The Celtics lost that game and the next one, and the once-bright future darkened even more. An inadvertent elbow from teammate Aron Baynes knocked Irving out, but the Celtics simply rolled out some solid fill-ins for another victory. “They have built a team around what wins defensively in this league,” Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said before his team was beaten 90-87 by the Celtics here Friday night. Their absence didn’t hurt, though, as the Celtics rallied from as much as 18 points down to beat Charlotte. “We’ve been preaching next man up forever,” Boston’s Terry Rozier told reporters after Friday’s game.

Source: thestar November 11, 2017 22:47 UTC