Boston Celtics: 5 takeaways from awful defeat to Heat

By Sam Minton | Aug 5, 2020

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - AUGUST 04: Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics drives to the basket against Bam Adebayo #13 and Jae Crowder #99 of the Miami Heat in the first half of an NBA game at HP Field House at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on August 4, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kim Klement - Pool/Getty Images) /

2 of 5

Kemba Walker #8 of the Boston Celtics (Photo by Kim Klement – Pool/Getty Images) /

Kemba continues to dominate

One of the best players down in Orlando continues to be Kemba Walker. No matter how many minutes he plays, Walker always manages to make an impact.

Once again Walker did this on Tuesday. Walker’s minutes continued to increase and so did his points output. Kemba scored 15 points and had four assists.

Walker continues to show why the C’s invested in him. He is a great leader on the court and lifts his fellow teammates.

After playing 27 minutes one has to think that the C’s are ready to let Walker loose. He appears to be at full health and his effect on the team is noticable. Also the C’s need to start turning things around. This likely means he will be back to his regular minutes.

Brad Stevens is resting Walker against the Nets on Wednesday which does make sense. Playing Walker back to back nights does present a risk. Still after that it’s fair to expect Walker to get back to normal.

But there is no doubt that one of Boston’s best players so far has been Walker.

Home/Boston Celtics