Celtics set NBA record for fewest first-quarter points in playoff history

The Celtics had a historically bad start in Game 2 against the Hawks.

By Matt Moore

Apr 19, 2016 at 8:14 pm ET • 1 min read

With just seven points in the first quarter of Game 2 on Tuesday night vs. the Atlanta Hawks, the Boston Celtics set a record for the fewest points in the first quarter of an NBA playoff game.

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That is not great.

With Avery Bradley and Kelly Olynyk out for this game (Bradley is out for the remainder of the series) it takes away two of the Celtics' offensive weapons, and they don't have a lot to begin with. They just don't have the shooters. These kinds of terrible stretches can happen with Boston's offense, particularly its half-court offense, which was ranked 22nd in the NBA by Synergy Sports in the regular season. And that was before all the injuries.