Beans’ starting lineup this season, after a significant summer refurbishing—Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, and Kristaps Porzingis—is obliterating the Association. That lineup is 9-1.
…even the modern era’s most potent lineups have a hard time deploying five players who can all make plays, drill 3s, and defend at a high level. The Celtics can.
“[They’re] one of the best starting fives in the league, if not the best starting five in the league,” Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn said before Brooklyn’s first loss against the Celtics. “Their ability to play positionless basketball is pretty impressive when there’s small-small screens, Porzingis screening for Tatum—those things just don’t happen in our league.”
Eric Spoelstra’s invention.