The Celtics and Nikola Vucevic are learning to find each other

Celtics loss against the Knicks saw the first suffer offensively, as Jaylen Brown couldn’t bring New York down on his own. Boston thus failed with only 89 points scored. It must be said that the face of Celts has been troubled for several days and reported by Anferni Simmons.

So Joe Macula decided to step up his bench with Peyton Pritchard and with his newcomer Nikola Vucevic. The balance of the team is therefore changed and must be stabilized.

“We have to find the alchemy, the rhythm”, gives in Jailen Brown. “We want Vucevic to be a little more aggressive, to feel comfortable shooting and to know where he can be served. He is still learning and we need him to be sharp. We will adapt, talk, watch videos and improve.”

The former Bulls pivot finished the match against New York with 11 points on 5/13 shooting in 24 minutes. If he is very collective, he can adapt everywhere and almost never forces, sometimes he has a tendency to forget to impose himself, although it will be necessary in Boston. Neemias Cueta and Luca Garza, who are currently starting, although they have not played together since the beginning of the season, do not have such offensive qualities.

Tests and time to find the right training

“We’ve been doing the same thing since the beginning of the season. We’ve been testing all year. We’re in the 15th or 17th starting five, so nothing changes.”analyzes Joe Mazzulla, as he hit his 14th big five of the season on Sunday night. “Everybody on the roster has an opportunity to make an impact. We can do a few things, so before or after the transition period, nothing changes in our approach.”

Although the game against Miami ended in victory, the first quarter was a failure (15 points). And against the Knicks, with 24 units at 34% shooting success, it wasn’t much better. Since the arrival of Nikola Vucevic, even if the sample is very, very short, the starts are difficult.

“We’re playing a little differently. There are new players in new situations, so I wouldn’t say we’re as efficient as we were a few weeks ago, when we had the off-season and the start of the competition to find solutions.”confirmed by Derrick White. “But it’s exciting to know that we can continue to learn, to continue to grow. It’s going to happen day by day, guys are going to adjust well. The players know how to play basketball, so it’s going to happen quickly.”