"I knew before we went into the road trip that we were fighters. That was pretty clear from Day 1. I knew we would be together, that's been pretty clear from Day 1.”
That's how Celtics head coach Brad Stevens assessed what he learned about his squad during its five-game road trip out west.
The Celtics certainly showed hints of being resilient as part of a winning streak that reached double digits at the start of the trip but it felt like we learned a lot more about this team’s character in losses to the Clippers and Nuggets.
And while Boston experienced some severe offensive struggles on the road trip (a league-worst 98.8 offensive rating over the last nine days), there were definitely encouraging developments during the 2-3 trip.
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