Brad Stevens knows what he can and can’t control.<\/p>\n
How Kevin Love responds to concussion protocol is one of those in the latter category. Despite the Cavaliers announcing Saturday afternoon that Love is out for Game 7 and in concussion protocol, Stevens says his team has to be prepared no matter the personnel on the other side.<\/p>\n
If Love is indeed out for Game 7, it means that the Celtics will see much more of Jeff Green, Larry Nance and perhaps even Jordan Clarkson.<\/p>\n
“I think, first of all, I’ve seen it reported both ways, that that’ll still be decided and then he’s out, but regardless, we’ll have to prepare our team to play well regardless of who’s on the floor for them,” Stevens said in Saturday’s conference call. “That changes how they — some of the things they run offensively.<\/p>\n
“Obviously they have a package of Love plays that they go to on offense, so if they end up doing more stuff with LeBron, I thought [George] Hill and [Jordan] Clarkson were good off pick-and-rolls last night, I thought that Jeff Green was really good, and I thought that they continued to have all of the different little wrinkles for [Kyle] Korver and [JR] Smith coming off the screens.<\/p>\n
“You know, you just — obviously they run a little bit less of the Love stuff and more of the other stuff, and then on the other end of the court, I thought that their — they switched — they continued to switch, trap, scram out of the post, kind of use that versatility all around the court, and did a good job. I thought they played really well, and obviously LeBron had a huge game, but I thought that offensive rebounds and specifically Larry Nance’s impact yesterday were big parts of the game, too.”<\/p>\n
\nSTATUS UPDATE: @kevinlove<\/a> is experiencing concussion-like symptoms and has been placed in the league\u2019s concussion protocol.
\nHe is now listed as OUT for Game 7 in Boston.
\nDETAILS: https:\/\/t.co\/VXk3tptOwo<\/a><\/p>\n