Can anyone stop the Boston Celtics in the month of March?
Posting a sensational 10-1 record heading into Sunday, the C’s have put the rest of the NBA on notice. After closing out a 4-0 west coast trip, Boston returned home on Wednesday night to face the Utah Jazz.
Although a top seed in the west, the Jazz were no match for the red-hot Celtics. Boston would jump ahead early 39-24 after the first twelve minutes The following 36 minutes were filled with Celtic dominance as the shamrocks coasted to a 125-97 victory.
Sunday serves as another tough test for the green and white. Minnesota enters Sunday at 43-32 on the season and 10-3 during March.
The league leader in points per game (115.4), the Timberwolves are no easy match. In addition to being the league’s leading scorer, the T-Wolves also lead the league in three-point field goals made on the year. The three is arguably the best part of their offense, as they score from downtown at such a high rate.
While they are first in completed 3-pointers, they are 14th in the league in 3-point percentage. So there are clearly some efficiency issues with Minnesota, but shooters are gonna shoot, so expect no shortage of long-range bombs on Sunday.
The injury report, at the time of this writing, looks crystal clear once again for Boston. Minnesota on the other hand will likely be without Malik Beasley and Jaden McDaniels. Jordan McLaughlin is a game-time decision as he aids a quad ailment.
So how do the Celtics pull off their eleventh win of the month as they get ready to face such a high-scoring opponent?
Well, here are 3 things they must do to keep their month near-perfect: