Heading into the postseason, we knew that the Boston Celtics would need to rely heavily on their young core. In game one, at least, that young core came through in a big way.
Al Horford is still the dad of this squad. Marcus Morris is the odd uncle that has just a hint of danger in his eye. They will have their ups and downs, but for the most part they are known quantities.
We just didn’t have enough information to know exactly how the “kids” would perform. As I mentioned before, Brown and Rozier have just a small sample size of experience in the playoffs, and obviously Jayson Tatum has none on this level.