What happened
Boston’s preseason win over Charlotte featured Joe Mazzulla cycling through a different look, including a lineup with Neemias Queta, Mitchell Robinson, Sam Hauser, Baylor Scheierman and Payton Pritchard, while Jordan Walsh started for the second straight game and Hugo Gonzalez’s
Mazzulla said he is using the exhibitions to gather information and try as many combinations as possible, and the Celtics’ half-court offense and rim-running options were part of that evaluation against Charlotte’s stronger interior resistance.
Boston is still sorting out bench and wing roles, so the preseason usage of Queta, Robinson, Walsh and Gonzalez may influence how Mazzulla distributes minutes once the games count. The exact closing group remains unsettled.
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Original reporting: Curveballs: Takeaways From Celtics/Hornets — Yahoo Sports ↗