Boston dominates inside for 4th straight win: 10 Takeaways from Celtics/Hawks

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images1. As we’ve come to expect over the years, Boston is somehow better when they are down a couple of key players. The Celtics got Enes Kanter back, but Marcus Smart sat this game out, continuing the “get one back, lose one” trend. Kemba Walker sat out a second game in a row as well. Boston opened the game without a traditional point guard (Javonte Green got his first career start) and played a lot of funky lineups throughout against a very small Atlanta team. But the Celtics got the win. That’s the goal in these midseason games against bad teams. Doesn’t matter how you get there, just win baby!

2. Jaylen Brown was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week…