The fourth quarter doomed the Celtics (0-4) once again as they dropped this one tonight to the Memphis Grizzlies, 95-88.
The Celtics had a lead as late as 2:11 left in this one, but they let an opportunity to get Brad Stevens his first win slip away. Jerryd Bayless led the Memphis charge in the final frame with 15 points off the bench to help his team pull away from the Celtics.
Boston's 0-4 start is its worst start to a season since 1969. Welcome to rebuilding, folks.
The good:
* Jeff Green scored a game-high 22 points on 6-of-12 from the floor. Let's see if he can actually string together at least two games in a row.
* Avery Bradley had himself a solid night. He showed off his defensive prowess tonight against Tony Allen and the rest of Memphis' guards. He also had 13 points and 3 assists.
* Boston did a nice job of competing on the boards with a great rebounding team that Memphis is. The Grizzlies had a slight edge in the rebounding category, 36-32.
The bad:
* The fourth quarter doomed the Celtics once again. They were outscored 29-16. They only scored 2 points in the final 4:19 of the game. This team's inability to finish and their lack of a closer is killing them.
* As expected for a rookie, Kelly Olynyk struggled. He went 1-for-8 from the field and had 4 turnovers in 24 minutes. Give him some time. He'll figure it out.
Boston will practice Tuesday and return to action Wednesday night at TD Garden when they host the Utah Jazz.
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