{"id":539207,"date":"2026-03-22T20:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T20:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/539207\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T20:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T20:41:08","slug":"bleacher-report-identifies-one-question-celtics-must-answer-asap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/539207\/","title":{"rendered":"Bleacher Report Identifies One Question Celtics ‘Must Answer’ ASAP"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a new article discussing each NBA team’s biggest question, Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley had an interesting one for the Boston Celtics<\/a> on Sunday:<\/p>\n

“Is everyone comfortable with their roles?”<\/p>\n

“With the Celtics remaining in the thick of the championship chase during Jayson Tatum’s (rapid) rehab process from his Achilles tear, it was fair to wonder whether they might slow play his return,” Buckley wrote<\/a>. “They have not. Since coming back, he is tops on the team in field goal attempts and handling the third-highest usage rate\u00a0of his career.”<\/p>\n

“Boston is 5-1 and Monstars-dominant with Tatum on the floor (plus-17 points per 100 possessions), so it’s hard to imagine anyone has major pushback against the setup,” Buckley continued. “That said, it’s a pretty dramatic shift for a club that had cemented its status as Eastern Conference contenders without him.”<\/p>\n

“Maybe everyone is OK with the midseason direction change,” Buckley added. “Maybe the collectively reduced offensive roles actually fit this roster best. It’s just too early to say for sure, and this can’t be as easy and seamless as the Shamrocks have made it appear.”<\/p>\n

Tatum and Boston will look to make it five wins in a row when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves at TD Garden on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

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