Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens has put an emphasis on sleep for as long as he can remember.
Stevens makes sure that each and every member of his squad is getting a consistent night's sleep throughout the duration of the NBA season.
"That's something you have to learn how to manage as well as you can," Stevens said. "In the NBA, obviously that presents itself over, and over and over. If we're going to get home after three o'clock in the morning, then we have to have significant recovery time before our next game for us to do that. If not, we will fly the next morning. If we're at a two-hour time difference, then we'll leave the hotel at 8:30. If we have a three-hour time difference, we might leave the hotel at 7:30 to get back on our time as well as we can.
"The more you can stay in a window of consistency in your sleep, the better. Our window is just unique during the season because of the late nights."
Considering the C's have a 9-1 record early on this campaign, it seems they're doing a terrific job managing their sleep schedule. They'll be back in action Friday night against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center at 10:30 p.m. ET.
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