Unguarded: How the Grizzlies Disrupted the Celtics' Offensive Machine

Jrue Holiday was at the center of the Memphis Grizzlies defensive game plan. Here's why it worked, and why other teams might take a crack at the same coverage.

On Saturday, the Memphis Grizzlies came into the TD Garden with a plan. It wasn’t necessarily a good plan, but it was a blueprint that hadn’t been used before. Taylor Jenkins wanted to remove one of the Celtics’ biggest weapons, freeing up his team to make quick decisions on the defensive end.

Since the Boston Celtics added Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porz…