During the upcoming NBA playoffs, the Boston Celtics should strongly consider throwing three specific lineups out in extended minutes.
As things currently stand, we are T-minus 41 days till the resumption of the NBA and, more notably, Boston Celtics basketball.
It’s been a rough go for, frankly, humanity in 2020 thus far. Kicked off by a close-encounter with World War III, followed by the unfortunate death of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in late January, to COVID-19 making its way across the globe — and these are just three examples of madness so far this year — the decade so fondly referred to as the “roaring-twenties” heading into New Years has been an utter catastrophe.
However, with the return of basketball coming July 30th, at least for us fanatics, our minds can be put at ease for a little bit.
Leading into the COVID-19 induced hiatus on March 11th, the Cs found themselves in the midst of a very impressive campaign. Registering a record of 43-21 Boston sat soundly atop the NBA power rankings, seeded third in the Eastern Conference and fifth in the entire association.
Now, as we approach the return to action, the Boston Celtics faithful and many NBA analysts believe it to be a plausible scenario that the shamrocks will find themselves competing for a title once the Disney games finally commence.
However, the playoffs, as we all know, are a bit different than the regular season.
The postseason is a time for teams to get creative in regard to their play calling and personnel.
In regard to the latter, there are a few different lineups Brad Stevens should consider getting more usage out of once the league’s second season begins: