5 takeaways as Jaylen Brown, Semi Ojeleye lead Celtics over Orlando Magic

The Boston Celtics returned to the court after a lengthy COVID layoff and methodically picked the Orlando Magic apart with a limited roster, rolling over Orlando 124-97 without Jayson Tatum or Rob Williams (or, of course, Kemba Walker and Romeo Langford).

Five takeaways as the Celtics found some semblance of normalcy.

Returning from a COVID break wasn’t quite as weird this time.

The first time the NBA shut down due to one positive COVID case, the rest of the country followed suit. Other sports leagues stopped play immediately. Offices closed. Many restaurants shuttered their windows and never opened them again.

Nearly a year later, everything has been so normalized, it seems the country would…