The Celtics fall to 0-2 after a 105-95 loss to the New York Knicks. After the first quarter the Celtics were never in the game, at one point being down by as much as 24 points. While they were at a massive talent discrepancy, there were some things to be concerned about going forward.
In the first quarter, we saw 10 total players get minutes. It was clear early on that Joe Mazzulla wanted a deeper rotation of players than what he had used in previous years. Initially, this strategy worked, winning the quarter 30-22.
In the second quarter, however, is when the floodgates opened, losing the quarter 42-14 and going into halftime down 64-44.