the Celtics were manhandled by the Cleveland Cavaliers, casting a big doubt on whether or not the Celtics can match up. Marcus Morris of the Celtics said that this won't happen again in Game 4.
As reported by Chris Forsberg of ESPN, Morris said:
Marcus Morris: "That [Celtics] team we saw [in Game 3], I'm 100 percent sure it won't be the same team on Monday.”
— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) May 20, 2018
In Game 3, LeBron James and crew came out strong — moving the ball better on offense and being more active on the defensive end. The Celtics, on the other hand, were missing out of their defensive rotations — a rather uncharacteristic showing as it seemed to be their bread and butter in the first two games.
They were also missing horribly from the field where they shot just 39.2 percent and 27.3 percent from downtown.
An easy excuse for the Celtics' loss in Game 3 would be to look at their previous road games in the playoffs. They are just 1-4 on the road in the postseason.
But head coach Brad Stevens is not looking for excuses. As reported by Michael Hurley of CBS Boston:
“Well to be honest with you, in my 11 years as a head coach, I probably haven’t talked about road and home five times with our team. It’s about how you play between the lines.
“Because I think if you start talking about that, then you find excuses in both places. And we can’t play like we played tonight, no matter where we play. If we would’ve played in Boston like that, we would’ve gotten beat.”
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