Memphis Grizzlies shocked the Boston Celtics. Taylor Jenkins' team secured an impressive 127-121 win over the reigning champions. However, their risky defensive strategy became the most prominent talking point.

Reacting to the Boston Celtics ' loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, it is easy enough to fall back into criticisms of the past, but do they really apply to the Celtics in the present? While the sheer volume of Boston's shots from beyond the arc might raise eyebrows when one takes a look at how many of them were misses.

The former Defensive Player of the Year was part of the Memphis Grizzlies roster that overcame the Boston Celtics 127-121 on Saturday, Dec. 7. Boston had come into the game at almost full strength, with Al Horford the only major scratch from the rotation.

Celtics point guard Payton Pritchard could see teams not shooting as many 3-pointers, but that doesn't include his squad.

The Celtics closed the game with Pritchard in Holiday’s usual place. The Grizzlies didn’t dare try the strategy against Pritchard, who scored 13 points in the second half and has been one of the league’s best shooters this season.

Memphis Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart, left, shares a laugh and a fist bump with former Celtics teammate Jaylen Brown (7) at the end of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell) AP

The Boston Celtics dropped their fifth game of the season on Saturday, Dec. 7, losing to the Memphis Grizzlies at the TD Garden. Joe Mazzulla's team produced a lackluster showing on both sides of the ball,

The Cavs have won their last four with the third one coming against the NBA Cup champion Bucks, 124-101, in Cleveland. Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points in the win. Cleveland remains the only NBA team shooting at least 50% from the field (50.5%) and at least 40% from 3 (40.5%).

The Bulls have won three of their last four games. Their sole loss even took Jayson Tatum to score 43 points for the Celtics. Before that, Chicago had its most impressive win this year over Boston in their back-to-back against the reigning NBA champions. Zach LaVine went off for 36 points in the win.

On Saturday evening, the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls by a score of 123-98 at the United Center. Jayson Tatum had one of the best games of his career,

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