With Al Horford out injured, Celtics rookie Robert Williams has played more minutes in the last two games than he had previously seen the whole season. And with the increased playing time, Williams has put up some respectable statistics, averaging 6.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 60 percent shooting in just under 20 minutes. The 21-year-old even stifled the Pelicans’ All-NBA center Anthony Davis on the defensive end.
But Danny Ainge, the Celtics’ president of basketball operations, still sees one area in need of major improvement: His nickname.
“That’s a bad name,” Ainge said during a radio interview Thursday on 98.