Oshae Brissett only scored two points and played just 14 minutes off the bench in his first appearance with the Celtics on Friday, but the team felt his impact was immense in their 119-111 win over the Heat.
The fifth-year forward made a handful of hustle plays through Friday’s win for the Celtics, particularly in the first quarter, when they trailed by as many as 13 points. Brissett’s entrance into the game in the middle of the first quarter made a quick difference, helping Boston cut Miami’s lead from 13 to three in just over two minutes.
Brissett nabbed three rebounds in that stretch, inducing two offensive rebounds in one possession.