Rozier Has What All the Greats Have: Competitiveness and Work Ethic

BOSTON – Two characteristics are associated with every great basketball player: competitiveness and work ethic. Brad Stevens wanted to make it clear Wednesday afternoon that Terry Rozier possesses both.

Rozier has played sparkling basketball through the first two games of the Playoffs, averaging 23.0 points per game while not committing a single turnover during 78 minutes of action. Stevens, while speaking to the media via conference call, answered multiple questions about Rozier’s play, and he responded each time by complimenting his point guard’s make-up.

“He just continues to get better,” Stevens said of Rozier shortly after the call began. “Obviously we’ve talked about his…