The Celtics are 1-0 with Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic in the lineup, beating the Clippers by a 99-92 final on Saturday.

Garnett was asked after the game if being on the floor with the new guys might help put the emotional aspect of losing Kendrick Perkins behind the team.

"The emotional part is what it is, you have to separate the two," said Garnett. "My whole thing in this is to embrace change and that's what I'm trying to do."

Garnett added that the emotional aspect hasn't subsided.