The Celtics’ players, including Jaylen Brown, are well aware that Robert Williams III is the key piece to this team’s playoff hopes.
The Celtics’ defense ranks 4th in the NBA allowing 111.0 points per 100 possessions. But it had slipped coming out of the All-Star break. Williams III’s return has the Celtics playing with a defensive intensity that more closely resembles last year’s defense-first team.
Williams III’s presence just changes the way the team plays. Perimeters can be more aggressive and, even when they get beat off the dribble, Williams III is often there as a backline safety net. “He covers up a lot of mistakes. Flying around. It's fun out there to play with him,” said White."You never really know where he is. He's just getting his feet underneath him, so he's going to be better and better each game.”
Mazzulla has elected to bring Williams III off the bench since his return this week. That has allowed Boston to stagger Williams III and, eating up all of the big-man minutes. That eliminates the need to lean on emergency options like Blake Griffin and Luke Kornet, and allowed Boston to run with a tidy eight-man rotation.
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