BOSTON — The Celtics suffered an premature harm throughout Saturday evening’s battle towards the Memphis Grizzlies at TD Backyard.
Sam Hauser limped to the Boston locker room with 8:59 left within the second quarter earlier than being changed by Jrue Vacation. The Celtics revealed that proper adductor tightness was the trigger and the 27-year-old could be out for the rest of the sport, successfully ending Hauser’s evening. 0-for-2 with out a aim of the sphere in 9 minutes.
Hauser tried two 3-pointers within the first quarter and grabbed a rebound earlier than scoring, chopping off a usable portion of Boston’s depth – Hauser entered the evening averaging 8.9 factors, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists whereas capturing 44.6% from the ground and 37.4%. from past the arc.
Early departure is nothing new for the defending champions.
Boston opened its season with out beginning heart Kristaps Porzingis for the primary 18 video games performed, was unable to play Al Horford on back-to-back nights and most lately beat the Detroit Pistons with out Jayson Tatum on Wednesday evening.
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Lacking Hauser may backfire, particularly for the reason that Celtics missed 20 3-point makes an attempt within the first half and adopted their fourth-year veteran into the locker room trailing the Grizzlies, 66-54, in hopes to attain a fourth consecutive victory.
