Derrick White and the Celtics are ready to play for keeps, and they’re thankful to tip off the regular season on the parquet.
“You’re playing the game you love, especially playing in the garden and the crowd’s gonna be active,” White said. “I mean [you’re] kinda just waiting all summer for this moment, as soon as your last game ends from last season, like you just want to play some more and so, I think just all that summer, just looking forward to this moment and now it’s finally here.”
With Jayson Tatum sidelined as he continues to rehab a torn Achilles, along with an influx of new faces, head coach Joe Mazzulla will implore his overhauled roster to push the pace on offense this season while increasing the physicality and aggressiveness on defense.
“I mean he expects a lot out of ’em a