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Celtics notebook: G-Leaguer Kadeem Allen starts at point guard

MILWAUKEE — Kadeem Allen became the first two-way contract player in Celtics history to get a start last night, though, of course, along with Jabari Bird, he is one of the first two two-way contract players in franchise history.

But on this year’s team, he also os the fifth-string point guard, pressed into a start last night when Terry Rozier’s balky left ankle — tweaked during Sunday’s win against Toronto — failed to respond properly.

With Shane Larkin missing the trip because of an illness, Brad Stevens had nowhere to turn except to Allen, a rookie.