Examining Jeff Teague’s recent stretch of auspicious play

Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports Just a fortnight ago, Jeff Teague’s future with Boston hung in the balance — DNPs plagued him for much of February and became commonplace. Brad Stevens replaced Teague’s minutes with more minutes for rookie Aaron Nesmith, who emerged as a fixture in the rotation. Over a six-game span between February 14-23, Nesmith played an average of 23.7 minutes per game. On the other hand, Teague saw the court for just 33 minutes over this stretch.

It wasn’t until a February 24th matchup against the Atlanta Hawks when Teague saw significant minutes again (29), receiving the starting nod in place of Kemba Walker. The latter sat the second night of a back-to-back as a…