Celtics Set NBA Record for Lowest-Scoring 1st Quarter in Playoff History

April 19th, 2016 by Alec Nathan Leave a reply »

After shooting 36.3 percent from the field in their 102-101 Game 1 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, the Boston Celtics couldn't shake their offensive woes when Game 2 rolled around Tuesday evening. 

According to Basketball-Reference.com (h/t CBSSports.com's Matt Moore), the Celtics set a new record for postseason futility when they scored an all-time low seven points in the first quarter. 

All told, the Celtics shot just 3-of-23 from the field in the opening frame, including a ghastly 0-of-6 from beyond the arc.   



Following a disastrous first 12 minutes, the Celtics opened the first four minutes of the second quarter by scoring 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting, per ESPN Stats & Info on Twitter. And as the Boston Herald's Steve Bulpett noted, the Celtics also scored on seven straight possessions during a second-quarter stretch. 

However, even that wasn't enough to trim the lead much, as the Celtics finished the first half with just 28 points—the fewest by any team in postseason play since Boston posted just 27 in a 2013 game ag ...

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