Coming into this postseason, the Boston Celtics knew that the play of their bench was going to be huge. Brad Stevens has always used deep rotations and the runs they have been giving up with Isaiah Thomas on the bench have been an epidemic this season.
The dependence on that depth was put to the test by the lineup changes by Stevens against the Bulls. He exercised literally any possible option, and it was vital to the series that he found the answers he needed.
First it was Gerald Green, then Kelly Olynyk stepped up and even Terry Rozier played a role in winning the Bulls series.