Boston Celtics: 2 Cs who must capitalize on playing time during final month
By Mark Nilon
As far as Boston Celtics fans are concerned, this year’s campaign has been quite a disappointment.
Coming off of a season in which the team finished with the fifth-best record in the league, made it to their third Eastern Conference Finals in the span of four years, and came within just two games of reaching their first NBA Finals appearance in over a decade, expectations were astronomically high for the ball club in 2020-21.
Now, through 55 games played, it’s evident that expectations were not met, for the shamrocks are slotted in the east’s fourth-seed, hold a record of just 29-26, and are a mere four wins ahead of the ninth-seeded Indiana Pacers.
That said, even with their lackluster season as a whole, over the past 11 games, there seems to be a bit of life lifting itself out of the rubble.
Since the March 25th trade deadline, the Cs find themselves on an 8-3 run and, currently, are on a four-game win streak with a serious chance of extending it even further when looking at the ease of their schedule during this final month of play.
There are a couple of players on the Boston Celtics that must show out during final month of action
18 outings stand in between the end of the regular season and the start of the playoffs for the Boston Celtics and, while for some players on the roster it’s a time period where they can prepare for more rigorous and meaningful matchups, for others it presents their final opportunity to see time on the hardwood.
Once the postseason rolls around, a team generally cuts down their rotation to just about 8-9 guys, which leaves a potential total of six players designated to the bench, likely not to see meaningful minutes till 2021-22.
During this final stretch run of the season, we believe there are 2 Cs, in specific, that must look to capitalize on their opportunities during this final stretch: