1st half thoughts:
Grant Williams told Abby Chin in his pre-game interview that the Celtics needed to bring the defensive intensity and offensive pacing that they didn’t have against the Hornets. With Marcus Smart and Daniel Theis in the starting lineup, Boston won the first quarter 35-11, playing a near-perfect game for the first eleven minutes (Robert Williams and Semi Ojeleye gave up some silly fouls in the last 60 seconds). Whatever you wanted to see the Celtics do this year - you saw it here.