Boston Celtics reserve forward Grant Williams was interviewed by the press after the team’s 126-117 opening night victory over the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden on Tuesday. The Tennessee alum spoke about surviving the Sixers’ runs to stay in the lead, which he was helpful in stemming with his boost off of the bench on both ends.
“We were positive, we were just emphasizing discipline, emphasizing playing the right way, emphasizing getting stops,” explained Williams, the Charlotte native pointing to Boston’s poise under pressure the Sixers were unable to emulate. “I think everybody here was super locked in for the game.”
Williams also spoke about the dust-up between Sixers star Joel Embiid and veteran Boston guard Marcus Smart. “I didn’t think the trip was that bad,” offered the former Vol. “I think that was a bit of a FIFA type of ordeal.”
“When it happened, Al (Horford) brought us in together and said ‘Don’t let this affect how we approach every single play, how we’re locked in. Stay locked in … let’s be ourselves, let’s be who we are.’”
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