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If Joe Mazzulla had a fever, the cure wouldn’t be more cowbell. It would be more threes.
Despite the Boston Celtics coming out on the losing end of a shootout with the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, don’t expect their head coach to dial things back from beyond the arc heading into Game 3.
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My Celtics vs. 76ers predictions like Derrick White to find his touch from downtown.
Find out more in my NBA picks for Friday, April 24.
Celtics vs 76ers prediction
Celtics vs 76ers best bet: Derrick White Over 2.5 threes (+102)
The Boston Celtics went just 19-for-50 from 3-point land in Game 2, but it wasn’t like the Philadelphia 76ers were playing lockdown defense on the perimeter.
In fact, 24 of those 3-point attempts qualified as “wide open”, with no defender within six feet of the shooter. However, the Celtics cashed in only six of those opportunities from outside.
Although Derrick White is a collective 4-for-17 from beyond the arc against the Sixers, including a 4-for-14 count on 3-point attempts with a defender at least four feet away, he has no intention of shooting less.
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“You got to have that confidence the next one’s going to go in and got to have that belief,” White told reporters ahead of Game 3. “I think if you get a good look or if it’s an open look, you’re hurting the team if you don’t take it. If you’re out there and you get a good look, you got to take it and knock it down.”
Given the way Philadelphia’s guards exploited Boston’s drop coverage on high screens in Game 2 (Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe were a combined 11-for-22 on 3-pointers), Friday’s game could see a surplus of triples from both sides.
That means ample opportunities for White to get right from deep, and his player projections for Game 3 all lean toward 3+ makes from downtown.
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