BOSTON — On Sunday, less than two days after a disastrous 1–4 road trip, Ime Udoka gathered the Celtics in a dark room inside Boston’s practice facility and made them live through it again. All of it. Five games. 100-plus clips. Bad defense. Worse offense. Donovan Mitchell raining threes. Russell Westbrook flexing after unimpeded drives to the rim. “It was an animated film session,” says Udoka. Says Jayson Tatum, “It was what we needed. It wasn’t time to sugarcoat anything.”
It was Boston 117, Milwaukee 103 on Monday, and whether it was the film session, home court or the return of All-Star Jaylen Brown, the Celtics showed up.