David Lee played zero seconds in the second half of Wednesday's Boston Celtics loss to the Detroit Pistons. Lee's donut in the minutes column should become a regular occurrence for the foreseeable future, since, as the data reveals, the Celtics are significantly better when Lee is on the bench.
The Celtics have a -3.9 Net Rating when Lee is playing, making him the only regular rotation player with a negative Net Rating. But they're +5.9 when he's on the bench, which is their best Net Rating.
In simple terms, the Celtics play like a below .