Bill Sy: You play the hand your dealt. With nearly half the roster on the shelf, Brad Stevens started a lineup of 6’2 Terry Rozier, 6’8 Jayson Tatum, 6’9 Marcus Morris, 6’8, 260 lbs. Guerschon Yabusele, and 6’10 Aron Baynes. Nursing so many injuries, the Celtics lacked their inverted offensive scheme with side-to-side action and wing attacks. Instead, Boston played a much more traditional post up on the block, pick-and-roll style that nearly won the game.
This wasn’t so much a moral victory as a study into what other options the Celtics can go to in the post-season.