For the first time in recent memory, the Boston Celtics saw their bench outscore the starters 66 to 58 in Friday night’s 124 – 97 shellacking of the Orlando Magic, a most promising development given the Celtics bench woes in 2019-20.
In particular, solid performances from forward Semi Ojeleye with 18 points and 6 rebounds on 6-of-10 shooting, including 3-of-6 from deep, 16 points from Payton Pritchard with 6-of-13 overall efficiency and 4-of-8 from beyond the arc. Add in a 10-point, 4-of-6 from the floor outing from Javonte Green hints there may well be some scoring depth off Boston’s bench at last.
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Even two way big man Tacko Fall is showing some significant growth, shining in his second-straight game with some sexy jump shots and dribble drives that had fans freaking out late in the game as much as the bench.
We should take these figures with a grain of salt given they came against an injury-depleted Magic roster, but there may well be the seeds of a solid second line coming together for the Celtics.
