The Boston Celtics look to extend their winning streak to four games in a row tonight, as they will be squaring off against Jaa Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies.
After starting off the bubble at 1-2 and giving us all worries in regard to their legitimacy after the league’s resumption, the Boston Celtics have now turned up the heat and are looking like the team we believed them to be coming into Orlando.
Rattling off three straight victories against the Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors, and Orlando Magic, respectively, — two of which came in blowout fashion, mind you — the shamrocks find themselves boasting a record of 4-2 and are looking to add to their winning record and extend their win-streak tonight against the surprisingly ineffective Memphis Grizzlies.
Despite coming into Disney as the Western Conference’s eighth seed, the Grizzlies have struggled tremendously through their first six games and are in serious jeopardy of missing out on the postseason which, in all honesty, would be great for Boston as they hold the rights to their 2020 first-round selection.
With the likes of Portland, San Antonio, and Phoenix all on their tales, it is likely within Memphis’ best interest to go all out with their remaining two matchups — including tonight’s — and put it all on the line to hold onto their place in the standings. With this in mind, it could mean trouble for the Celtics if they don’t come in well prepared to play against a completely motivated and, frankly, desperate team.
In order for Boston to come away from tonight’s game with another ‘W’ in the win column, they’ll certainly need to take the Grizzlies seriously and try to hone in on these three specific keys: