Boston Celtics: 2 players that must see more minutes in Game 2

The Boston Celtics took care of business in Game 1 of this year’s NBA Finals, downing the heavily favored Golden State Warriors on their home floor by a final score of 120-108.

With their tough-nosed defensive efforts that came alive in the second half of the contest, the shamrocks were able to wipe away a 15-point deficit and a dominating start by Stephen Curry (logged 21 points on 6-of-9 shooting from deep in the first half alone) and, as a result, are heading into Sunday’s Game 2 up 1-0 in this best-of-seven series and with momentum on their side.

That said, while they may be feeling good about their chances of nabbing their second consecutive win and bringing things back to Boston with a commanding 2-0 lead, these Dubs are by no means going to make achieving such a feat easy on the young C’s.

Let’s not forget the fact that, over the last eight years, the Dubs have gotten to the championship round on six occasions, winning three along the way.

In order for the Celtics to replicate what they did on Thursday in Sunday’s exhibition, they’ll need to find themselves playing lights out and, in order for them to do this, they’re going to need each one of their players to produce to their highest of levels.

For some of these individuals, this will have to come with an increase in playing time–with how the Warriors play, Ime Udoka may want to strongly consider sticking with a nine-man deep rotation similar to what he had on opening night–and we at HH hope to see 2 players, in particular, seeing an increase in minutes during Game 2’s bout: