Boston Celtics’ veteran point guard has found his offensive rhythm of late and acted as a key catalyst in Friday’s 118-112 win over the Indiana Pacers
Getty Images Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens directs his team and has been using Jeff Teague more lately Boston Celtics veteran point guard Jeff Teague has found his offensive rhythm of late and acted as a key catalyst in Friday’s 118-112 win over the Indiana Pacers. At the risk of surrendering their fourth consecutive loss, the Celtics prevailed from an early double-digit deficit before head coach Brad Stevens turned to his bench for reinforcements as he began to slowly pull his starters off the floor, one-by-one. From the outset, rookie Payton Pritchard connected on a 24-foot 3-pointer, and then came Robert Williams’ slam dunk, and then finally, there was Teague checking into the game for Kemba Walker. And he joined in on the fun. Teague drew a foul to get to the free-throw line, which was followed by a 15-foot floater that officially wiped out the Pacers’ 14-point lead and pushed the Celtics ahead. Averaging 6.2 points while shooting 34% from the floor,42.5% from deep this season in 17.2 minutes per game, it’s been a trying season. Teague, whose playing time has fluctuated throughout the course of the season as a result of falling in and out of Stevens’ rotation, will look to carry the momentum of this encouraging back-to-back set.
