The Boston Celtics showed they are capable of losing a key starter in Jaylen Brown and still come back from a deep deficit in their win against the Atlanta Hawks at TD Garden on Tuesday night, and helped dispel some concerns about the team after a short return to the sort of uneven play that plagued them in the first half of the season.
As Boston slowly climbs the standings with their elite brand of defense that’s been driving their recent success, we begin to get a clearer picture of what sort of team they can be. Having a bench the team can lean in in moments of trouble coupled with their defensive identity has them on the fringes of contender status, but just how far off are they from being the real deal?
