
Celtics Kemba Walker calls his 9 FGAs unacceptable after Game 4 loss
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — After the Boston Celtics shot the Toronto Raptors back into their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Saturday, Celtics star Kemba Walker placed the blame on his shoulders.
“I got to be more aggressive,” Walker said after finishing with 15 points on 4-for-9 shooting with eight assists in Toronto’s 100-93 win in Game 4, which tied the series at two games apiece. “I wasn’t aggressive enough.
“That’s unacceptable on my behalf, to be honest. There’s no way I can just be taking nine shots. That’s unacceptable.”
Not only did Walker shoot just nine times — after getting virtually wherever he wanted on the court in the first three games of the series — but he also shot 1-for-6 from 3-point range Saturday as part of a disastrous team performance from beyond the arc. The Celtics went 7-for-35 from 3-point range. That included a dismal 5-for-22 on uncontested 3-pointers, per ESPN Stats & Information research.
Toronto, on the other hand, went 6-for-8 on uncontested looks.
First 10 Qtrs | Past 6 | |
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3-pt FG | 26-102 | 25-62 |
3-pt FG pct | 25.5% | 40.3% |
Pct off passes | 31.1% | 46.5% |
Contested pct | 26.2% | 33.3% |