Charles Barkley criticized the Boston Celtics for their poor shot selection during their Game 1 loss, where they shot only 25% from three-point range, setting an NBA playoff record for missed threes. Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal noted that virtually all of the Celtics' shots in the third quarter were threes, a strategy seen as foolish. Jaylen Brown acknowledged forced threes, while O'Neal suggested players need to communicate better on shot selection. Despite this, coach Joe Mazzulla defended the strategy, saying they had good looks that simply didnât fall.
I think if you took a look at yesterday, I loved the majority of our shots. There's probably 10 or 11 that you could take back considering the context.
Come on, man. That's got to be one of the stupidest damn stats I've ever heard. 19 out of 20 shots are threes. Come on, ain't nobody that dumb, Ernie.
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