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Celtics’ Jaylen Brown, Derrick White get new secret double-double weapon
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What has made the Boston Celtics such a fierce team to face this season despite the absence of Jayson Tatum and the major roster overhaul they underwent this past offseason with the departures of Jrue Holiday , Kristaps Porzingis , and Al Horford has been the team's unceasing next man up mentality.
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Earlier in the season, it was Josh Minott who stood out as a multi-positional defensive pest for the Celtics. There was a time where Jordan Walsh was turning everyone's heads. Hugo Gonzalez is a spark-plug who even had one of the most memorable clutch moments of the season for Boston.
But now, a different unheralded player is stepping up for the Celtics in Baylor Scheierman . Scheierman is emerging as a key piece for Boston especially with the way he helps the team command the glass. On Tuesday night, in a convincing 97-81 win over the Phoenix Suns on the road, Scheierman recorded another double-double, an 11-point, 11-rebound effort.
The Celtics have been dominant on the glass over the past month, and Scheierman has been a huge reason for that. In fact, he now has three career points-rebounds double-doubles, and all three of them have come within the past three weeks , as pointed out by Celtics Stats on X (formerly Twitter).
It certainly feels as though the Celtics are producing quality contributors on a factory line with the way they've gotten so many contributions from unlikely sources.
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Celtics are rolling
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The Celtics have won nine of their past 10 games , and they now somehow have the third-best record in the NBA despite Tatum's absence. Jaylen Brown 's stellar play as well as Derrick White and Payton Pritchard 's consistency have played a huge part in that, but head coach Joe Mazzulla has managed to squeeze so much out of a core that wasn't very inspiring heading into the season.
Just to make matters better for the Celtics, Tatum appears to be nearing a return, which should only elevate the team even further.
Related: Reggie Miller calls Celtics Eastern Conference's 'scariest team' with or without Jayson Tatum
