The Celtics beat the Hawks 120-114 in the final regular season game of the year. This was a game where none of our normal rotational players played outside of Grant Williams and Derrick White. White realistically only played 5 minutes just so he could say he played all 82 games lol. Regardless, this was a fun game to watch. Pritchard, Hauser and Muscala went off and formed the Bus 1 Big 3. Pritchard had 30pts 14reb and 11ast and was very efficient from 3. Muscala contributed 27pts 8reb 2ast on 9-13 from the field and 4-7 from 3 including 18pts in the third quarter! Hauser added 26pts 5reb 6ast as well. Those 3 guys were unstoppable tonight which made this win a little more fun.

The Celtics ended the season 57-25 and became just the second team in NBA history to rank top 2 in both offensive and defensive efficiency. The other team to do it was the Warriors when they had, arguably, the greatest team in NBA History. With that, there are a lot of guys that are potentially claiming end of season accolades. Tatum should be a lock for an All NBA team and JB should absolutely be up there too. Then you've got Brogdon as the leading candidate for 6th Man of the Year, rightfully so, as Quickley has had his best games as a starter for the Knicks. Smart, White, Horford, JB and Tatum have all made serious cases for an All Defense team as well. I know there are some people who are going to say none of this matters and all we should focus on is the Finals win and, while that is true, I also think it is important to celebrate the little things on the journey.

With the playoff starting next weekend, It's also important to talk about playoff rotations! Obviously, we know what we're getting from our top 7 guys (Tatum, JB, White, Smart, Horford, Brogdon and Timelord) but it's once we get to the end of the bench guys where it gets harder to find time for. Grant and Hauser will likely be switching for that 8th spot depending on matchups. Hauser will likely be a good candidate for the Miami series (assuming they beat Atlanta lol) and after that, the size of both Philly and Milwaukee could be more Grant heavy. Past that, we've seen several moments of this year where Grant has complained too much or left his role and we saw Blake Griffin provide some very meaningful minutes so I also wouldn't be surprised to see him contribute 5 minutes every other game. We've already talked about 10 guys at this point and these last couple games have shown that we really have Muscala and Pritchard who we could rely on for good minutes as well. Muscala obviously serves as a great stretch 4 alternative that can play in lineups alongside Timelord if Horford gets in foul trouble as well. Pritchard is another guy who could serve as a Blake Griffin energy type player who can flat out shoot. People will want to complain about rotations once the time comes but no team in the NBA ever rolls out a 12 man rotation come playoff time and there are 12 legit guys that can provide minutes for this team so Joe has his work cut out for him! Either way, Let's Go Celtics!!

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