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Semi Ojeleye makes 1st career start for Celtics in Game 5

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Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens decided he needed to downsize in order to match the Milwaukee Bucks.

Stevens turned to Semi Ojeleye for his first career start in a pivotal Game 5, as the rookie forward replaced the ineffectual Aron Baynes, for whom there was never quite a definitive role due to the Bucks' lack of interior post-up threat.

Ojeleye was a useful defender off the bench this season, although he was mostly limited to a catch-and-shoot role on offense. He averaged 2.7 points in 15.8 points per game.

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