Celtics Life · May 25, 2018
Brad Stevens may go with big lineup & shortened rotation again tonight
Starting Aron Baynes in place of Marcus Morris in Game Five seemed to yield a positive difference, resulting in a 96-83 Celtics victory.
Brad Stevens went with a 7-man rotation with both Morris and Marcus Smart coming off the bench. Semi Ojeleye was a DNP-CD. At least on the surface, it appeared that Stevens was looking for defenders that could also produce points, and Semi, despite his lock-down defense, has had trouble scoring the ball.
Baynes was on the court for 29 minutes for the Celtics win in Game Five compared to his 16 minutes in the Game Four loss in Cleveland. It is becoming obvious that Brad relies on Baynes-ey for toughness, defense and communication on the court.