There’s a reason the backdoor lob to Gordon Hayward to start the second quarter Friday looked eerily familiar.
As NBCSBoston analyst Chris Mannix pointed out, the play was a mirror image of the one the Celtics ran last year – also against the Cavaliers – when Hayward suffered his infamous and gruesome ankle injury.
Thought this was a great spot by @SIChrisMannix: The Celtics tried to run the EXACT alley-oop play that Gordon Hayward got hurt on to start 2nd Q Friday (against the Cavs, no less). Didn't work but was definitely Brad trying to help him get back to "Old G.