Despite losing a significant amount of perimeter talent over the summer, the Boston Celtics are still leading the NBA in three-point attempts per game, with 47.3 per night. As a byproduct of those perimeter attempts, the Celtics seldom get to the free-throw line.

Boston’s limited work at the charity stripe was on full display as they lost to the Houston Rockets on Saturday. Ime Udoka’s team got to the line on 35 occasions, earning 25 points on 71.4% shooting. The Celtics, on the other hand, took just seven free throws throughout the game, converting all of them.

During his postgame news conference, head coach Joe Mazzulla explained that Boston’s ability to force the Rockets into making turnovers (they had 18) led to Houston playing with increased physicality when getting downhill, wh

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