A mix of observations and analysis as the Celtics wrapped up pool play in summer league on Thursday night with a 113-87 blowout win over the Memphis Grizzlies, giving them a 4-0 record for the week.
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Grant Williams is knocking down a lot more 3s than expected: Outside shooting is supposed to be one of the biggest question marks for the 20-year-old rookie power forward. Williams knocked down 29 percent of his 3-point attempts at Tennessee, including just 32 percent per game during his junior year.
Needless to say, a switch to more frequent shooting from deep was supposed to be a work in progress for the rookie, but Williams took advantage of getting a green light on Thursday night. The No. 22 overall pick knocked down four of five attempts from downtown to finish with a team-high 21 points in the blowout win. The performance lifted Williams’ numbers for the week to 43.7 percent from 3-point range, with several of his makes coming above the break.
Fantastic cut, great feed, and my boy ? pic.twitter.com/QchJ7wrgYa
— Max Carlin (@maxacarlin) July 12, 2019
They could beat the '27 Yankees and 16-0 Pats at sport can't tell me otherwise pic.twitter.com/mtdeBRNWD6
— Max Carlin (@maxacarlin) July 12, 2019
Grayson Allen was ejected after a flagrant foul for taking a swipe at Grant Williams. Allen was also called for a technical foul earlier in the game.#NBASummer pic.twitter.com/H87mCHAyzk
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 12, 2019
It’s Max Strus’ turn to come out on fire pic.twitter.com/vRxOyTH7YH
— ☭ (@Sailboatstudios) July 12, 2019
What a freaking pass by timelord pic.twitter.com/FSFno11SaR
— Ben Pfeifer (@Ben_Pfeifer_) July 12, 2019
Robert Williams is going to be a lot of fun pic.twitter.com/Qs4CzaKk7q
— Dan Greenberg (@StoolGreenie) July 12, 2019