Neemias Queta delivered by far his best performance of the preseason in Wednesday night’s last-second win over the Raptors.

It’s the kind of play the Celtics will need, head coach Joe Mazzulla said, out of their new starting center.

Mazzulla, who’s been cagey about how he plans to structure Boston’s overhauled starting lineup, seemed to confirm after Queta’s eight-point, 12-rebound, four-block showing that the 7-footer will be the top-choice big man to open the season.

“Tonight was good,” Mazzulla said. “It’s hard. We’re going to be hard on Neemi, and I’m really looking forward to coaching him throughout the year, but as I’ve told him, this is what you’ve worked your whole life for: a chance to start for the Celtics. And I think you see this with players when they step into different ph

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