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“If you didn't play here, if you didn't grow up here, and even if you do play here, you may not know what a ‘Tommy Point’ is,” Reynolds told Celtics On SI. “[It was] really just giving these guys a little window into how our fans view their play, and so we just [talked] about Tommy Heinsohn for a little bit, and then showed some plays over the years of Tommy getting excited for the guys getting on the floor, taking a charge, getting an offensive rebound, and connecting that to to the identity that we have as a group here.” The overtime win over Brooklyn showed just how much that message hit home. Sam Hauser and Baylor Scheierman both dove for a loose ball late in the third quarter of the game, waking up a sleepy crowd and triggering a run that sent the building into a frenzy and forced the Nets to call a timeout. As Mitchell Robinson walked back to the bench, he said “That’s a lot of Tommy Points out there.”
Bobby Krivitsky: I asked Sam Hauser about learning from Paul George. Hauser explained how the 4x All-Defensive Team selection is helping him at that end: “I think early on, I just asked him like, ‘How have you made it this long in the NBA?’ “And I think, on the floor, like he obviously, he's very talented on the defensive side of the ball, and I think kind of just watching him from afar and how he gets steals, how his body positioning, angles, and all that has been pretty impressive to watch. “And obviously, he makes our defense really, really good when he's out there…Every now and then it's like, ‘Hey, what do you see on this? What can I do to help you on this?’ Kind of deferring to him.”
Noa Dalzell: Sam Hauser: “We got good vibes on the team right now.”
Bobby Krivitsky: I also asked Sam Hauser about the Celtics’ defensive versatility leading to early advantages and creating mismatches on offense: “You saw it in our first preseason game, small sample size, but we got a lot of guys who can guard multiple positions, are very rangy and athletic, and can make plays. So definitely a point of emphasis for us on that side of the floor.”
Bobby Krivitsky: I asked Sam Hauser about building chemistry with Mitchell Robinson, whose screening can create open looks for someone who’s over a 40% three-point shooter for his career: “It's been great. Obviously, coming from the Knicks, they play a lot different than we do. So he's still learning some things on the fly, but he's shown a lot of bright spots and his impact that he can have on the offensive end. “But also his defensive versatility is pretty special too.”
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Tyler Nickel dropped six treys on 10 attempts Friday against the Nets, the lone positive in a blowout defeat that featured ugly performances from summer league vets Mohamed Diawara, Pacôme Dadiet and Dillon Jones. On Saturday, Nickel again was the Knicks’ leading scorer with 16 points on 6-for-14 shooting in 30 minutes in the Knicks’ 70-49 loss to the Spurs. “I definitely feel like I have some comparisons in the league. I feel like I’m a mix of some different guys: my size, my strength, my shooting ability,” Nickel said. “I feel really comfortable shooting off the move, so like [Detroit’s] Duncan Robinson, [Cleveland’s] Max Strus, [Boston’s] Sam Hauser. But then I have my own type of way of being. So it’s kind of a mix of a lot of people but also myself.”
StatMuse: Celtics 3-point shooting in Game 7. Jaylen Brown: 3-9 3P Derrick White: 5-16 3P Baylor Sheierman: 0-3 3P Payton Pritchard: 2-7 3P Hugo Gonazlez: 0-3 3P Jordan Walsh: 0-2 3P Ron Harper Jr: 0-1 3P Luka Garza: 0-2 3P Sam Hauser: 3-6 3P Mazzulla ball.
Bobby Krivitsky: Hauser: “You got to have a lot of belief in yourself, and you got to put a lot of work in. So I think those two things I'm pretty proud of. “And that doesn't stop. On a daily basis, you have to continue to prove yourself in this league, because there's always new guys coming in the league.” 1/x
Anthony Edwards, Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels have been together for six seasons, an eternity in the turnstile NBA. They have played 382 regular-season games together since uniting in 2020, 113 more than the next closest active trio: Boston’s Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard and Derrick White (269 games), according to Elias Sports Bureau. They’ve reached two straight Western Conference finals, unprecedented success for a franchise that has spent most of its existence toiling in dysfunction and self-pity. “It’s pretty cool. It’s like going to high school freshman year with your friends and just sticking together the whole way, building each year,” McDaniels said. “Each year we’ve been together, we’ve gotten better and went further (as players) than we have the previous season.”
Zach Cox: Officially out for the Celtics today: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Neemias Queta, Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard, Nikola Vucevic, Hugo Gonzalez
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Ira Winderman: Nice choice ESPN: For their nationally televised game against the Magic on Sunday, the Celtics, locked into No. 2 in East, announced they are sitting Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Derrick White, with three other rotation pieces (Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard and Nikola Vucevic) doubtful.
?Bobby Krivitsky?: Sam Hauser when asked about the chip on his shoulder, something the former undrafted rookie free agent doesn’t outwardly show: “When people write you off…you're gonna have a little extra motivation.”
Boston Celtics: Celtics Injury Report Update for tonight: Jaylen Brown - AVAILABLE Sam Hauser - AVAILABLE Neemias Queta - AVAILABLE Jayson Tatum - R Achilles Repair Management - OUT Derrick White - AVAILABLE
Noa Dalzell: Jayson Tatum is OUT tonight on the second night of a back-to-back Sam Hauser (back spasm), Derrick White (right knee contusion) and Neemias Queta (toe sprain) are PROBABLE Jaylen Brown is QUESTIONABLE with left Achilles tendinitis
