Perhaps the Boston Celtics don’t actually need to get more wing depth. Perhaps they simply require more Oshae Brissett.

Returning to his old haunts in Indiana, Brissett played a pivotal part in Boston’s 118-101 victory, two days after Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens told the media that he’s interested in adding wing depth to the rotation, either by acquisition or from within.

After coming off the bench, Brissett recorded a season-high eight rebounds, eight points, and one blocked shot. The majority of his stats were achieved while the Celtics were significantly shorthanded in the second half.

Boston was forced to play with four fouls called on Jayson Tatum and Derrick White in the third quarter, and without Kristaps Porzingis for the entire second half following a shot to the right eye in the first. Consequently, Joe Mazzulla reached farther down his bench than usual and activated Brissett for a 20-minute stint. The 6-foot-7 wing answered the bell with a combination of his typical enthusiasm and statistically significant output.

It’s surprising that Brissett gave the C’s a lift at the offensive end of the court. Despite his low scoring average going into the game, he scored all eight of his points in the second half of this particular game. He accomplished this while making both a long-range shot and a traditional three-point play on a driving layup.

Brissett’s contribution at the offensive end did not end there. Throughout the game, he grabbed five offensive rebounds, a game-high total that gave Boston’s offense new life.

It is understandable that Brissett won’t receive much attention following this victory. Rather, and understandably so, that will fall on players like Jaylen Brown, Al Horford, and Tatum. Tatum put up an incredible double-double with 13 rebounds and 38 points. Brown scored 31 points on 13 of his 20 shots. Horford filled the stat sheet with 10 points, a game-high eight assists, three blocks, and seven rebounds after coming off the bench. But if Brissett hadn’t done a fantastic job in his role, their efforts might not have been worthwhile in the end.

And Mazzulla’s attention is being drawn to that very thing.

Following the victory on Saturday night, the coach remarked, “I love the mindset that he brings.” “The several endeavors. The plays that won. The hardness. The materiality. You can feel his presence whenever he enters the game, and he has been performing excellently for us.

Given that Brissett has been assigned to a larger role throughout the last nine days, this is also starting to become the norm. Now, in four of Boston’s previous five games, he has played for at least fifteen minutes. He had only hit that milestone three times in the previous season.

In the four recent games that he played at least fifteen minutes in, Boston emerged victorious, and in each of those games, the C’s outscored the opposition when he was on the court. This included a four-point lead on Saturday night against the Pacers. To support that statistic even more, Brissett is now riding an eight-game winning streak in which the Celtics have outscored their opponent while he is on the court.

It seems like a very believable trend.

Perhaps this is the reason Stevens, who is known for selecting his words carefully, took sure to mention on Thursday that the depth of his intended wing could come “from within.” Stevens might find exactly what he’s been looking for in Brissett.