What happened
Joe Mazzulla let a non-Jayson Tatum group stay on the floor early in the fourth quarter against Orlando, then returned Tatum and Queta at 4:22.
The lineup with Luka Garza, Paul George, Payton Pritchard, Derrick White, and Baylor Scheierman helped stretch Boston’s lead, and the Celtics have won five straight.
LINEUP CONTEXT
Boston’s bench and wing depth may keep earning fourth-quarter trust, but the exact closing mix should remain matchup-dependent.
Automated brief based on the linked report. Lineup context is analysis; official starting-five labels come separately from our game data provider.
Original reporting: How Joe Mazzulla found a ‘leadership opportunity’ to test Celtics’ trust vs. Magic — Yahoo Sports ↗