‘That’s garbage’: Wizards’ Brooks isn’t buying Celtics’ playoff weakness
"Boston’s had some very difficult injuries, but they play hard.”
Despite entering the playoffs without Gordon Hayward, Kyrie Irving and several other regular players, the Celtics remain a force to be reckoned with. That was the assertion of Washington Wizards coach Scott Brooks when asked about potentially wanting to play Boston in the postseason.
“Everybody says you should want to play them, but that’s garbage,” Brooks told the Boston Herald’s Steve Bulpett. “You’re going to have to play well to win against any team in this league in the playoffs, and nobody’s an easy out.”
Addressing the Celtics specifically, Brooks acknowledged the injuries while maintaining that Brad Stevens’s team is a threat.
“Boston’s had some very difficult injuries, but they play hard,” Brooks reasoned. “They have a lot of good players, a lot of wing players.”
Brooks also described Terry Rozier as a “starting point guard” that the Celtics play off the bench due to Irving’s regular pace in the lineup when healthy.
The Wizards could meet the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs depending on the outcome of the final night of the regular season. Boston is locked in as the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
