Neemias Queta, Derrick White discuss Celtics’ improved rebounding

Neemias Queta and Baylor Scheierman celebrate a Derrick White dunk on March 23 (Amanda Loman/AP).The Celtics sit at 8-7 following a win over the Nets Tuesday night, the first time they’ve been above .500 this season.

This rise is in great part due to one area that struggled at the start of the year, but has been steadily improving as time goes on: rebounding.

After losing significant big men this offseason such as Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford, and Luke Kornet, the Celtics knew that rebounding was going to be an issue going into the year.

The importance of these losses was shown as early as preseason, with Joe Mazzulla not hiding his frustration.

“Find five guys that rebound,” Mazzulla…