Friday night’s 114-93 win over the Detroit Pistons marked the best performance of Celtics rookie Grant Williams’s young NBA career.
With Gordon Hayward and Marcus Smart injured, the young forward played a career-high 30 minutes off the bench and responded with a career-high 18 points on 8 of 10 shooting. The 6-foot-6 Williams displayed his versatility, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers and finishing shots around the rim to lead a 49-point outburst from the Celtics’ reserves.
In losses last week to the Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers, the bench combined to score 41 points across the two games, making Friday’s contribution from Williams that much more promising.