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Celtics core four is elite; rest of roster is not

Celtics core four is elite; rest of roster is not

It’s no secret that the Boston Celtics have gone through their fair share of troubles this season. From getting dominated by Brandon Boston Jr. in LA to allowing Jaylen Nowell to drop nearly 30 points. Don’t know those names? Neither did we, but the word “rough” doesn’t quite do their season justice.

There have been some bright spots. Robert Williams just put up his first-career triple-double the other night in a big time Boston win. He became the first player in NBA history to record a triple-double with at least five blocks and while shooting 100 percent from the field.

A recent episode of Celtics Beat on CLNS Media took time to reflect on the good while also tying it into the bad. They focused on this statistic from a recent NBC Sports Boston article written by Chris Forsberg.

“The Celtics’ four-man core of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Robert Williams, and Marcus Smart has a net rating of plus-15.5 in 214 minutes of floor time in 12 appearances this season….

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