Boston Celtics rookie Grant Williams had a forgettable moment on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Clippers and his head coach made sure to throw a jab at him after the game.
The play happened during the second overtime as Williams was matched up with Montrezl Harrell. The Clippers forward caught the ball just outside of the post with Williams close on him. Harrell took a few dribbles and then blew past Williams to get to the rim.
Williams was a step late defending Harrell, which allowed him to have an easy path to the rim. Harrell cocked the ball back and completely jammed it in over Williams.
What a nasty, one-handed, driving poster dunk by Montrezl Harrell.#Clippers pic.twitter.com/kykoQYtVzv
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) February 14, 2020
The Celtics would have the last laugh, though, after pulling out the 141-133 win over the Clippers as All-Star Jayson Tatum led the way with 39 points while Marcus Smart added 31 points. Even though the Celtics won, Stevens made sure Williams didn’t forget about getting posterized, via Jay King of The Athletic.
Brad Stevens: “We had to check to make sure Grant was still alive after Harrell dunked all over him.”
— Jay King (@ByJayKing) February 14, 2020
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