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Boston Celtics' most efficient lineups feature Jrue Holiday, bench players


Bench players Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard included in Boston's best five-man lineups

The Boston Celtics lead the NBA with a 23-6 record so far this season behind the sixth-best offense in the league (120.1 points scored per game) and third-best defense in the league (109.9 points allowed per game). Five Celtics players are averaging double-digit points and Boston has the second best point differential in the NBA at +10.8.

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As one of the best teams in the league so far, there's a few lineups on the court that have stood out against opponents. Here are the best five-man lineups that the Celtics have played this season on both ends of the court, with a minimum of 20 minutes played together:

Data provided by NBA.com.

Best Boston Celtics lineups by offensive rating:

  1. Jrue Holiday - Kristaps Porzingis - Jaylen Brown - Derrick White - Sam Hauser (146.8, 28 minutes played)
  2. Al Horford - Jrue Holiday - Jayson Tatum - Payton Pritchard - Sam Hauser (131.9, 59 minutes played)
  3. Al Horford - Jrue Holiday - Jayson Tatum - Derrick White - Sam Hauser (130.6, 23 minutes played)
  4. Al Horford - Kristaps Porzingis - Jaylen Brown - Jayson Tatum - Derrick White (111.3, 26 minutes played)
  5. Al Horford - Kristaps Porzingis - Jaylen Brown - Derrick White - Sam Hauser (104.6, 30 minutes played)

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Best Boston Celtics lineups by defensive rating:

  1. Jrue Holiday - Jayson Tatum - Luke Kornet - Payton Pritchard - Sam Hauser (93.0, 21 minutes played)
  2. Al Horford - Kristaps Porzingis - Jaylen Brown - Payton Pritchard - Sam Hauser (97.0, 30 minutes played)
  3. Jrue Holiday - Kristaps Porzingis - Jaylen Brown - Jayson Tatum - Derrick White (102.5, 282 minutes played)
  4. Al Horford - Jrue Holiday - Jayson Tatum - Payton Pritchard - Sam Hauser (102.6, 59 minutes played)
  5. Al Horford - Jrue Holiday - Kristaps Porzingis - Jaylen Brown - Jayson Tatum (104.3, 53 minutes played)

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Best Boston Celtics lineups by net rating:

  1. Jrue Holiday - Jayson Tatum - Luke Kornet - Payton Pritchard - Sam Hauser (30.8)
  2. Al Horford - Jrue Holiday - Jayson Tatum - Payton Pritchard - Sam Hauser (29.3)
  3. Jrue Holiday - Kristaps Porzingis - Jaylen Brown - Derrick White - Sam Hauser (28.1)
  4. Al Horford - Jrue Holiday - Jayson Tatum - Derrick White - Sam Hauser (24.2)
  5. Jrue Holiday - Kristaps Porzingis - Jaylen Brown - Jayson Tatum - Derrick White (19.6)