Reporter: Without Tatum, the Green Army’s upper limit this season is actually very limited

In the NBA regular season, the Celtics lost to the Knicks 95-105.

"Sports Weekly" reporter Ji Mengnian wrote an article about the Celtics. The content is as follows:

I re-watched the video of the Celtics and the Knicks. Except for the slightly abstract second quarter, the overall performance was actually pretty good.

I don’t know what your expectations are for the Celtics this season. Personally, I don’t have any expectations for results, and as of now, even if I have expectations, it may be difficult to achieve what I want.

Now the Celtics are still in the process of exploring their new ID, as Hauser said after today's game: "In the past two years, we have known what kind of team we are. Even if we are not in good condition on a night, we can win the game. But this year, our team looks different."

Losing Holiday, Porzingis, and Horford is certainly a loss for the Celtics, but more importantly, Tatum's injury. It turns out that at least half of the Celtics' positional battles are based around Tatum. Now that Tatum, Pritchard, and White are missing, they have all been greatly affected. The opportunity that was once easily obtained by covering the quick release is now difficult to obtain.

On the other hand, Tatum's rebounding was originally a way to help the Celtics keep the lower limit. Everyone is used to Tatum coming on the court, scoring 25 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Now without him, the Green Army has been robbed of 31 rebounds by their opponents in the past two games.

Without this absolute core, Mazzula is reshaping the team's ID. He hopes that the Celtics can be more aggressive on the defensive end in the new season, win more possessions of the ball, and cause the opponent's mistakes. I also hope that the team can fight for offensive rebounds. Both of these things are to make up for the shortcomings of positional warfare and increase the benefits of chaotic battles. However, in the past two seasons, the Green Army has been the least aggressive team in the league on the defensive end. It has always been at the bottom of the turnovers and offensive rebounding is not its strong point. Not to mention that the team's size this season is not outstanding. Therefore, it may take quite some time to shape this new ID.

Mazzula said that in his team's season-opening loss to the 76ers on Wednesday, they played the way they should for about 12 to 16 of the 48 minutes. He was encouraged by the progress he saw today.

"I think it's closer to 24 minutes tonight," Mazzula said. "So we just need to continue to improve this number as much as possible. The key lies in the level of effort and details. "

Not to mention how long it will take to shape the new ID, even if the Celtics really play the basketball that Majora expects, the team's upper limit this season will actually be very limited. Although the management has repeatedly emphasized that this will not be a gap year, from a realistic perspective, this season may be extremely difficult for the Green Army.