The Boston Celtics are supposed to look a certain way. Boston Celtics wins are supposed to look a certain way. Boston Celtics box scores are supposed to look a certain way. And that win against the Dallas Mavericks yesterday looked all the ways it’s supposed to.
Jaylen Brown was aggressive getting to the basket. Jayson Tatum was controlling and consistent, as was Kristaps Porzingis. Derrick White and Jrue Holiday bounced back all at once, like they were jumping on the same trampoline. And their scores reflected it. The bench pitched in, but the scoring came from exactly where it was supposed to: the starting lineup went nuts, and Sam Hauser and Payton Pritchard pitched in with two threes each.