The last time I wrote about Marcus Morris, my message was simple. Morris has a specific skillset and within the construct of the team, we should judge him on how well he does this specific skill-set. At that time, Morris was still getting himself back in shape after a troublesome knee sidelined him for much of the first half of the season, but the outline of a player who could contribute more than the consensus believed was starting to form.
A little over a month later, the Celtics were in Portland in a game that without Kyrie Irving, Marcus Smart, and Daniel Theis looked like a lost cause.