Boston Celtics: Grades in Loss to Oklahoma City Thunder

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Point Guard: Jordan Crawford

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Crawford was one of the only Celtics players that looked good all night. He seemed confident and relaxed the whole game, and started off scorching from three-point land. Crawford was aggressively searching for his own shot when Boston needed some buckets in the first quarter. Most of the looks he was getting early were jump shots, but as the game went on he started to penetrate more, which allowed him to create for his teammates. J. Craw ended the night with 17 points and seven assists.

Grade: B+

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Shooting Guard: Avery Bradley

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Much like Crawford, Bradley came out of the gates on fire, knocking down his first four shots. He started off looking slightly reserved on the defensive end, but ramped up the intensity as the game went on. Bradley has become very consistent on both ends of the floor lately, which is an exciting trait, especially from such a young player. He finished with 19 points on 16 shots.

Grade: B+

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Small Forward: Jeff Green

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Green came into the game looking aggressive. He called for the ball and directed the offense. He looked like an alpha dog — something we rarely see from him. Unfortunately, after a few missed layups, he lost his assertiveness. He passed up on isolation situations, and refused to bring the ball up the court. Then, late in the third quarter, he caught fire and scored three transition buckets, which did wonders for his confidence. He looked aggressive and involved in the offense for the remainder of the game. Green played 34 minutes and scored 19 points on 8-15 shooting. Tonight was the first night he shot over 50 percent from the field since Dec. 8.

Grade: B

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Power Forward: Brandon Bass

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Bass, quite simply, did not have a good game. He only attempted five field goals, and missed four of them. He only played 22 minutes, and was quiet in his time on the court. There really isn’t much to say about Bass' performance tonight; he seemed invisible out there. He ended with a game-worst -23 in the plus/minus category.

Grade: F

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Center: Jared Sullinger

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Sullinger’s shooting woes continue. Nothing would stay down for Sully tonight, not even point-blank attempts at the rim. He looked active on the offensive glass, which is encouraging, but he didn’t demonstrate the soft touch he has shown for the past season and a half. You can blame it on his hand injury if you’d like, but it doesn’t change the reality that he needs to rediscover his shooting touch if the Celtics are going to start winning games again. Tonight, Sully missed eight of his 11 attempts, but did finish with five offensive rebounds.

Grade: C-

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Bench

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Although Kris Humphries had another fantastic game off the pine, Boston’s bench looked collectively bad. While the backups totaled 28 points, 14 of them came from Humphries. Kelly Olynyk, however, looked very energetic on the offensive glass and was the only Celtic to finish with a positive mark in the plus/minus section. While Olynyk and Humphries looked serviceable, overall it wasn’t a great night from the reserves.

Grade: C