That’s where the center depth comes into play, which has worked despite how it looked on paper coming into the year. Tatum said the team has been good at not panicking and responding when it faces a challenge, which can be external from the opponent or internal from the steady stream of absences it has had. “Luke came in and played tremendous for us. Blake played his ass off tonight,” Jayson Tatum told NBC Sports Boston’s Abby Chin after the game.
“Gotta give a lot of credit to Blake, man.
So after the Celtics beat the Raptors 116-110 as Griffin and Kornet shot a combined 10-for-13 from the field, it’s been clear that responding to the challenge has become second nature to this team. Whether it’s Luke Kornet or Griffin stepping up in Al Horford’s absence, that hasn’t felt like the case lately.
