The Celtics destroy the Wizards 130-121 in this game without Jayson Tatum. Some people will ask, why are you saying we destroyed them if we only won by 9? The Celtics led this game by as many as 26 and we had garbage minutes in the third quarter of this one. Although the all bench lineup did get crushed in this one forcing Mazzulla to put his starters back in, it did allow them to get some much needed rest. JB led the team in minutes with just 34 which is huge on the front end of a back to back. Before anyone wants to get upset about the way we played in that 4th quarter getting outscored 33-17, please think about the lineup we had out there. It was an all bench lineup playing against starters. That rotation will NEVER happen when it counts and as soon as Joe subbed our starters back in, the lead ballooned back up to 17.

JB really led the charge in this one with 36pts but the way he was scoring is what got me most excited. Instead of going iso all game with Tatum not playing, he actually let guys like Smart, Brogdon and White run the offense and he got the majority of points off of beautiful cuts or getting directly to the rim. This is the type of offense that is sustainable with a fully healthy roster. We saw a lot of great performances tonight which led to us having 7 guys with 10+ pts which tied our season high. Despite not having Tatum, this was another excellent game for the Celtics as they improve to 16-4 and now hold a 2 game lead over the Bucks for 1st and are the only team in the NBA with a winning percentage of .800!

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