Why did Kanter only play 6 minutes while Grant Williams started ?
Because Miami plays a quick 4/5 who can attack him off the dribble and a stretch 5 for basically the entire game. Rough match up for him. Brad was scrambling to find a lineup that worked and Semih at PF from second quarter on was the key.
I think Brad Stevens deserves a lot of props for today's game. He looked around madly in the first quarter for the combination of O and D, realised that Javonte/Kanter wasn't effective. Realised that Semi was going to be important, realized that Bob, was only needed when Myers/Bam was on.
Made all-round great adjustments. TP, Coach.