1. Both Jayson Tatum and Evan Fournier played vs the Timberwolves on Saturday afternoon, despite several other key Celtics sitting out. Brad Stevens said that both players wanted to play, which was a point that both Tatum and Fournier backed up. They both said they wanted to find a rhythm and get some more on-court time together.
Neither played extended minutes, but both played well. Stevens said he put them back in briefly in the fourth quarter because the team wanted to get a win they could feel good about. Stevens admitted to “holding my breath” when they were out there, but everyone made it through the game fine.