The Boston Celtics scored 121 points in their season-opening blowout of the Brooklyn Nets. Obviously, it's a bit ridiculous to make any judgments based on one game. But it's also very possible that the 2014-15 Celtics may be a significantly better team on offense than they were a year ago.
While 121 points may not seem all that unusual a total, it was a rare feat for Boston. The Celtics never scored that many in a single contest last season—in fact, it's been over three years since they last put up that many points in a game:
Boston scored 32 points in the first quarter against the Nets, 35 more in the second quarter and another 34 in the third quarter. The Boston Herald's Mark Murphy noted that it was the first time since 2002 that the Celtics scored over 30 points in three consecutive quarters of one game.
Ten different Celtics logged court time during the win, with a whopping eight of them scoring in double figures. Brandon Bass also notched eight points, and Tyler Zeller added six in just six minutes of action.
In 2013-14, Boston finished 26th in the NBA in scoring with an average of 96.2 ...
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