Alexandra Francisco is a writer at NESN. Alex joins Evan to make sense of the first quarter of games for the Boston Celtics. How stats can make the team look great, but when you factor other things in should fans really be this excited? Twitter: @ByAlFrancisco

 

10:45 Numbers that highlight Celtics turnaround

 

21:17 Nets game was winnable

 

31:23 Tatum’s ascending with free throws

 

47:10 Smart’s value summed up in one tweet

 

54:27 Dennis Schroder is more helpful than you think

 

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