The Boston Celtics collapsed in the fourth quarter of Game 5 against the Philadelphia 76ers, scoring only 11 points and missing their last 16 shots. Coach Joe Mazzulla addressed the team's performance and what went wrong.
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The Boston Celtics were one quarter away from finishing off the Philadelphia 76ers on their home floor and advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Instead, they went ice-cold during the fourth quarter of Game 5, scoring justĀ 11 points in the period and missing their final 16 field goal attempts.
Now, the Celtics will have to go back to Philadelphia for GameĀ 6 on Thursday, where they'll try again to close out the series.
After Tuesday's crushing loss, Joe Mazzulla explained what went wrong for Boston in Game 5.
"Obviously had some back-to-back turnovers that led to threes. We had some empty possessions on the offensive rebound that led to some of the shots there. I think the game is connected in that and I thought it was a little bit of both (bad offense and defense)," Mazzulla said during his postgame press conference.
As for the Celtics' cold spell to end the game, Mazzulla didn't sound too concerned about it.
"Got some good looks. Werenāt able to capitalize," Mazzulla explained.
The Celtics scored just 11 points in the fourth quarter and missed their last 16 field goal attempts, leading to their collapse.
Joe Mazzulla discussed the team's struggles during the fourth quarter, particularly their inability to score and execute plays effectively.
The loss puts the Celtics' playoff advancement at risk, as they were close to winning the game and moving on to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.




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After posting underwhelming 40/28/61 shooting splits in Game 5, Boston will need to capitalize on those looks if it wants to win GameĀ 6.