After a slow first quarter, the Celtics looked a bit out of sorts with chemistry even harder to come by without their anchor Al Horford who was sitting out with a sore wrist. Heading into the second quarter, the team threw out an interesting lineup of Marcus Smart, Terry Rozier, Jayson Tatum, Marcus Morris, and Daniel Theis. The result? A dominating 40-25 Celtics quarter which included a 9-0 run, Tatum scoring 13 points in a little over 3 minutes, and 5-position switching that stifled a lot of the Hornets sets.
Celtics’ bench foreshadows strength of depth
