MIAMI — Robert Williams returned to action Monday night after a one-game knee-related absence in Game 3, his fifth miss in the last eight games, and the difference was immediate. With Williams in the paint, the heads of Heat players go on a swivel, and the fact they shot 29 percent in the Celtics’ Game…
Celtics notebook: Rob Williams bides his time — Boston Herald
Boston’s playoff dreams take a serious hit with Williams out.
Three Things to Know: Celtic loss of Williams hurts more than one to Raptors — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Considering the Celtics own the NBA’s best defense, one would assume that the anchors of that defense would be getting some love when it comes to the Defensive Player of the Year award.
Robert Williams, Marcus Smart Deserve Some Love In Defensive Player Of The Year Race — CBS Boston
The Celtics have never really had someone like Rob Williams. Even Robert Parish was more of a layup guy than a finisher of tip-dunks. 1,044 more words
Celtics Notebook: Loving the lob to Rob Williams — Boston Herald
The Robert Williams protection plan has worked well enough, according to Brad Stevens, that the young center is expected to be available for Game 2 Tuesday night against Brooklyn at Barclays Center. 661 more words
Celtics Notebook: Rob Williams on track for Game 2 — Boston Herald
It was a fantastic night for Robert Williams. For all of the other Boston Celtics, it was pretty bad. And, unsurprisingly, the 104-93 loss to the Brooklyn Nets is what Williams is going to remember from Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs first round. Williams, who was a game-time decision Saturday, ended up playing and […]
Robert Williams Could Not Care Less About His Strong Game 1 Showing — NESN.com
With everything on the line, the Boston Celtics may have some good news regarding availability for Tuesday’s play-in game. Robert Williams, who has been dealing with turf toe through the last stretch of the regular season, has been upgraded to probable for the contest against the Washington Wizards. The sophomore center has missed 12 of […]
Celtics Injury Report: Robert Williams Probable For Play-In Vs. Wizards — NESN.com
The Celtics will go into tonight’s game against Washington and for at least the next week a considerably smaller team due to league coronavirus precautions. A league source confirmed a published report that center Robert Williams has tested positive for COVID-19, and will be in quarantine for a minimum of seven days. Williams, who played…
Robert Williams tests positive for COVID; Grant Williams and Tristan Thompson also in quarantine — Boston Herald
Robert Williams’ voice, like his game, is growing. And when talking about his young center’s qualities Tuesday, it was Williams’ vocal confidence that came to mind for Brad Stevens. “I always tell the story of when Rob first got here — he had great people to learn from with Aron Baynes and (Al) Horford. Then…
Robert Williams finding his voice and his game — Boston Herald
Is this the season Robert Williams finally earns consistent, important minutes in Boston? That remains to be seen, but the third-year center is confident he’s ready to take the next step in his development. Largely due to injuries and defensive inconsistency, Williams has played sparingly since the Celtics selected him in the first round of […]
Why Robert Williams Thinks He’s Ready To Make ‘Great Jump’ With Celtics — NESN.com
[nesn_embed service=dailymotion src=”https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x7rzwg6″ width=”480″ height=”270″] Boston Celtics big man Robert Williams is close to a return, and fellow center Enes Kanter is excited about what that means for the team. In a teaser for NBC Sports Boston’s “The Enes Kanter Show,” Kanter and Chris Forsberg discussed the benefit of bringing the second-year center back into […]
Enes Kanter Links Celtics To Power Rangers With Robert Williams’ Return Nearing — NESN.com
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