Deputy Theis stands tall in Robert Williams’ shadow

Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty ImagesRobert Williams’ injury couldn’t have come at a worse time, but there could certainly have been worse circumstances. Imagine what sort of mess the Boston Celtics would be in if they hadn’t acquired Daniel Thies at the trade deadline.

No disrespect to Enes Freedom or Luke Kornet, but neither are viable understudies in Ime Udoka’s defensive system. Luckily, we don’t have to dwell on the “what if’s” because Theis is with the team, and on Monday night, he showed why the Celtics can still be a competitive unit, and why their defensive calling card remains unchanged.

Nothing we saw from Theis against the Toronto Raptors was new.…