Robert Williams expressed earlier this week this was a revenge game versus Toronto Raptors after they blew out the Boston Celtics during their home opener. About three weeks later, the Celtics returned the favor with a 104-88 win at TD Garden. Leading the charge was Rob Williams, as he grabbed a career-high eight offensive rebounds and made five put-backs.

“It was all aggressiveness,” said Williams, who finished the night with 16 points, 13 rebounds, two steals, and a block. “I felt like us as a team, not just me, did a great job rebounding. We did a great job with physicality. We knew we were lacking that (in the first matchup), so we did a great job stepping that up.”

During the first matchup, Raptors grabbed 11 more offensive boards, which led to a 23-4 advantage in second-chance points. This time around, the Celtics dominated the offensive glass, 12-6, while outscoring the Raptors 21-8 in second-chance points.

“With Rob, that was something I pointed out to him a few games ago, I felt like he wasn’t going as hard as he could to the offensive glass, kind of just standing behind guys,” said head coach Ime Udoka. “Showed him some film and talked to him about the effort it takes and how he can impact the game, so he has really worked on that over the last few games.”

Rob Williams made the difference in this game. So, is Rob Williams the X-Factor for the Celtics? The Garden Report dicusses it all in following clip.
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