At this point in the season, we can be fairly confident in understanding the types of actions and schemes Joe Mazzulla likes his Boston Celtics team to run. For the most part, we’ve seen multiple variations of each action as Mazzulla looks to keep his coaching counterparts on their toes.
However, it’s worth remembering that Robert Williams has only recently returned to the rotation. As such, there will be actions or variations of actions that we’ve not yet seen.
On Monday night, as the Celtics defeated the Chicago Bulls in a tightly contested affair, we got a glimpse of a new variation that could become commonplace within Boston’s playbook — assuming they stick with pairing Robert Williams and Al Horford for stretches.