Conventional wisdom, based on long NBA history, has it that you gotta have superstars to win championships. The Celtics are trying to change that history, and maybe write a new paradigm while they're at it. In their last couple of games, the Cs have demonstrated that new way of winning for all to see.
We know that in the playoffs, rotations shorten and the starters for each team are expected to shine; hopes rise and fall with starters in the postseason. But rules are made to be broken. Where is is written that you can't have a 9 or 10-man rotation in the playoffs?