Playing a full 82-game NBA season isn't easy for players or the staff.
Constant preparation for different teams can be hard to keep up with, especially when teams play back-to-backs or three games in four days, for example.
On Friday night, the Celtics were getting ready to play the first game of a back-to-back, and they went viral for using an interesting method to prepare for their game against the Raptors.
What weird method did the Celtics use to prepare for the Raptors game?
On X, a video went viral of a Celtics assistant coach helping center Xavier Tillman prepare for his game against the Raptors.
In the video, a fan caught a glimpse of the laptop, which showed a slideshow of the Raptors players with their strengths/weaknesses shown through NBA 2K badge symbols.
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Those who have played the video game probably can picture what this looks like, but to simplify it, these badges are basically pictures that indicate how good a player is in various on-court abilities and skills.
Not to say the NBA 2K data isn't completely accurate, but it's definitely interesting to see coaches using/relying on that data to help prepare players for real NBA games.
Tillman didn't log any minutes in the Celtics' 125-117 win over the Raptors, but if this method was used to prepare other Celtics players who did get minutes, it did justice in the end.
The Celtics will now shift their attention straight to their game against the Spurs on Saturday night, as they face a team that's one of the hottest teams in the league right now.
If they use badges again to prepare the players for the game against the Spurs, it would be interesting to see how they'd prepare Celtics players who were about to face Victor Wembanyama.
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