I assume Brad would not embarrass Morris by not letting him get minutes or benching him in a payback game.
As to miss management of Baynes minutes in this game its a moot point.He wasn't available.
Benching Morris in a revenge game may have been counter productive ,he is a proud man and it might not sit well.
These comments lead me to believe that you're just typing away without reading other members comments on Baynes and also have no clue on the teams Morris has played for.
First on Morris, since it's shorter...he never played for the Spurs or Pop, so why the two mentions of a revenge narrative?
As for Baynes, AGAIN, no one is mentioning the 4Q, I and others are referring to the game in general, particularly the first 3 quarters where Stevens didn't use him appropriately. Please try to follow along.
1Q
6:47 Celtics are up 14-4. Aldridge has missed his only 2 FG attempts and has only 2 points, both coming from the FT line. Morris enters the game for Baynes.
2:13 Celtics are up 27-18. During the 4 minutes and change that the Baynes substitution was made Aldridge makes 5 out of his 6 FG attempts and was the only reason the deficit for the Spurs wasn't greater. Gasol enters for Aldridge.
2Q
8:01 Celtics are still up 9 (41-32). Aldridge is back in the game. Baynes is still on the bench. During the stretch Aldridge nearly gets a double/double in the next 8 minutes with 7 pts and 7 boards.
0.05 Celtics down 55-56. The above stretch proved critical. Baynes enters the game for Brown. No impact on the game.
3Q
5:25 Celtics down 67-71. Smart enters the game for Baynes. During the early part of this stretch Aldridge only scores 4 pts (2 for 4 shooting), picks up 2 fouls, and collects 0 rebounds.
2:02 Celtics up 76-73. This 3 minute stretch doesn't have much of an impact. Aldridge misses his only attempt, but does manage to grab 2 rebounds. Gasol enters for Aldridge.
In the 4Q, Aldridge did not go back into the game until the 6:30 mark. Baynes is out out of the game with an injury, but that's a moot point because he rarely ever plays the end of the game, as Stevens prefers to go small regardless of opposition.
So based on the above data it's pretty clear that there is a direct correlation with Aldridge having success with Baynes not on the floor. The two stretches that he was virtually unstoppable had Baynes firmly planted on the bench.
Baynes only played 14 minutes, only had 2 fouls, and was a +4.
I could do the same thing for the Pistons game a game which saw Drummond virtually unstoppable. In that game Drummond played 40 minutes, Baynes played 12 minutes, had 0 fouls, and did NOT leave the game due to injury. Oh, and Baynes was a +5 in a 10 point loss.