In Kemba Walker’s absence, Marcus Smart took his place in the starting lineup. Romeo Langford then stepped into Marcus Smart’s minutes off the bench, with Robert Williams absorbing the floor time usually allocated to Enes Kanter.
Langford provided the Celtics with some exquisite perimeter defense, regularly closing out rotations and clogging the passing lanes. Langford has impressed on defense during his limited time throughout the season, however, in his prolonged appearance against the Nets, he hardly put a foot wrong.
Langford played so well he's not even playing garbage time.