With all of the recent injuries, the Celtics could use additional scoring from Courtney Lee.
Before the season, the Boston Celtics were expected to use Courtney Lee as the replacement for Avery Bradley until Bradley returned from having surgery on both of his shoulders in the summer. Since Bradley returned on January 2nd against the Memphis Grizzlies, Lee’s minutes were lowered until Rajon Rondo tore his right ACL.
Throughout this season, Lee has struggled with his shot. Doc Rivers was mentioning Lee as one of the better corner three-point shooters in the league in training camp. He is shooting just 32.7% from beyond the arc.
Lee helped the Celtics improve defensively after point guard Rondo suffered his injury in the double overtime defeat to the Atlanta Hawks on January 25th. He was inserted into the starting lineup with Bradley and they had immediate success with their ability to create turnovers and score in the open court.
Late in games the Celtics alternate Lee with Jason Ter...
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Courtney Lee,
Avery Bradley,
Rajon Rondo,
Doc Rivers,
Jason Terry,
Gerald Henderson,
Kemba Walker,
Ramon Sessions
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats, Denver Nuggets, Chicago Bulls
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats, Denver Nuggets, Chicago Bulls
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