How Saturday's win over Toronto was yet another indicator of the Celtic's growth

After blowing out Brooklyn on Friday, a well-rested Celtics team did more of the same against Toronto just 24 hours later.

Jayson Tatum finishing at the rim as the Celtics pulled away for a surprisingly cushy win over Toronto. Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

BOSTON — Jayson Tatum and the rest of Boston’s starting five found themselves in an unusual position near the end of Friday’s win over Brooklyn - on the Celtics bench.

Fast forward 24 hours later, and the Celtics’ core once again found themselves in the role of front row spectators in the game’s closing minutes against the Toronto Raptors.

Both games, the latter being a 117-94 win over Toronto, showcased the promise and potential of this Celtics team to put teams in a perilous predicament of not just losing a game, but getting blown out - even if they had a few days to rest against a Boston team that was on the back end of a back-to-back set of games.