CelticsBlog · Oct 14, 2024
Ten takeaways from the Celtics victory over the Raptors
The stay-ready group is essential.
Boston’s bench is typically not ranked among the deepest in the league, but they are as impactful as any other unit. There have been some new additions to the group this season, but they continue to be a well-oiled machine. You see very little drop-off in execution between the Celtics starters and their bench.
Toronto didn’t have their full lineup for this game, but they certainly had more starters available then Boston, and still found themselves down 21 points at the end of the first quarter. All season long the Celtics starters built up big leads, and the bench maintained them. This time, the reserves built up an early lead and never let it go.