The Boston Celtics play high-variance basketball.
Normally, their team full of world-class shooters makes the shots. And when a high volume of those shots is worth 3 points, it usually leads to lots of wins.
But two games in a row, two crucial playoff games against the New York Knicks, Boston has found the low-end of that variance.
Twice, it has led to epic collapses, two of the worst losses in the storied playoff history of the Celtics.
And both times, Boston needed to make only one more 3-pointer on brutal shooting nights to escape with a win anyway.
In Game 1, the Celtics shot 15-for-60 from 3. In Game 2, it was 10-for-40.
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Hey, consistency: Both of those work out to 25 percent from deep.
Their 75 missed 3-pointers across two games are by far an NBA Playoffs record, confirmed by ESPN during the broadcast.
Fans may be upset that the Celtics keep shooting this much from outside, but it's how they got here.
To point out the obvious, 3s are worth more than 2s, if the 3s go in.
Should the Celtics drive a bit more? Maybe, although the lanky Knicks with Mitchell Robinson protecting the rim are a tough interior battle for a team that's used to shooting from deep so much.
The reality is that the Celtics simply need to make more shots.
It's a make-or-miss league. The Celtics have been better than anyone at making the long-range shots at high volume over the past couple seasons. It's how they won the NBA title last year.
But right now, they're missing, a lot. And that'll have to change for them to get back in this series.
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