Slow starts. Marcus Smart steadying the ship offensively. Suit jackets along the sideline. An obscure player dropping a career performance. Mikal Bridges followed the same route Ish Smith, Sekou Doumbouya and Donte DiVincenzo followed lately in Celtics losses on Saturday.
Not much changed for a Celtics team stuck in a midseason slog — 2-6 over their last eight — against the Suns as a sign welcomed Aron Baynes back after Boston dealt him to Phoenix in June.
Kemba Walker and Jaylen Brown sat, though offense would be no issue as Marcus Smart hoisted 22 three-pointers and drilled 11 — something no Celtic had done before.