The Celtics rolled to their fifth straight victory on Sunday, blowing out the Wizards 130-104 on the road despite missing multiple starters.
Here are the takeaways.
1. Sam Hauser had a chance to make NBA history before an unlucky step derailed his evening.
Hauser started along with Oshae Brissett and Al Horford, replacing Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, and Kristaps Porzingis who were all ruled out prior to the game. Facing a porous Wizards defense, Hauser quickly caught fire from behind the arc and buried seven 3-pointers in the first half. He knocked down three more in the third quarter, but after launching an attempt for his 11th of the game (which missed), he stepped backward and turned his ankle on someone’s foot sitting on the Wizards bench.