Through the first week of the 2023-24 NBA season, the Boston Celtics have gone undefeated. Strong performances from the new-look starting five have helped to propel Boston to three straight wins — two of which came against other projected Eastern Conference Playoff teams in the New York Knicks and Miami Heat.
Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick White, and Jrue Holiday have combined to score an average of 102.7 points per game so far. As a team, the Celtics have only averaged 117.7 points total.
Simple math will tell you that they haven’t gotten a whole lot from their bench early on this year.