Terry Rozier was one of the spark plugs coming off an electric Boston Celtics bench to help rout the Philadelphia Sixers during Tuesday night's season-opener. Rozier put up 11 points and eight rebounds in 27 minutes, helping keep the Sixers at bay in several instances throughout the game.
His block on Joel Embiid during the second quarter sparked a strong performance by coach Brad Stevens' bench, one that Rozier is confident and proud of.
“It starts in practice. We challenge the first team every day,” said Terry Rozier, according to Jared Weiss of The Athletic. “I think we win more games anyway, but we’re BWA (Bench With Attitude) for a reason. We just try to stand by that name and come in and impact as much as we can.”
Marcus Morris headlined an impressive effort for this second unit, grabbing the Celtics' only double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds along with two steals in 21 minutes of play.
“Marcus Morris is simply a gamer,” said Rozier. “You can put it any way you want it. He’s a gamer, he gets the job done. He’s came in with the same attitude every day and he’s a professional. So I’m never worried about what he’s going to do. He’s a gamer, he gets it done.”
Morris proved his worth last season as one of the veteran leaders of the team that helped ignite a flame in a starless starting unit and their deep playoff run, falling only a game shy of the NBA Finals.
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