After advancing to the NBA Finals last season and entering this season as championship favorites, the Celtics knew they were going to get everyone’s best shot. In fact, they embraced it.
“We wanted this,” Grant Williams said late last month, as the C’s were going through their first slump of the season, punctuated by home losses to inferior opponents.
That rut taught the Celtics that they need to bring it every night, and not overlook teams they know they should beat. For Williams, doing so represents an important step of growth.
