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Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla isn’t afraid to shuffle his starting lineup. Mazzulla utilized 23 different starting combinations during the regular season last year, routinely rotating players at the wing position while Jayson Tatum rehabbed from ...
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Hauser-Queta lineup makes early case for starting five
Small sample size or not, the best lineup of the night was clear
Friday’s 12-game slate was packed with highlights as teams got in their final runs before the regular season tips off on Tuesday.
Gray will start Boston's preseason finale against the 76ers on Friday, Sean Grande of NBC Sports Boston reports. The Celtics are resting several key pieces, opening the door for Gray to enter the first unit. He'll be joined in the starting five by Milos Uzan, Tucker DeVries, Gabe McGlothan and Chris Cenac.
Jordan Walsh has been a surprise starter in all three of the Boston Celtics‘ preseason games so far.The fourth-year forward has impressed on defense. He’s set the tone, picked up the opposing team’s best player,
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Five reasons for optimism about Celtics and some lingering questions
The Boston Celtics capped a vibes-filled preseason in the most Celtics way possible: Trotting out a starting five in which four players — likely bound for Maine and waived almost immediately after the team’s final preseason tuneup — toppled a Hall-of-Famer-filled starting five of the new-look Sixers,
Kawhi Leonard era led by Darius Garland, while Sacramento welcomes back Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine from injury.
Zach LaVine’s 28 points couldn't overcome a cold shooting night in Inglewood as Darius Garland and the Clippers exploited defensive lapses to hand Sacramento a bruising season-opening defeat.