{"id":8546,"date":"2017-07-16T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=8546"},"modified":"2017-07-15T22:42:47","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T02:42:47","slug":"film-analysis-boston-celtics-offense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2017\/07\/16\/film-analysis-boston-celtics-offense\/","title":{"rendered":"Film Analysis: The Boston Celtics Offense"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Boston Celtics’ addition of Gordon Hayward<\/a><\/strong> coupled with the selection of Jayson Tatum<\/a><\/strong> in the 2017 NBA Draft adds two more forwards to contribute to Boston’s combo forward obsession. The ideal vision that\u00a0Brad Stevens<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Danny Ainge<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>have for the future of basketball is becoming more and more clear with every move made by Ainge: five players who can all space the floor, defend multiple positions, and create off the dribble for others.<\/div>\n
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With Hayward, Tatum,\u00a0Jae Crowder<\/a><\/strong>, Jaylen Brown<\/a><\/strong>, and Marcus Morris<\/a><\/strong>, the Celtics now have five players in the top eight of their rotation who would each be considered wings by every NBA front office. So, what is it about Stevens\u2019 offensive philosophy that allows him to play so many position-less players?<\/div>\n

Film Analysis: The Boston Celtics Offense<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Five Out Motion<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Boston is one of the few teams in the NBA that truly goes five out, even when its bigs are on the court. Al Horford<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(and previously Kelly Olynyk<\/a><\/strong>) will often operate as a perimeter player, opting to drive and kick or run a dribble handoff (DHO) from outside the arc. If either big does decide to post up, it\u2019s often a quick post before filling the vacant perimeter spot.<\/div>\n
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Below, Horford sets a high screen for Marcus Smart<\/a><\/strong> before popping out to the top of the key:<\/div>\n
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