Big Mitch quietly showed exactly why the Celtics signed him

Tuesdays’ big-stage matchup between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers saw no shortage of storylines. Buried beneath the Jaylen Brown vs. Jayson Tatum, Celtics vs. Sixers rivalry, and the battle of the uncs, Mitchell Robinson quietly entered his first real measuring stick game.

What did he have for Boston as they matched up against Joel Embiid (alongside four other massive names)?

Adding Robinson over the summer came with plenty of luxrious hypotheticals. That’s all great. More than anything, Boston clearly needed some extra frontcourt help after their previous rotation of Neemias Queta, Nikola Vucevic, and Luka Garza had no answer for post-appendectomy Embiid in the playoffs last…