After a rough end to the All Star break, the Celtics began the second part of the season in Detroit at the brand new Little Caesars Arena. It wasn’t a must-win game, but it felt like a game the Celtics absolutely needed to have to re-stabilize a season that could unexpectedly fall apart the same way it came together.
With about 10:42 left in the first, Jaylen Brown raced down the right side of the court and looked up to see Jayson Tatum posting up the smaller but stronger Reggie Bullock.