The Celtics (sans Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown) routed the 76ers (sans Joel Embiid and James Harden) on Wednesday, improving to 2-1 in the preseason with a 112-101 victory.
Here are the takeaways.
1. After taking off Monday’s game against the Knicks, the Celtics’ regulars (again, aside from Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown) returned the floor, and they looked much better in their second at-bat. Jrue Holiday turned the ball over twice, but he scored 11 points on tidy 5-for-7 shooting and dished out a pair of assists. Derrick White scored 11 points as well, dished out four pretty assists and — perhaps most notably — reminded everyone that he is the NBA’s best shot-blocking guard with three.