Celtics youth struggle to create separation in Summer League win vs Hawks

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty ImagesRomeo Langford got bumped off his path on the way to the basket on a first-half botched finish. Aaron Nesmith clanked an open pull-up three off the back of the rim amid an 0-for-3 start. Payton Pritchard, still proficient as a catch-and-shooter, did not flash the creation abilities the Celtics hoped him to develop into this summer.

Langford did hit a trio of catch-and-shoot makes from three and appeared solid in his mechanics shooting from the wing, including on a final breakout make from the right corner following a transition find from Pritchard. The shot gave Boston an 85-83 win.

They won, it’s early and the Celtics have four more games in Las Vegas,…