{"id":103272,"date":"2022-04-24T15:02:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T19:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=103272"},"modified":"2022-04-24T15:07:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T19:07:25","slug":"robert-williams-returns-and-inspires-celtics-game-3-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=103272","title":{"rendered":"Robert Williams Returns and Inspires Celtics Game 3 Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK &#8212; Robert Williams only scored 2 points with a block in 15 minutes, but his presence made an immediate impact, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown noticed. Williams responded well to the minutes in the Celtics&#8217; 109-103 win over the Nets in Game 3, remembering feeling like he could dunk in his first time on the court after the surgery. Boston took a more cautious approach, and continued to with a tight minutes restriction bringing Williams off the bench. 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