Celtics draw praise: Following Sunday’s 114-98 win over the 76ers, the Celtics elicited compliments from the crew of former NBA players now working as NBC analysts.
Speaking about the Celtics’ established identity as a team, Carmelo Anthony noted that Boston was patient against Philadelphia before opening up the gap in the second half.
“They showed it tonight,” he said of the Celtics’ idenity. “The first half they were still trying to figure out their momentum, their rhythm, what they were going to do, the adjustments that they were going to make.