Prior to Sunday’s loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics forward Drew Peterson had played just seven minutes this season. The two-way man more than tripled that total at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Sunday, logging just under 25 minutes off of Boston’s bench with both Jaylen Brown and Derrick White out of the lineup.
In fact, the second-year forward played all 12 minutes of the second quarter — a crucial stretch for the Cs. They found themselves down as many as 11 points to the hosts, but Peterson’s spark helped keep Boston in the game.