For a moment, January looked like a month of opportunity for Tacko Fall. After Robert Williams’ positive COVID test sent himself and half of Boston’s bigs (Tristan Thompson and Grant Williams) into mandatory quarantine under the NBA’s health and safety protocol, the Celtics entered a Friday night tilt against the Wizards with just two active bigs, Daniel Theis and Fall. Brad Stevens had a decision to make: trot out some truly miniscule lineups when Theis left the court (Semi Ojeleye at center? Marcus Smart?), or ride with the gargantuan, unproven Fall.
Stevens opted for Fall, and the results surpassed reasonable expectations.