The Boston Celtics used the Brooklyn Nets own defensive scheme against them in their 148-111 blowout victory over the Nets at TD Garden on Friday (Feb. 27) night, leveraging the double and at times even triple coverage of players like Jaylen Brown and Nikola Vucevic to spread the love on the way to getting a half-dozen of their players in double figures (and all active players on the board).
“I thought we just did a great job reading the game,” said Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla of how Boston managed to turn around from an awful offensive outing vs. the Denver Nuggets in their last game to this historic offensive masterpiece.
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“They went to – they’re good defensively and they have some different coverages, whether they’re switching, whether they’re blitzing, or whether they’re just going to drop there,” he explained.
Feb 27, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) is introduced to the crowd prior to a game against the Brooklyn Nets at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images
“So I thought we just made the right reads throughout most of the entire game,” explained the Boston coach. “I thought tonight Vooch (Vucevic) looked really comfortable in his offensive reads and his offensive screening.”
“And he unlocked a lot of stuff for us, and so he’s got to keep getting better at those, just reading different matchups, making the right play.”
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