After getting rocked by the Bucks on Thursday, the Celtics made up the damage done to their net rating in one big win as they blew out the Rockets 145-113 in Ime Udoka’s first return to TD Garden.
Here are the takeaways.
1. The consensus across the board from players and coaches regarding Udoka, including Udoka himself, seemed to be “let’s move past it.”
Udoka — who was suspended from the team for having an inappropriate relationship with a female staffer prior to the start of the 2022-23 season — expressly said he and the players involved in the Celtics’ run to the 2022 NBA Finals have moved on.